We’re used to seeing passionate celebrations from Olympic athletes, but not so much from fans.
In fact, the London Games were plagued by half-empty stadiums in its first weekend.
But there is one faction of spectators that has been going absolutely bonkers so far — gymnastics parents.
On Saturday, the mother of US gymnastic John Orozco could hardly watch when her son was competing (thanks for the gifs, SB Nation):
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She had to cool down after an exhausting cheering session:
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Then last night, the parents of US women’s gymnastic Aly Raisman got profiled by NBC, and boy were they intense and awesome:
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