Taylor Phinney's family and friends, Olympics 4000 meter individual pursuit qualifications Taylor Phinney’s 14-year-old sister Kelsey is provided regular updates on events surrounding her big brother’s Olympic debut in Beijing. This is her last report before she flies back home. She is pictured above, the first person from the left in a red Taylor t-shirt, yelling her heart out!

Yesterday was our last day here and these Olympics went by in a blur. I came here only hoping for Taylor to be happy with his ride. For being here at 18, he rode an amazing race. T got seventh overall! My mom got seventh when she was fourteen in the Olympics for speed skating. If he ends up with the same results as my mom, then he will hopefully end up with a gold in 2012 in London. So keep an eye out for him.

Some people may say his result was not as good as he wanted, but we all came here with no expectations. He was here to compete and be a part of the Olympics. Of course everyone wants a medal but he is young and has plenty of time for that. Our family and friends are very proud of him for everything he accomplished this year.

These past ten days have been so much fun, just being around the different sports is great. I was just talking to Tay and he told me that he never wants to leave the Village, but unfortunately he has to leave after the closing ceremonies. Sophie and I aren’t really looking forward to going back home and to school either.

Well thanks for all the support for Taylor! I hope you liked my few blog entries.

-Kelsey