London 2012 hurdles preview: Women's 100-meter is the race to watch

But a few minutes after her final race of the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday night, Canada's quintessential female physical specimen tweeted a photo of herself poised to devour an iced cupcake, with the words: “Time to celebrate! #goodbyeabs”

An interactive Olympic-themed Google doodle lets you "race" the 110m hurdles in the style of Konami's 1983 hit NES game Track and Field.

The London 2012 hurdles, at least from the men's side, will be missing one of its biggest faces as Liu Xiang once again fell on the biggest stage. He could only limp to the finish and kiss the final 10th hurdle. Liu stumbled into the first hurdle

Bronze medalist Kellie Wells and silver medalist Dawn Harper of the United States celebrate after the Women's 100m Hurdles Final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by

London 2012 hurdles offer up the single best way to waste time today. A new interactive Google Doodle puts Google users in the role of Olympian via the keyboard. (Don't worry about the boss. There's a good chance that he or she is giving the hurdles a