That’s a Wrap

Wow. We're done.I posted like a madman the last two days. I will post some links later. time for a cup of coffee. a new day has dawned.

Party band

Well, Princess Anne didn't show up. But the British Olympics Association party did feature seven or eight Olympians, including a two-tie gold medal winning swimmer and a bunch of other medalists. Most amazingly, we pulled off this gig.It was…

Party band

Well, Princess Anne didn't show up. But the British Olympics Association party did feature seven or eight Olympians, including a two-tie gold medal winning swimmer and a bunch of other medalists. Most amazingly, we pulled off this gig.It was…

CCTV appearance and more

Here is a clip of meappearing on English language CCTV-1 the other night I ran around like crazed monkey to get to this place, stumbled upstairs had some powder thrown on my face, changed my clothes and ran out onto the set about 5 minutes…

Went to a track meet and news broke out

Yesterday, I wrote this preview about Liu Xiang, the Chinese hurdler widely considered to have the most pressure on him during the Games.He is really ubiquitous here, on countless billboards.This morning, I went to the Bird's Nest to see his…

About that lazy day…

I had two stories to write and figured I could write it at tennis as well as anywhere and, as Becky reminded me, I the Olympics aren't going on forever. So I jumped a cab to the tennis center and watched the Williams sisters obliterate some…

China advances to the medal round

This is the scene right before and after China beat Germany, advancing to the medal round.The Olympics Basketball Arena erupted into pandemonium when China defeated Germany 59-55, virtually guaranteeing their advancement to the medal round…

Spain/US basketball column and more…

I covered the Redeem Team's demolition of Spain and wrote a column about it. This was a lot of fun. Just an overwhelming performance.This Spanish "slant eyed" controversy and lack of controversy has been really interesting.Swimming is now over…

Busy, busy

Having lots of fun and cranking along here. I am going to the Spain/USA basketball game in a few minutes and will be the lead columnist on that tonight. That will be on the NBCOlympics.com home page probably, definitely on the basketball page.Here's…