2008 Summer Olympics Reviews, Analysis and Opinions - Boxxet

Opinion: How Golf Will Be Impacted By The Olympics, Part II

20 Oct 2009 05:30:56 PDT

Written by Michael Fitzpatrick
But, team unity issues or not, they actually lost to Puerto Rico and Lithuania, narrowly defeated Greece and Australia to advance to the medal round where they were eventually defeated by Argentina. A decade earlier, a bronze medal by the USA basketball team would have been a humorous tho...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Giles Slade: Winter Olympics: Gold Rush or Even Ground?

24 Sep 2009 10:35:14 PDT

Written by Giles Slade
We have hosted the Olympics more times than any other nation. Even in this bad year, we can show the rest of the world how it's done. In 1985, robbers broke into the home of John Kondrads, a retired Australian Olympic swimmer. The thieves took 16 medals including the gold medallion Konrads was a...

Original story at Huffington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Phelps Closes Worlds In Rome With 5th Gold Medal

02 Aug 2009 14:40:25 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
Lochte was far off Phelps' world record in the 400 IM, touching first in 4:07.01. Phelps won gold at Beijing in 4:03.84, but decided to scale back his program heading into what will be his final Olympics. A pair of world records fell in non-Olympic events.

Original story at Huffington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: What's the "Ikea" for Success for Sweden at the 2010 Olympics?

26 Jul 2009 19:55:48 PDT

Written by Mark Ritter
Team Sweden or “Tre Kronor” as they are also known, have been highly successful at the Worlds, and they won a Gold Medal at the 2006 Olympics. Let’s take a look at my picks to make the Olympic squad in 2010, it could be a sequel to 2006...Believe-That.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Giles Slade: The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

13 Jul 2009 15:14:14 PDT

Written by Giles Slade
Anyway, I want you to enjoy our Olympiad. Please, tolerate our small town attitudes with Jon Stewart's or even Steven Colbert's good American humor (which, up here of course, is spelled with a 'u'). HUMOUR, eh? Canada-style. Learn to love it. More on Canada

Original story at Huffington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Terror alert system too late for Olympics

20 Jun 2009 16:03:51 PDT

Written by Jamie Doward
A £1.4bn critical response system to ensure emergency services can deal with a major incident such as the 7/7 bombings is now running so far behind schedule that it is unlikely to be ready in time for the London 2012 Olympics, according to leaked documents.

Original story at The Guardian (UK) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Olympics need golden effort to live up to social promises -- from London Free Press
• Opinion: Hammertyme: President's gaffe brings awareness to Special Olympics -- from Hudson Hub-Times
• Opinion: Mukiltean earns Special Olympics medal -- from Mukilteo Beacon
• Opinion: 1. All eyes fixed on Phelps at Summer Olympics -- from Northwest Herald
• Opinion: The best of Beijing -- from Vancouver Sun
• Russia to review 2014 Olympics spending due to crisis -- from Reuters
• Opinion: NHL's European future may not include Olympics -- from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Opinion: The Olympic Factor -- from Beijing Review
• Opinion: The Gadget Lab's Top Stories for August 2008 -- by Jose Fermoso from Wired: Gadget Lab
• Opinion: Paralympics chief: China serious about Games -- from China Daily

See complete 2008 Summer Olympics news, blog, video, and photo coverage at Boxxet.

Opinion: Tom Tresser: No Games Chicago Rallies April 2nd

25 Mar 2009 10:12:58 PDT

Written by Tom Tresser
They have called for a protest rally and march to shut down the Olympic bid on Thursday, April 2 at Federal Plaza at 5pm. Speakers will include activists from Chicago and Vancouver, the site of the 2010 Winter games. The rally coincides with the arrival of the International Olympic Committe...

Original story at Huffington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Sky to lobby for screen crown jewels

05 Mar 2009 16:43:02 PST

Written by Owen Gibson
The International Olympic Committee is selling the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on a country by country basis after rejecting a bid from the European Broadcasting Union, a coalition of public service broadcasters, thus raising the prospect of some events being shown on pay TV f...

Original story at EducationGuardian.co.uk .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Dave Hill on why there should be no "austerity Olympics" in London 2012

19 Nov 2008 16:12:38 PST

Written by Dave Hill
Yesterday the first conclusions of a review by KPMG of the cost of planned temporary venues emerged. The number-crunchers were called in at the insistence of London mayor and Olympic Board member Boris Johnson to see if serious savings would accrue from the sports in question taking plac...

Original story at EducationGuardian.co.uk .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Lessons for London from the Beijing Olympics

01 Nov 2008 11:29:18 PDT

Written by Bob
This is one of the final posts on the Beijing Olympics Blog - the experiment is coming to an end, and to be honest, since getting back from China Bob has found it hard to summon up the time and enthusiasm to keep posting. To sign off it’s time to review the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, ident...

Original story at Beijing Olympics .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Nathan Gardels: Post-Olympic Powershift: The Return of the Middle Kingdom in a Post-American World

12 Sep 2008 14:22:03 PDT

Written by Nathan Gardels
The Beijing Olympics marked the advent of a new era in which China would emerge out of the mists of history -- not as a hegemonic superpower, but as the superior civilization in a post-American world. The magnificent success of the Beijing Olympics," he says, "objectively marks the transi...

Original story at Huffington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: The Gadget Lab's Top Stories for August 2008

11 Sep 2008 15:49:55 PDT

Written by Jose Fermoso
August 2008 was all about the Beijing Olympics, political party conventions, and the most widely anticipated event of all: Michael Jackson's 50th birthday (woo-hoo!). But the World of Gadgets was just as exciting, especially if you're an iPhone app aficionado....

Original story at Wired .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Talent in Management and sports

29 Aug 2008 08:04:01 PDT

Written by Hiren
China had been going all out to put in an impressive performance at the Beijing Olympics. China’s leaders have had a long tradition of using sports to boost national pride. For china, a significant victory at Beijing would enhance its potential superpower status. Its vast multibillion spo...

Original story at wplay (WordPress) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: My son lost Olympics gold to racism, says Chukwumerije

26 Aug 2008 08:14:22 PDT

The object of this petition is the poor officiating in the (Men's Over 80kg) quarter-final tournament between Nigeria (Chika Chukwumerije) and Greece (Alexandro Nicholaidias) on August 23 in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium). The o...

Original story at mypenmypaper (WordPress) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Racism at the Olympics

25 Aug 2008 23:07:28 PDT

Written by Adeola Aderounmu
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian has been disqualified and stripped of his Olympic bronze medal. From the BBC) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Swede was punished for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony.

Original story at aderinola (WordPress) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Olympics End: Who Are You Starting at Quarterback? Olympic Review.

24 Aug 2008 11:31:56 PDT

Written by gotea
Cover Race Walking: and not BMX? Are you kidding me. NBC should be shot for this one. We should give an honorary gold to the person who convinced the IOC Race Walking is actually a sport. NBC doesn't have to encourage this kind of idiocy. "And the gold in Halo 3 goes to..." please no.

Original story at cranialrectalresearch (WordPress) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Michael Phelps: The Feel Good Story For America

22 Aug 2008 08:26:33 PDT

Written by Peter Laclede
Even better, he's someone people recognize. This is his third Olympics. Sydney, Athens, Beijing, and most certainly London in four years. There are always star gymnasts, runners, etc. but their sports are simply too hard on their bodies to be a consistent threat from Olympics to Olympics. It...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: USA Relay Teams Take Early Exits With Embarrasing DSQs

22 Aug 2008 07:46:54 PDT

Written by Matthew Irby
But I have to disagree, these Olympics have had failure after failure after mistake after mistake for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field team. Lauryn Williams, if you remember, had the exchange problem with then track star Marion Jones in the 2004 Athens Olympics that lead to the Team USA DSQ.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: USA Sprinters Drop the Baton

21 Aug 2008 22:10:02 PDT

Written by Mary Hughes
No matter what you may think of Gatlin and the doping suspension that left him on the sidelines for the Beijing Olympics, one fact is incontrovertible: the USA sprint teams have laid an egg at The Bird’s Nest. The team that hails from the blood lines of Jesse Owens, Bob Hayes, and Carl Lewi...

Original story at olympics(mvn.com) .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

20 Aug 2008 07:07:01 PDT

Written by edit@zdnet.com.au (David Braue)
How Seven blew the internet Olympics The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning th...

Original story at ZDNet.com.au .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Hoity-Toity Elitists Hate On Beach Volleyball, Fun

17 Aug 2008 21:12:12 PDT

Written by Moe
The Olympics: yay, a thing I don't need to add a contextual sentence lest you haven't been watching! Of course you're watching! At this point not having watched the Olympics is like not having heard of September 11. DMX himself knows about it! And NBC just got its best Saturday ratings in 18 y...

Original story at gawker.com .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Hoity-Toity Elitists Hate On Beach Volleyball, Fun [Olympics]

17 Aug 2008 21:12:12 PDT

Written by Moe
As of this writing, it’s not known whether he will reach his personal goal of winning eight gold medals in the Games, only that he has won more gold medals than any Olympic athlete in history, has broken records with each win in these Games, and is completely awesome.

Original story at Gawker .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: Beijing's Kite Master

16 Aug 2008 21:04:45 PDT

Ha Yiqi is a fourth-generation Beijing kite maker and Olympic fan. Dave Barry: Bye-bye, Beijing' China Steps Up Scrutiny of a Minority in Beijing' Park visitors in Beijing to be frisked' Chinese Inspired by Iraq Olympic Team' In Beijing, do splashy protests pay dividends?'

Original story at Seattle Times .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: The United States and the Olympics

29 Jul 2008 13:43:23 PDT

Written by TJ Ferguson
August 7th vs. Japan The US "Dream" Team has been pretty shaky in recent years. Having not fared so well in World Tournaments and finishing with just a bronze medal in the last Olympics. August 10th vs China August 14th vs Greece August 16th vs Spain

Original story at Bleacher Report .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.

Opinion: My Official Perfect Final Moment of the Olympics

26 Feb 2006 13:34:02 PST

Hans and I exchanged some Olympics stories. We talked about our night of table top curling and Dire Straits and the Haka. He told me about the Opening Ceremonies, and how after two hours of waiting the Kiwis were suddenly told to run, and so the New Zealand Olympic delegation sprinted toward t...

Original story at Washington Post .

View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more.