ATLANTA, Georgia - With the Beijing Olympics winding down and the prospect of pre-midnight bedtimes approaching, I've got mixed feelings. Love the sport overdose, and most (but far from all) of the events, but lordy, some things annoy the proverbial out of me.

Australia's Steve Hooker celebrates after winning the men's pole vault in Beijing.

What's with how the majority of U.S. media does the "medal tally"? I'm yet to find (not saying they don't exist) another country where the medal "total" decides what country sits atop the table.

Is this because the U.S. has usually had the biggest "total"? Hmmm.

Everyone else uses the number of gold medals to list the leading nations - including the IOC.

The way NBC and others (from the New York Times to the Contra Costa Times suburban newspaper near San Francisco) lists the leaders, the U.S. is winning!

Don't worry China, everyone else thinks you are.

It's been a terrific competition, but coverage here in the U.S. has been patchy in terms of sports chosen for prime time coverage. Beach volleyball the first week was fine ... but by the second week? Enough already! Hours of it! Is soccer even being played in Beijing? You wouldn't know it from being perched in front of the telly every night.

And not to U.S.-bash, but what was with the dude who came second in the 110 meter hurdles? Comes up to the camera, index finger raised, yelling "Number 1 baby! Yeah! Number 1."

Um, 'cuse me David Payne. You were second.

– Michael Holmes is the anchor of "BackStory," which debuts on CNN International on September 1.