Beijing Olympics

The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) has conducted and concluded its investigation into the age of the Chinese gymnasts. The Olympic regulations stipulate that a female gymnast has to be sixteen years old, during the year in which the Olympic Games takes place. The FIG has concluded that the Chinese gymnasts have complied [...]

The story is one which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was hoping would fade out of the news cycles quickly. For the most part, it has. One of the controversies of the Beijing Olympic Games was the age of female Chinese gymnasts. Registration records of He Kexin, Yang Yilin and Jiang Yuyuan [...]

Coach Gregg Popovich must hate that he was right. The coach of the San Antonio Spurs had urged Manu Ginobili not to participate in the Beijing Olympics. There was concern about an ankle injury that needed rest and needed to heal completely. Nevertheless, Manu Ginobili played and reinjured himself. The result [...]

A sampling of the online news sites from Brazil finds that the Brazilian media are treating the Olympic loss, in women’s soccer, as a national tragedy. Brazil lost to the USA: 1 - 0. The statistics are cited:

Brazil advantage in possessions: 58% of the time
Brazil advantage in shots: 16 to [...]

Some people have suggested that I do a “live blog” of the women’s Olympic gold medal match. However, the venue was too noisy, with a few hundred soccer fans watching the game. And I was not sure that comments would make any sense. So, as a compromise, I did scribble some game [...]

In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team defeated Brazil 2 - 1. Members of the Brazil team thought that they should have won that match and Olympic Gold. In 2007, at the World Cup, the U.S. Women’s Team met Brazil again. In that World Cup semi final match, [...]

The final score for the U.S. Women was USA 4 - Japan 2. It was a tough match and one in which the U.S. team showed that they were capable of playing with a goal deficit. Japan scored the first goal and the USA netted the next four scores.
The goal by Lori Chalupny [...]

“Nothing is impossible“, said Michael Phelps. He was talking about his record setting eight Olympic gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. However, that statement could apply to the long road to Beijing. And that road was marked by a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.):
This stands as a clear recollection for [...]

Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada may not be a place that many people know. It is a small hamlet in northern British Columbia. It is about 450 kilometres or 275 miles from Prince George. Hazelton is also the home of gold medal wrestler, Carol Huynh:
“BEIJING - Wrestler Carol Huynh, the little dynamo from [...]

Time is money and it is so true in Michael Phelps’ case. In a historical achievement, Michael Phelps won his seventh Beijing gold medal. He won the 100 meter butterfly by the slimmest margin possible. Michael Phelps’ recorded time was 50.58; Milorad Cavic had a second place recorded time of 50.59. [...]