First take: Thank God They’re Over!

I don’t know about the rest of you. But between the Olympics, the Democratic Convention and then the Republican Convention, sleep has not been my friend. I for one am just thrilled the late-night television marathon is over.

Usain Bolt, Super Human?

The “lighting bolt” took another world record in beijing this week. Something swirling around living rooms and blogs today…is the bolt juicing? Fair or not when a single sprinter bursts through two world records, the world’s ears will perk up. Of course he and his trainers deny any wrong doing. There isn’t reason to believe [...]

Olympic History with BMX racing

Be a part of Olympic history by watching the BMX racing tonight!  It is the BMX debut at the Olympic games, and it is a whirling exciting sport to watch.  You won’t regret it.

Olympic Halfway Point: I’m still feeling very Olympic Today

Six days before the Olympics started I posted some things to watch as the Olympics approached. It’s now my unofficial Olympic midway point, so I thought why not check in on the list…With another week to go, I can’t wait for even more moments from these Beijing games. 
Could Michael Phelps Do It?

UM…YES!!!
Phelps did the improbable, [...]

Michael Phelps, American Story

One of the interesting aspects of the Beijing Games is the continuing drama of east meeting west. While I was one of the many that marveled at the collective effort of the Chinese opening ceremonies. I have watched genius Chinese diver Guo Jing-Jing and the Chinese gymnastics teams win gold.
There is a remarkable contrast in [...]

Quick Link: Another Olympic Perspective

I have to actually start working in a moment. But I wanted to share this with all of you. Claudine’s Beijing Diary is a young lady’s blog from Beijing as she follows the Philippines Olympic team. I came across it this morning, and while our Olympic coverage is very USA-centric (and proud of it!), I thought this [...]

Liukin and Johnson win Gold and Silver!

US gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson have won the Gold andSilver Medals respectively in the woman’s all-around competition today in Beijing. It’s 1:00am New York time. I’m a little bleary eyed. But I had to congratulate the girls overcoming some nerves, and some uh…interesting judging. Congratulations ladies!
If there are any gymnastic fans out there, drop a comment, [...]

The Ballad of Alicia Sacramone

The US women’s gymnastics team won a silver medal yesterday in Beijing, led primarily by Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, and Alicia Sacramone.
Expectations are a funny thing in sports, as in the rest of life. When the Hamm brothers were both stricken with injuries and forced to pull out of the games, medal expectations for the [...]

What a Race!

If you missed the Men’s 4×100 relay last night you missed one hell of a race. The French squad was favoree to win the event. The french were so bold as to engage in a little trash talk ahead of the games. (I’m paraphrasing here) “the Americans? We will crush them, that’s what we’re here [...]

McCain’s Olympic Ad=Too Ugly

Among political wonks, it made some news that Senators Obama and McCain were going to advertise during the Olympics at all. It’s an expensive ad buy. $6 million for McCain, $5 million for Obama. I thought I’d do a quick break down of the two ads and give my final take. In case if the [...]