OK, so the District of Columbia doesn't actually have a real Olympic team that's officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee. That isn't stopping D.C.'s U.S. "Shadow" Representative, Mike Panetta, from convening a practice session tonight that amounts to a protest against D.C.'s second class status. We'll let him explain:

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, while part of the United States, each only have one, non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives -- just like the District of Columbia. However, unlike those other American territories DC lacks its own Olympic committee. more ›