For me, the Closing Ceremonies was just a large concert. It seemed like it was musical number after musical number. And almost all of them were performed live (the rest came through videos). I was excited to see the Spice Girls perform because I grew up listening to them. But otherwise I didn’t care for […]
Olympics
Amputee runs in Olympics
An amazing man with an amazing story. It’s South African Oscar Pistorius. The first double amputee to run and compete in the Olympics. As he stood on the track it was obvious he was different than the other competitors. He exuded confidence and proved to the world that he could perform on the greatest athletic […]
A Beach Volleyball Three-peat
Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor have proved that they may be the best Olympic beach volleyball duo to ever compete. There ability to perform at their best on the Olympic stage is nothing but impressive. They have not one, not two, but three gold medals to prove it. May-Treanor competed in the beach volleyball […]
Stephan Feck’s back flop
The Olympics are the time when athletes need to be at their best. It’s the biggest stage that any athlete can perform on. It’s so big that it only occurs every 4 years. This is also not the place to perform at your worst. Unfortunately, this happened to German diver Stephan Feck. On a dive […]
Netherlands’ Gymnast Earns Gold
They don’t call him the “Flying Gymnast” for nothing. When Epke Zonderland went to perform in the men’s high bar final he proved why that particular nickname was chosen for him. He does something most other gymnasts do not do. He does three major releases in a row, without any moves in between to allow […]
The Most Decorated Olympian
Michael Phelps. There are very few words that can’t describe this man. He’s an amazing swimmer. A true Olympian – with 22 medals to prove it. It is undisputed the career that Phelps has had in the pool. He is like a fish, the water is his home (and I’m still trying to figure out […]
Ryan Lochte Wins First US Gold
I was skeptical of Ryan Lochte’s success in London because of Michael Phelps. Sure Lochte provided Phelps with a large amount of competition at the Olympic trials. Their rivalry was talk of the US leading up to the Olympics. Lochte did put up a convincing performance, but I still wasn’t sure that success would follow […]
And the Olympics are Officially “Open”
I could say that I waited impatiently for this day to come I can say that I absolutely adore the Olympics. I can say that I should have found a way to go to London to be there live – and not watching on TV from my home in Michigan. Tuning into the Opening Ceremonies […]