Thursday, August 28, 2008
James Blake's Olympic Experience
James Blake talks about his contentious match at the Olympics and the future of tennis
Source:James Blake's Olympic Experience
Reflections On The Beijing Olympics
Jeremy Schaap reflects on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Source:Reflections On The Beijing Olympics
Team USA Celebrating Gold-Medal Win
Coach K. and members of Team USA talk about beating Spain for the gold medal in Beijing four years after settling for bronze in Athens.
Source:Team USA Celebrating Gold-Medal Win
Howievision: USA Boxing Needs Changes
The Schwab has some ideas to help team USA succeed in 2012
Source:Howievision: USA Boxing Needs Changes
Team USA Wins Hard-Fought Game With Spain
Jeremy Schaap and Bill Walton on Team USA's gold-medal win
Source:Team USA Wins Hard-Fought Game With Spain
Team USA Gets Their Redemption
Stephen A. Smith and Bill Walton on Team USA's impressive showing in Beijing
Source:Team USA Gets Their Redemption
Day 16 Review: US team 'redeemed' on final day of firsts
Indeed, even the star-studded NBA players in their ironically monikered "redeem team" joked they'd better not bother going home unless they had nice new gold medals safely tucked inside their suitcases – few major sports, if any, have one nation in the psychological grip that basketball has over the US public.
Source:Day 16 Review: US team 'redeemed' on final day of firsts
But after a shaky start, Team USA soon built a seven point advantage by the end of the first quarter, then a half time of lead 69-61.
Inspired by Marc Gasol, Spain chipped away the US lead in the third and fourth quarters, reducing the deficit to just four points at one stage, but the "redeemers" pulled away for an 11 point victory margin that reflected the overall balance of the game.
Source:Day 16 Review: US team 'redeemed' on final day of firsts
Cammarelle victory concludes Beijing boxing tournament
Zhang was no match for Cammarelle, bronze medalist and 2007 world champion. The first three rounds saw Cammarelle outscore Zhang 13-4, and the referee stopped the contest in the fourth round when Zhang fell to the floor after receiving several heavy blows to the head.
Zhang was the bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships. Zhang advanced to the final after his semifinal opponent, Vyacheslav Glazkov , pulled out due to injury.
Source:Cammarelle victory concludes Beijing boxing tournament
Zhang wins China's second boxing gold in light-heavyweight class
The bout between Zhang and Egan was hard-fought and intense from the beginning to the end.
The first round saw the two boxers hustling each other and exchanging punches, but Zhang won the round 2-0.
The Irish boxer fought back in the next two rounds, with the boxers scoring the same amount of points in rounds, 3-3 and 2-2.
Egan was equally aggressive in the last round but Zhang, cheered on by a boisterous home crowd, landed another four stinging point-scoring punches to claim the title.
"I'm really excited," said Zhang, "before the Olympic Games, I was just a normal athlete but now I am a gold medalist. I was perfect today and did very well psychologically and physically. Throughout the Games, I fought with 100 per cent of my skills. I put myself in a low position and tried my best to fight against my opponent."
Source:Zhang wins China's second boxing gold in light-heavyweight class
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Usain Bolt Wins Gold In 200, Sets World Record
Pat Forde discusses Usain Bolts performance in the 200
Source:Usain Bolt Wins Gold In 200, Sets World Record
Shawn Johnson Reacts After Winning Gold
Shawn Johnson talks with the media after winning gold on the balance beam
Source:Shawn Johnson Reacts After Winning Gold
Trindon Holliday Talks Usain Bolt, LSU Football
LSU's Trindon Holliday talks about Usain Bolt's chances in the NFL; challenges for LSU football this season
Source:Trindon Holliday Talks Usain Bolt, LSU Football
The 'Dream Team' of Beach Volleyball wins gold again
Despite facing stern competition from the Chinese team in the first set, the US duo won four out of the last five points to win the first set 21-18.
The US team won the first three points of the second set, but a mistake by the American duo allowed the Chinese team back into the match. A pair of aces by the hard-serving veteran of the Chinese team, Tian Jia, gave her and Wang a 9-8 lead.
With heavy rain causing the ball to be extremely slippery, the Chinese team tried hard to defeat the US pair, which are yet to lose a match in Olympic competition. However, both May-Treanor and Walsh were able to quickly anticipate Tian and Wang's offensive moves, while Walsh scored many points through blistering smashes. The US pair wrapped up the match by winning the second set 21-18.
Source:The 'Dream Team' of Beach Volleyball wins gold again
Men's Marathon 10km: Maarten van der Weijden surprises favorites
(BEIJING) -- Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands won the gold medal in a huge upset in the inaugural Men's Marathon 10km Swimming race at a rainy Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Sunday.
The Dutch swimmer, who returned to competitive swimming after beating leukaemia which was diagnosed seven years ago, had not ranked among the pre-race favorites.
Source:Men's Marathon 10km: Maarten van der Weijden surprises favorites
The Dutch swimmer, who returned to competitive swimming after beating leukaemia which was diagnosed seven years ago, had not ranked among the pre-race favorites.
Lurz, with more success over the 5km distance but a world title in this distance in 2006 and one of the pre-race favorites, came home strongly to win the bronze medal in a time of 1:51:53.6.
In steady rain, the 25 swimmers hit the water with Davies quickly working his way to the front from Spyridon Gianniotis with Lurz right on their heels. With Davies, the 1500m specialist, at the front the field quickly became strung out.
Davies, like his compatriots Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten in the Women's Marathon 10km on Wednesday, led for much of the first three laps. At the beginning of the fourth and final lap the moves began to come. Lurz swam up to share the lead with Davies, until Gianniotis went to the front.
The pack then settled back down with Davies again taking the lead and increasing the tempo and his kicking. The pack split across the course with Van der Weijden, Davies and Lurz pulling away toward the middle of the course for the sprint to the line.
Source:Men's Marathon 10km: Maarten van der Weijden surprises favorites
Kaniskina claims Women's 20km Walk title
(BEIJING) -- Olga Kaniskina crossed the finish line to win Russia's first gold in Women's 20km Walk at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in 1 hour 26.31 minutes on August 21, breaking the previous Olympic record of 1 hour 29.05 minutes.
Source:Kaniskina claims Women's 20km Walk title
"I haven't broken the world record because of the weather. I think my regular training is the most important factor contributing to my victory," said Kaniskina.
The 23-year-old asserted her authority over a strong field at the World Race Walking Cup in May, winning in a time of 1 hour 25.42 minutes.
Kjersti Tysse Platzer from Norway came in second, clocking 1 hour 27.07 minutes to take silver, setting a national record in the process. She held off bronze medalist Elisa Rigaudo of Italy, who clocked 1 hour 27.12 minutes, a personal best.
"I started my Olympic career with silver and I'm ending my Olympic career with a silver." Platzer was happy with her achievement.
Maria Vasco from Spain was in fifth place, walking 1 hour 27.25 minutes. She won the event at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Athanasia Tsoumeleka, gold medalist in Athens 2004, was ranked ninth with a time of 1 hour 27.54 minutes on Thursday.
Source:Kaniskina claims Women's 20km Walk title
Monday, August 18, 2008
Team USA Topples Germany, Australia Next
Ric Bucher breaks down Team USA's impressive win over Germany
Source:Team USA Topples Germany, Australia Next
Michael Phelps Conversation
Eight-time gold medal winner Michael Phelps talks with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap about his record-breaking Olympic Games.
Source:Michael Phelps Conversation
Michael Phelps' Early Days In Swimming
Phelps' on swim instructor Cathy Lears Bennett on his historic Olympics
Source:Michael Phelps' Early Days In Swimming
McCutcheon Leading USA Volleyball After Tragedy
U.S. Olympic men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon talks about the attack on his in-laws
Source:McCutcheon Leading USA Volleyball After Tragedy
He Kexin wins China's seventh Gymnastics gold at Beijing 2008
The gold medal is He's second of the Games as she won the gold medal in the Women's Team event on August 13. Liukin has now won four medals at Beijing 2008, with her other three medals being the gold medal in the All-Around, the silver medal in the Team final and the bronze medal in the Floor Exercise event.
Yang Yilin won the bronze medal with a score of 16.650. Yang has won a Team gold and the All-Around bronze medal at Beijing 2008.
Despite the disadvantage of competing first, as the first competitor tends to score less due to the conservative attitude of the judges, He dished out a nearly flawless performance and scored 16.725.
Liukin was the second to compete and performed a routine with the same level of difficulty as He's routine. However, six Score B judges found more flaws with her performance and she was ranked behind He despite having the same overall score.
Source:He Kexin wins China's seventh Gymnastics gold at Beijing 2008
Blanik wins the gold medal in the Men's Vault
The bronze medal went to Anton Golotsutskov of who scored 16.475.
Blanik is the first Polish gymnast to win a gold medal in the Men's Vault. The 31-year-old veteran won a bronze medal
Favorite for the gold, Romania's finished a disappointing fourth. The bronze medalist made a mistake on his second vault and it cost him dearly.
"I am unlucky in the olympics. In Athens I was a favorite, but I made the same mistake like today. I am a multiple world champion, but in the Olympics, I haven't won a gold medal," said Dragulescu after the event.
Source:Blanik wins the gold medal in the Men's Vault
Great Britain sets world mark and wins gold in Team Pursuit
he race was nearly a dead heat at the midway point, but New Zealand slowly pulled away to win their first medal in Men's Team Pursuit competition in the Olympic Games.
Source:Great Britain sets world mark and wins gold in Team Pursuit
Australia was hoping to win its sixth medal in seven Olympic Games, but failed.
Great Britain's was the key motor for Great Britain and scores his second gold medal of Beijing 2008 after winning the Men's Individual Pursuit.
He will line up with partner Mark Cavendish in the Madison in Tuesday's final day of competition at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Source:Great Britain sets world mark and wins gold in Team Pursuit
Chen reclaims Rings gold for China
Chen, 23, was the favorite going into the event and did not disappoint his home crowd. The seventh out of eight gymnasts to perform, Chen thrilled the crowd with his near-perfect execution. The gold medal is Chen's second gold medal of the Games, along with his gold medal in the Team event.
Yang performed the most difficult routine, which was enough for him to snare the silver medal. The silver medal is Yang's third medal of the Games, along with his gold medals in the Team and All-Around events.
Bronze medalist Vorobiov combined a fairly difficult routine with excellent execution, which allowed him to receive a slightly better score than Italy's Andrea Coppolino Danny Pinheiro Rodrigues who both received a score of 16.225.
Source:Chen reclaims Rings gold for China
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Phelps Talks About Record-Setting Performance In Beijing
Michael Phelps talks about record eight gold medals.
Source:Phelps Talks About Record-Setting Performance In Beijing
Pat Forde On Michael Phelps' Impact At The Olympics
Michael Phelps wins record-breaking eighth gold medal
Source:Pat Forde On Michael Phelps' Impact At The Olympics
Jamaican clean sweep in Women's 100m
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser won the gold medal in the Women's 100m with a personal best time of 10.78 seconds at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Source:Jamaican clean sweep in Women's 100m
Fraser led from the start to finish, well clear of her compatriots Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart, who won silver together in identical times of 10.98s.
Silver medalist Sherone Simpson commented on the Jamaican clean sweep of the medals, "We made history. Just like yesterday Bolt , Jamaica] set a new world record. We are all great athletes and I'm very excited about the tremendous achievement we've made for our country."
"The guys should have done it too; they had the speed to," teased Stewart.
Source:Jamaican clean sweep in Women's 100m
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Usain Bolt the world's fastest man ever
Usain Bolt of Jamaica has won the Men's 100m gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in a world record time of 9.69 seconds.
Source:Usain Bolt the world's fastest man ever
Silver medalist Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago ran a time of 9.89 seconds, leaving American Walter Dix to take the bronze in a time of 9.91 seconds.
The 21-year-old broke his own world record of 9.72 seconds, which he set in June this year. The Olympic record stood at 9.84 seconds, set by Donovan Bailey at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Bolt came from relative obscurity to worldwide attention in the 100m at a Grand Prix event on Long Island, New York, in late May, after demolishing the field and breaking the world record in a time of 9.72 seconds, a stunning result for anyone, let alone a runner who had been seen as a 200m specialist.
Pre-race favorite Powell, favorite in Athens 2004 and at last year's world championships, failed to live up to expectation both times, and again seems to have cracked under the pressure, finishing fifth and 0.26 seconds behind his arch-rival Bolt.
Reigning world champion Tyson Gay failed to qualify after running a time of 10.05 seconds in the semifinals. Gay was the United States best chance for gold.
Gay got a decent jump from the blocks and was in contention early in the semifinal race, but Powell and Richard Thompson overtook him. He was outleaned at the line by American Darvis Patton, who finished in 10.03 seconds.
"I did my best," Gay said. "I don't have any excuses."
As a result, Gay's only chance at an Olympic medal will come in the relays. He also failed to qualify for the 200m, after pulling up lame in the preliminary round with a strained left hamstring at the Olympic trials six weeks ago.
"[I feel] a little bit bitter, but I did my best, and I don't have any excuse because I tried hard," he said.
Gay's remaining chance for a medal at Beijing 2008 is the Men's 4 x 100m Relay, which begins Thursday at the National Stadium, while Bolt can finally relax with the gold around his neck.
The gold medalist explained his early celebration, raising his arms before the finish line, "As soon as I saw I had covered the field and I knew I would win, I was very happy and I started to celebrate."
Final results of the Olympic Men's 100m:
1. Usain Bolt – Jamaica 9.69 WR
2. Richard Thompson - Trinidad/Tobago 9.89 PB
3. Walter Dix - United States 9.91 PB
4. Churandy Martina - Netherlands Antilles 9.93 NR
5. Asafa Powell – Jamaica 9.95
6. Michael Frater – Jamaica 9.97 PB
7. Marc Burns - Trinidad/Tobago 10.01
8. Darvis Patton - United States 10.03
Source:Usain Bolt the world's fastest man ever
Men's Keirin: Hoy wins second gold medal
Just a day after winning gold in the Men's Team Sprint, Hoy held off compatriot Ross Edgar to win the motor-paced Keirin Sprint.
Defending Olympic champion Ryan Bayley of Australia didn't make it into the final round and sprinted to eighth in the second final.
Mulder, the 2005 Keirin world champion, was disqualified in the first round Repechage for entering the sprinter's lane when his opponent was already there.
Source:Men's Keirin: Hoy wins second gold medal
Defending Olympic champion Ryan Bayley of Australia didn't make it into the final round and sprinted to eighth in the second final.
Mulder, the 2005 Keirin world champion, was disqualified in the first round Repechage for entering the sprinter's lane when his opponent was already there.
Source:Men's Keirin: Hoy wins second gold medal
Phelps Ties Spitz's Record In Thrilling Fashion
Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly to tie Mark Spitz's record of 7 gold medals in a single Olympics
Source:Phelps Ties Spitz's Record In Thrilling Fashion
Phelps Wins Record-Tying Gold Medal
Pat Forde comments on the record-tying performance of Michael Phelps
Source:Phelps Wins Record-Tying Gold Medal
Dwyane Wade's Importance For Team USA
George Smith finds out just how important Dwyane Wade is to Team USA
Source:Dwyane Wade's Importance For Team USA
Liukin Beats Johnson For Gymnastics Gold
Nastia Liukin edged teammate Shawn Johnson for the all-around gold in women's gymnastics
Source:Liukin Beats Johnson For Gymnastics Gold
Friday, August 15, 2008
Michael Phelps Wins Sixth Gold Medal
Phelps sets another world record in Beijing, this time in the 200m IM and has now made it 6-for-6 in his quest to eclipse the 7 gold medals won by American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games.
Source:Michael Phelps Wins Sixth Gold Medal
Hoff Disappointed In Performance At Olympics
American swimmer Katie Hoff talks about her performance and watching Phelps.
Source:Hoff Disappointed In Performance At Olympics
Gold for US gymnast, finally
The US gymnastics team finished the first six days gold-less. It could only watch as China won gold in the Men and Women's Team event.
Source:Gold for US gymnast, finally
Uneven Bars specialist Yang, who is the best-ranked qualifier in the Uneven Bars final, caught up to Johnson after she scored an outstanding 16.725 on the Uneven Bars in the second rotation. Liukin was the second-highest scorer on the apparatus with 16.650. Johnson, whose specialty lies with the Floor Exercise and the Vault, finished with 15.275.
Johnson competed first on the Beam in the third rotation. She scored 16.050, her first Beam score above 16.000 at Beijing 2008. Yang finished with a Beam score of 15.750. Liukin, who competed last in this rotation, needed 15.975 to replace Yang in first place, which she did with an outstanding 16.125.
Liukin held onto her lead with 15.525 in the Floor Exercise, taking her total score to 63.325. Johnson finished with a total score of 62.725 and Yang finished with a total score of 62.650.
Source:Gold for US gymnast, finally
Ukrainian shooter wins gold in Rifle Prone
(BEIJING) -- Ukraine's Artur Ayvazian won the gold medal in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone in Beijing on August 15, scoring a total of 702.7 points.
The United States' Matthew Emmons won the silver medal with a total of 701.7 and Australia's Warren Potent won the bronze medal with a total of 700.5.
Ayvazian was the highest-scoring shooter in the qualification round with a total of 599, one point shy of a perfect score. Emmons finished the qualification round in second place with a total of 597.
Norway's Vebjoern Berg finished the qualification round in third place with a total of 596. Four shooters were tied on 595, including Potent.
Ayvazian's performance in the final was solid, which was enough for him to hold onto the lead and win the gold medal. Emmons scored only 9.8 on his fourth shot, but he scored 10.8 on both his fifth and sixth shots, which helped him gain a lead over the rest of the field.
Potent was the best-performed shooter in the final, shooting a total of 105.5. His strong performance helped him overtake Russia's Konstantin Prikhodtchenko in third place.
After a perfect 10.9 on his third shot, Prikhodtchenko appeared capable of threatening Emmons for the silver medal. However, his game fell away after hitting 10.9 and he finished fifth, a tenth of a point behind Berg in fourth place.
Ayvazian, 35, finished ninth in the event at Athens 2004. By winning the gold medal today, he defeated the Athens 2004 gold medalist in the event, the 27-year-old Emmons.
Source:Ukrainian shooter wins gold in Rifle Prone
Women's 100m Freestyle: Steffen wins gold in upset
Britta Steffen of Germany won an unexpected gold medal in the Women's 100m Freestyle final on Friday, August 15 at the National Aquatics Center.
Steffen and the rest of the field were led out by of Australia, who was 0.22 seconds under world record pace at the 50m mark. She turned first, but the German was soon matching the Australian stroke for stroke.
Steffen surged in the final few meters to touch the Australian out in the lunge for the line, winning of 53.12, a mere 0.04 seconds in front of Trickett.
In third place was the resilient, who took the bronze medal in a time of 53.39.
While missing out on gold, Trickett will take something from this race as her speed in the first 50m bodes well for the Women's 50m Freestyle. The heats for that event begin at 18:33 on Friday.
The Australian was fortunate to even be in Friday's final, as China's Pang Jiaying was disqualified for a false start in the semifinal, opening the door for world champion and world record holder Trickett to take her place.
Source:Women's 100m Freestyle: Steffen wins gold in upset
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Team USA Cruises Past Greece, 92-69
Ric Bucher recaps Team USA's victory over Greece in men's basketball.
Source:Team USA Cruises Past Greece, 92-69
Dream comes true for Lopez
In a rematch of his Athens quarterfinal loss, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez this time prevailed over defending Olympic champion Khasan Baroev of Russia 5-0, 1-1, to claim the gold in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kilogram, on August 14, 2008.
Lopez was knocked out by Baroev in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games to finish fifth.
Lopez's gold is the first for Cuba in Beijing. As a traditional wrestling powerhouse, Cuba has collected five Wrestling gold medals at previous Olympic Games.
Source:Dream comes true for Lopez
Fencing Day 6 Review: Ukraine takes first ever Women's Team Sabre gold
Ukraine has won gold in the inaugural Women's Team Sabre event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 14, defeating China 45-44.
Source:Fencing Day 6 Review: Ukraine takes first ever Women's Team Sabre gold
The Ukraine team was comprised of Olga Kharlan (World No. 15), Olena Khmorova (World No. 32), Halyna Pundyk (World No. 34), and reserve Olha Zhovnir.
China's Sabre team was made up of Tan Xue (World No. 4), Bao Yingying (World No. 6), Ni Hong (World No. 73) and reserve Huang Haiyang.
The teams in the gold medal final were a surprise, after favorites the United States and France made early exits. Both teams met in the play-off for the bronze medal, but it was the United States who won with a total of 45-38.
The French women, who already suffered disappointing results in the Individual event, were devastated.
"Everything is gone. We had worked really hard for four years," French fencer Leonore Perrus said after the match.
The United States team was represented by current FIE world ranking leader and 2008 Individual Olympic Champion Mariel Zagunis, silver medalist Sada Jacobson, and bronze medalist Becca Ward.
Earlier in the day, Ukraine defeated the United States 45-39 and China beat France, 2007 world champion, with a victory of 45-38 during qualifying matches.
In the classification matches, Russia, Poland, South Africa and Canada finished fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
Source:Fencing Day 6 Review: Ukraine takes first ever Women's Team Sabre gold
Women shooters set final Olympic records, claim gold
Du Li set an Olympic final mark of 690.3 points in winning the Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions competition, despite getting off to a bad start with an 8.7 first shot.
She is the 11th athlete and the third woman to win two separate Olympic Shooting events, having also won the 10m Air Rifle at Athens 2004. Renata Mauer-Rozanska of Ploland was the last athlete to achieve this at Sydney 2000.
Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic, who had upstaged Du in claiming the first gold of the Beijing Games in the 10m Air Rifle, took the silver medal with a final tally of 687.7, while Eglis Yaima Cruz of Cuba won bronze with a score of 687.6.
Germany's Sonja Pfeilschifter, ranked No. 1 in the world, finished 17th in the qualification and failed to make it into the final.
In the Women's Skeet final, held amidst a downpour, the crowd watched three separate shoot-offs in the final for the medal and fourth places.
Despite challenges posed by the weather, three shooters tied for first place, with Chiara Cainero of Italy, Kimberly Rhode of the United States and Christine Brinker of Germany all setting a final Olympic record with 93 hits.
Cainero won the shoot-off to take her first Olympic gold in this event.
Rhode, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in Double Trap, claimed the silver, winning the shoot-off (+2/2) over Brinker (+1/2). The bronze was Brinker's first Olympic medal.
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit of Thailand, at 22, the youngest finalist, finished fifth, while Wei Ning of China, the Athens 2004 silver medalist, finished sixth with 91 hits.
Event favorites Svetlana Demina of Russia and Diana Igaly of Hungary (defending gold medalist) finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
Source:Women shooters set final Olympic records, claim gold
Zhang ends ROK Women's Individual winning streak
Zhang Juanjuan of China won the Archery Women's Individual event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Thursday and so became the first non-ROK gold medalist in the event since 1984.
Source: Zhang ends ROK Women's Individual winning streak
Since the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the Republic of Korea has won 15 out of a possible 21 medals in this event. Had ROK won, they would have set the longest running National Olympic Committee winning streak in an individual event.
"I have had a dream to win a gold medal. When I was competing on the field I was calming myself down and I held a belief I would win," Zhang said.
To win the Olympic title, No. 27 seed Zhang had to beat all of the top three seeded ROK women, including Park Sung-hyun, the Individual gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Zhang won the final 110-109.
In the semifinal, Zhang took out the No. 1 ranked archer in the world, Yun Ok-hee, 115-109. Zhang's score equaled the Olympic record Park set earlier in the day. In the quarterfinal, she beat Joo Hyung-jung 106-101.
Yun Ok-hee went on to win the bronze medal against Kwon Un-sil of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109-106.
Source: Zhang ends ROK Women's Individual winning streak
Tuvshinbayar Naidan celebrates his victory
Tuvshinbayar Naidan, competing in his first got a waza-ari win over Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan and gave Mongolia its first gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Naidan finished in joint fifth place in both the Men's +100kg and the open weightclass division.
Azerbaijan's Movlud Miraliyev won the first bronze medal by defeating Przemyslaw Matyjaszek of Poland with a waza-ari and a yuko, while of Netherlands, the 2008 European champion, claimed the second by defeating Levan Zhorzholiani of Georgia with two yuko scores.
Source:Tuvshinbayar Naidan celebrates his victory
Judo Day 6 Review: China and Mongolia score Judo victories
Yang Xiuli, the top Chinese judoka and bronze medalist at the 2006 Doha Asian Games, won the gold with a hantei after overtime failed to decide a winner. Yang was declared the winner by the referees after she and Castillo failed to score a point in ten minutes of competition, including five minutes of "golden score" extra time. Yang finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships and first at the 2008 Super World Cup in the same weight division.
"This is my first Olympic Games so I was really excited. I think during the competition, the most important part is my perseverance," said Yang Xiuli after the contest. "The achievement is attributed to my coach. In the past, I have called him my coach, but today I want to call him my master worker, he made great efforts to help my career."
In the first bronze medal match, Jeong Gyeong-mi of the Republic of Korea, the bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships and silver medalist at the 2008 Asian Championships, held Edinanci Silva of Brazil down for 25 seconds to win with an ippon. In the second bronze medal match, Stephanie Possamai of France, the bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships, beat Esther San Miguel of Spain with a waza-ari in the final minute.
Source:Judo Day 6 Review: China and Mongolia score Judo victories
Is Phelps The Greatest Olympic Athlete Ever?
Pat Forde joins SportsCenter to discuss the Olympic legacy of Michael Phelps.
Source:Is Phelps The Greatest Olympic Athlete Ever?
USA Hoops On Phelps' Dominance
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade talk about watching Michael Phelps swim.
Source:USA Hoops On Phelps' Dominance
Damon Jones Previews Team USA Vs. Greece
Jones breaks down the matchup between Team USA And Greece.
Source:Damon Jones Previews Team USA Vs. Greece
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Judo Day 5 Review: Japan and Georgia claim gold
Defending Olympic champion Ueno Masae, Japan's most elite judoka, threw Cuba's Anaysi Hernandez for an ippon in just six seconds to claim her second consecutive Olympic gold. Ueno was a dominant judoka in the Women's -70kg category and won gold at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, 2006 Doha Asian Games and 2008 Asian Championships in Jeju.
"Winning the Gold medal is not only for me, it is also for the people that support me," said Ueno. On tactics she used to win, she added: "I was thinking to use leg techniques so that the result became like this."
Athens bronze medalist Annett Boehm of Germany lost by a yuko to Ronda Rousey from the United States in the first bronze medal match. Rousey, competing in the Olympics for the second time, placed ninth in the -63kg division in Athens four years ago. The Dutch judoka Edith Bosch, silver medalist in -73kg in Athens, took the second bronze medal by defeating Leire Iglesias of Spain with an ippon.
Source:Judo Day 5 Review: Japan and Georgia claim gold
Michael Phelps Captures Fifth Gold Medal
Phelps captures his fifth gold medal in Beijing with USA's record-shattering win in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay. The 23-year-old American became the most decorated Olympian in history Wednesday with his 10th and 11th golds.
Source:Michael Phelps Captures Fifth Gold Medal
Michael Phelps Makes History
Pat Forde discusses Michael Phelps' gold medal winning performances in the 200m butterfly and the 4x200m freestyle relay
Source:Michael Phelps Makes History
Michael Phelps: Life in the fast lane
The deep gulps of air and fighting back of tears as Michael Phelps stood proudly upon the podium as US anthem the Star Spangled Banner rang around the Water Cube said it all.
It is a sound the 23-year-old American swimmer knows all too well. After winning the Men's 200 meters Butterfly final -- Phelps's fourth gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, each on a world record time -- another superlative can justifiably be added to the growing list of adjectives used to describe this amazing athlete: legend.
Phelps powered his way into Olympic history at Beijing 2008 to become the first person to ever win 10 Olympic gold medals. "I just kept thinking wow, I'm the greatest Olympian of all time, It's a pretty great title. It's pretty neat, I'm definitely honored."
"Listening to the anthem, with the medal around your neck is an amazing feeling," said Phelps, after his tenth record medal. "I am almost at a loss for words. Growing up I always wanted to be an Olympian."
He is the classic wholesome all-American boy who, for an added twist of tension, even had the audacity to win the 200 meters Butterfly despite a goggle malfunction which affected his vision.
"When my goggles filled up there was nothing I could do. All I could do at that point was swim. I tried to see something at the 150 wall. I tried to see the T on the bottom to judge my turn. I was more or less trying to count my strokes, hoping I was dead on. I'm just disappointed because I know I can go faster than that."
Source:Michael Phelps: Life in the fast lane
Men's Individual Foil gold to Kleibrink
(BEIJING) -- Benjamin Philip Kleibrink of Germany has won gold in the Men's Individual Foil at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13. Silver went to Ota Yuki of Japan in a 15-9 bout.
The bronze medal went to Italy's Salvatore Sanzo, who beat China's Zhu Jun in a two round, 15-14 bout.
Source:Men's Individual Foil gold to Kleibrink
Sa lifts a gold for ROK
Sa combined 163kg in the Snatch and 203kg in the Clean and Jerk for a winning total of 366kg. Li lifted the same total weight with 168kg in the Snatch and 198kg in the Clean and Jerk, but fell short of the gold due to a higher pre-competition weigh-in. Gevorg Davtyan of Armenia took the bronze at 360kg.
Defending champion Taner Sağır of Turkey, who was heavily favored in 77kg, bombed-out in the Snatch and was eliminated from competition.
Athens bronze winner Oleg Perepetchenov of Russia, who holds the Clean and Jerk world record, also failed to make the podium after a disappointing fifth place finish.
Source:Sa lifts a gold for ROK
Wrestling Day 2 Review: Brothers win medals, Georgia's first gold
"I am really proud," Guénot said. "It is all very moving. My parents, my family, my brother are all here. It is the most wonderful gift I could give."
Steeve Guénot wasn't commenting lightly on his family's presence at these Games- his older brother Christophe Guenot claimed a 74kg weight class bronze medal, as did 2007 world champion Yavor Yanakiev of Bulgaria.
"There is no secret," bronze medalist Cristophe said of his family's success. "Our father taught us the value of hard work."
Begaliev, who lost the 66kg final to Guénot, brought home his country's first silver. "It is a historic moment for our wrestling team and my country," he said, "because it is the first Silver medal for Kyrgyzstan. I have done a lot for the Silver medal."
In the other gold medal match of the day, Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkvelia beat China's Chang Yongxiang to win the Greco-Roman 74kg final.
Source:Wrestling Day 2 Review: Brothers win medals, Georgia's first gold
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
China makes history by winning its first Team gold in Women's Gymnastics
China made history today by winning its first Olympic gold medal in the Team event of Women's Gymnastics. China won the gold medal with a total of 188.900 points.
Source:China makes history by winning its first Team gold in Women's Gymnastics
The United States won the silver medal with a total of 186.525 points and Romania won the bronze with a total of 181.525 points.
China entered the Team final as favorites, but it was pushed all the way by a determined United States. The two sides' first rotation was the Vault, with the United States taking a slender lead.
The second rotation for China and the United States was the Uneven Bars, which is regarded as China's specialty. China did not disappoint, gaining the lead with a dominant display on the apparatus.
He Kexin and Yang Yilin were outstanding in the Uneven Bars, scoring 16.850 and 16.800 respectively. Despite the best efforts of the United States' Nastia Liukin, who scored 16.900, the United States could not overcome China's dominance of the apparatus.
The United States gained slightly more points than China in the Balance Beam, a rotation that was marked by the mistakes of the United States' Alicia Sacramone and China's Cheng Fei. Sacramone was clearly affected by her mistake and also performed poorly in the next rotation, the Floor Exercise.
Source:China makes history by winning its first Team gold in Women's Gymnastics
Eleventh gold for Michael Phelps
The formidable US 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay took Olympic gold with a breathtaking time of 6:58.56 over silver medalist Russia. Australia took the bronze. The US quartet also set a new world record with their win, shaving an unbelievable 4.68 seconds off the previous one, also owned by the Americans.
Source:Eleventh gold for Michael Phelps
Phelps, who won the gold medal in the 200m Freestyle on Tuesday, swam a strong lead-off leg well under the world-record split, giving the US team a comfortable lead. Vanderkaay, who was the bronze medal winner of the 200m Freestyle, swam the anchor leg to secure the gold.
This is Phelps' fifth gold in Beijing and 11th overall.
Source:Eleventh gold for Michael Phelps
Women's 200m Individual Medley: Rice crowned best all-rounder
Rice was challenged early as Coughlin led out after the backstroke leg. Then it was Coventry's turn to lead the race after the backstroke and breaststroke legs, dipping under the world record split by 0.97 seconds.
Rice moved on Coventry in the freestyle leg and eased her way past in the last 30m to touch the wall first, 0.47 seconds under the world record she set in Sydney in March.
Rice went into the final as the second fastest qualifier and she has now firmly established herself as the woman to catch in the Individual Medley having won the 400m version on Sunday.
As the fastest qualifier from the heats, Coventry swam a gallant race and great middle 100m to win the silver medal in 2:08.59.
Coughlin dropped off after a great first backstroke leg but was good enough to keep teammate (USA) at bay and win the bronze medal in 2:10.34.
Hoff was fourth in 2:10.68.
Source:Women's 200m Individual Medley: Rice crowned best all-rounder
Women's 200m Freestyle: Pellegrini seals world record win
Pellegrini's time was 0.63 seconds under the old world record mark. The swim was all the more impressive because of Pellegrini's heavy Beijing 2008 Olympic Games schedule.
Sara Isakovic of Slovenia, the fastest qualifier into the final on Tuesday, August 12, took silver in 1:54.97.
Katie Hoff of the United States, who qualified second fastest for the final, finished fourth in an Americas record time of 1:55.78.
Camelia Alina Potec of Romania, the defending Olympic champion, finished in fifth place in 1:56.87.
Source:Women's 200m Freestyle: Pellegrini seals world record win
Olympic record for Kitajima Kosuke in 200m Breaststroke
Kitajima Kosuke of Japan broke yet another record when swimming in the semifinal of the Mens' 200m Breaststroke on Wednesday. He accomplished this after grabbing the gold medal and setting the world record in the 100m Breaststroke on August 11. With a time of 2:08.61 in the 200m, Kitajima qualified the fastest for the final on Thursday. The second and third places went to Mike Andrew Brown of Canada and Scott Spann of United States of America, respectively.
Source:Olympic record for Kitajima Kosuke in 200m Breaststroke
Source:Olympic record for Kitajima Kosuke in 200m Breaststroke
Team USA Feeling Good After Win Over Angola
U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski and Chris Paul talk after the win
Source:Team USA Feeling Good After Win Over Angola
U.S. Men's Gymnastics Wins Bronze
Memebers of the U.S. Men's Gymnastics team talk about their medal
Source:U.S. Men's Gymnastics Wins Bronze
U.S. Volleyball Captain Tom Hoff On Coach
U.S. men's volleyball captain Tom Hoff talks about playing for his coach Hugh McCutcheon after the tragedy
Source:U.S. Volleyball Captain Tom Hoff On Coach
Road to Redemption: Episode 5
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwayne Wade are reunited on the USA Team.
Source:Road to Redemption: Episode 5
Team USA Visits The Great Wall
George Smith follows members of the USA Basketball team as they visit the Great Wall of China
Source:Team USA Visits The Great Wall
The Schwab Recaps the First Weekend of the Olympics
Howie Schwab takes a look at the openeing days of the 2008 Games
Source:The Schwab Recaps the First Weekend of the Olympics
Germany's Grimm gets gold in Slalom K1
Grimm ranked fourth in the semifinal race with 87.31 seconds, 1.23 seconds behind first place Togo's Benjamin Boukpeti. Grimm finished in 84.39 seconds in the final run, ranking first in that race and securing the gold medal.
Source:Germany's Grimm gets gold in Slalom K1
Fabien Lefevre of France, who finished in 87.21 seconds for third place in the semifinal run, moved up one spot to win the silver with 86.09 seconds in the final.
Benjamin Boukpeti of Togo, who ranked first in the semifinal run with 86.08, did not finish the final run well enough to keep his advantage. He claimed bronze with a total time of 173.45 seconds.
None of the medalists were slapped with penalty points.
Source:Germany's Grimm gets gold in Slalom K1
Liao claims fifth Weightlifting gold for China
Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan of Armenia also lifted the same 338kg as Dabaya-Tientcheu, but took the bronze because of a lighter pre-competition weigh-in.
Liao, last year's world champion, combined 158kg in the Snatch and 190kg in the Clean and Jerk for a winning total of 348kg, adding a fifth Weightlifting gold for China in this year's tournament.
"I felt very nervous at the very first attempt of both Snatch and Clean and Jerk." said Liao, referring to his fail in these two attempts. "There were unnecessary mistakes, fortunately I survived. Eventually I got the Gold medal."
Favorite Lee Baeyoung of the Republic of Korea, who took silver at Athens, suffered cramps in both legs in the Clean and Jerk and failed in all three attempts.
Shi Zhiyong of China, defending champion in the Men's 62kg Weightlifting category, was another favorite who failed to make the podium.
Source:Liao claims fifth Weightlifting gold for China
Zhong achieves Sabre gold
China's Zhong Man claimed the gold medal in a 15-9 two-round bout in the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Men's Individual Sabre on August 12 at the fencing Hall. Nicholas Lopez of France took home the silver.
In so doing, Zhong became the first Chinese fencer in Olympic history to win this event.
"I feel as though I'm dreaming and now I'm more confident about the Team event. I want to dedicate this gold medal to my coach, Christian Bauer ," lauded Zhong.
Mihai Covaliu won the bronze medal final with a score of 15-11 against fourth place finisher Julien Pillet of France in a bout that only lasted two rounds.
"I did everything I could but Covaliu is a little bit stronger than I am and I was just really tired," Pillet said after losing his bout.
Source:Zhong achieves Sabre gold
Monday, August 11, 2008
Phelps And Torres Take Home Medals
Jeremy Schaap reports on Michael Phelps and Dara Torres wins in Beijing
Source:Phelps And Torres Take Home Medals
USA Volleyball Reacts To Stabbings In Beijing
CEO of USA Volleyball, Doug Beal on the death of Todd Bachman
Source:USA Volleyball Reacts To Stabbings In Beijing
George Smith Reports On Olympic Stabbing
George Smith reports on the latest in the Beijing stabbing
Source:George Smith Reports On Olympic Stabbing
Pat Forde Reports On The Family Of The Beijing Stabbing Victims
Pat Forde reports on the death of Todd Bachman
Source:Pat Forde Reports On The Family Of The Beijing Stabbing Victims
Coughlin takes gold in Women's 100m Backstroke
This was the first gold medal for the US women in what has been a disappointing Games in the pool for them so far.
World record holder Coventry qualified fastest for the final but after her busy program she was unable to match Coughlin's speed and finished with the silver medal in 59.19.
Margaret Hoelzer, also from the US, touched out Gemma Spofforth of Great Britain to take bronze in 59.34.
Source:Coughlin takes gold in Women's 100m Backstroke
Men's 100m Backstroke: Peirsol (USA) grabs gold and world record
Peirsol, the defending champion and world record holder, qualified fifth fastest in 53.56 for the final but showed his class in swimming down Liam Tancock of Great Britain who turned in front at the 50m 0.49 seconds under the world record mark.
Source:Men's 100m Backstroke: Peirsol (USA) grabs gold and world record
Peirsol surged ahead to win comfortably in 52.45 to beat the world record of 52.89 he set in July.
After qualifying second fastest for the final, Peirsol's USA teammate Matt Grevers finished with the silver medal in 53.11.
Source:Men's 100m Backstroke: Peirsol (USA) grabs gold and world record
Men's 200m Freestyle: Record-setting Phelps takes third gold
(USA) eased his way to gold and a world record in the Men's 200m Freestyle final on Tuesday at the National Aquatic Center, and remains on course to win eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Source:Men's 200m Freestyle: Record-setting Phelps takes third gold
World record holder and world champion Phelps had been fourth-fastest into the final in 1:46.28, but stepped up a gear when it was required.
He won in 1:42.96 to beat his previous world mark of 1:43.86 set in Melbourne in 2007.
Source:Men's 200m Freestyle: Record-setting Phelps takes third gold
Team gold goes to China in Men's Gymnastics
(BEIJING) -- China dominated Men's Gymnastics today, winning the Team Gold with a total of 286.125 points. Japan won the silver medal with 278.875 points and the United States won the bronze medal with 275.850 points.
China performed modestly on its first two apparatuses, the Floor Exercise and Pommel, but blew the field away with a masterful display in both the Rings and Vault.
A relaxed and smiling Chinese team was led by its veterans, Huang Xu, Yang Wei and Li Xiaopeng.
Huang performed well in the Rings, scoring 16.000. However, his performance was just a taste of things to come because Yang and Chen Yibing scored 16.300 and 16.575 in the Rings respectively, helping China be the top-ranking team on the apparatus.
All-Around specialist Yang continued his good form by scoring a high 16.000 in the Vault. Li then ensured that China would also be the highest-scoring team in the Vault by scoring 16.775, taking China's score in the Vault to 49.325.
China practically secured its gold medal by the end of the fifth rotation, dominating the Parallel Bars. All three Chinese gymnasts, Huang, Yang and Li, scored over 16 points on the apparatus.
China still managed to be the best-performed team in the Horizontal Bar, despite the apparatus being seen as one of the team's weak links. Youngster Zou Kai finished off China's gold-medal-winning performance by scoring 15.975 – the best individual performance in the Horizontal Bar.
Prior to the Team final, Japan was seen as China's main rival for the gold medal. However, Japan rarely threatened China and was only able to trump China in the Floor Exercise.
Japan's attempt to win the gold medal came totally unstuck in the Vault – it performed very poorly and was the lowest ranking team on the apparatus with only 46.750 points.
The United States looked as though it was going to challenge Japan for the silver medal, but its performance in the last two rotations was poor. The United States' Joey Hagerty performed poorly in the Floor Exercise and Kevin Tan was the worst performed individual in the Pommel.
The gold medal is a glorious success for China, who failed to win a medal in the Men's Team event at Athens 2004 after winning the gold medal at Sydney 2000. Three members of today's team, Yang, Li and Huang were all part of the gold-medal-winning team in Sydney.
Source:Team gold goes to China in Men's Gymnastics
Cullen Jones Talks About 4x100m Gold
Swimmer Cullen Jones talks about winning gold in 4x100m relay.
Source:Cullen Jones Talks About 4x100m Gold
Kobe Checks In On Tyson Gay's Injury
Tyson Gay talks about his injury and meeting with Kobe Bryant
Source:Kobe Checks In On Tyson Gay's Injury
Team USA Pleased With Effort Vs. China
Coach K and his players share their thoughts following their opening-round win against China
Source:Team USA Pleased With Effort Vs. China
China two for two in Diving
Klein, who claimed gold at the 2008 World Cup in the Individual 10m Platform, and Hausing executed a near perfect fifth dive to earn a top-ranked score of 96.90 and clinch silver, 5.16 points ahead of Russia. The Russian pair was firmly in second place until a disastrous fifth dive -- ranked last in the field -- put them at risk to miss the podium. A 90.06-point final dive was ranked below Australia's final dive score of 92.34, but was enough to earn Russia bronze -- by just 0.42 points.
Robert Newbery of Australia, a bronze medalist in Athens, and partner Mathew Helm stuck with the leaders until the very end but were hurt by a poor fourth dive. Great Britain's Tom Daley made his Olympic debut at just 14 years old. He finished in last place with partner Blake Aldridge but may be a medal contender in the Individual Platform event, which is scheduled to begin August 22 and conclude August 23.
Synchronized Men's 10m Platform, Final standings:
1. China -- Lin Yue and Huo Liang, 468.18 points
2. Germany -- Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding, 450.42
3. Russia -- Gleb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok, 445.26
4. Australia -- Robert Newberry and Mathew Helm, 444.84
5. United States -- David Boudia and Thomas Finchum, 440.64
6. Colombia -- Victor Ortega and Juan Guillermo Uran, 423.66
7. Cuba -- Jose Antonio Guerra Oliva and Erick Fornaris, 409.38
8. Great Britain -- Thomas Daley and Blake Aldridge, 408.48
Source:China two for two in Diving
New world record set in Women's 200m Freestyle
(BEIJING) -- Federica Pellegrini of Italy rewrote the world record in Women's 200m Freestyle prelims with a time of 1:55.45, replacing the former record set by Laure Manaudou of France. Pellegrini's stunning performance came after placing fifth in the morning's Women's 400m Freestyle final.
The second and third place went to Sara Isakovic of Slovenia (1:55.86) and Caitlin Mcclatchey of Great Britain (1:56.97).
Slim favorite Katie Hoff of the United State came in fourth with a time of 1:57.20.
The semifinal will be held in the morning session Tuesday, August 12.
Source:New world record set in Women's 200m Freestyle
Zhang lifts China to four Weightlifting golds
Zhang Xiangxiang won his first Olympic gold medal after lifting 319kg in the Men's 62 kilogram.
Twenty-five-year old Sydney bronze medalist Zhang had the best start by lifting 139kg in the Snatch. Although he failed to lift 143kg with his second attempt, he finally succeeded and topped the other finalists in this round. Ji Hun-min of the Republic of Korea also did well with a 142kg lift after three attempts. Diego Salazar of Colombia and Im Yong-su of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea tied at 138kg.
Source:Zhang lifts China to four Weightlifting golds
Twenty-five-year old Sydney bronze medalist Zhang had the best start by lifting 139kg in the Snatch. Although he failed to lift 143kg with his second attempt, he finally succeeded and topped the other finalists in this round. Ji Hun-min of the Republic of Korea also did well with a 142kg lift after three attempts. Diego Salazar of Colombia and Im Yong-su of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea tied at 138kg.
Zhang's chance of winning the gold was settled even before stepping onto the floor in the Clean and Jerk. First the ROK's Ji surprisingly failed all three attempts trying to lift 161kg and left the competition with no medal. Then the DPRK's Im also stumbled under the pressure, spending all his attempts at 169kg to no avail. Salazar took his chance and succeeded in lifting 167kg after three attempts for the silver medal. Zhang then lifted 169kg and then 176kg to seal his first gold, China's fourth of the Weightlifting competition.
Zhang also tried to break the world record with a final attempt of 184kg. Though he failed, his 319kg total weight fulfilled his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. He kissed the weight discs and took time to enjoy the crowd's cheers before waving farewell.
Source:Zhang lifts China to four Weightlifting golds
NBA Insider: Team USA Prepares For Olympics
John Hollinger, Henry Abbott talk about Team USA's gold-medal chances in Beijing
Source:NBA Insider: Team USA Prepares For Olympics
The Schwab Disagrees With Hammon Playing For Russia
Howie Schwab thinks WNBA star Becky Hammon should play for the U.S. Team, or none at all.
Source:The Schwab Disagrees With Hammon Playing For Russia
Will LeBron Take A Stand In China?
Shelly Smith examines the political tensions leading up to the Beijing Olympics
Source:Will LeBron Take A Stand In China?
Oscar Pistorius Still Dreaming Of The Olympics
Sprinter Oscar Pistorius still trains with making the Olympics one day in mind
Source:Oscar Pistorius Still Dreaming Of The Olympics
Talking Olympics With Dan O'Brien
1998 Gold Medal decathlete Dan O'Brien talks about the Olympics
Source:Talking Olympics With Dan O'Brien
India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle
China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.
The bronze medal was won by Finland's Henri Hakkinen, who was leading the field after the qualification round, but was unable to hold off Bindra and Zhu in the final. The Finnish shooter shot a total of 699.4.
Hakkinen shot 598 in the qualification round, giving him a one point lead over Zhu. Bindra was one point further back with 596.
Bindra signals his intentions early in the final, with a 10.7 on his first shot. None of Bindra's shots in the final dropped below 10.0.
Hakkinen's performance in the final was solid, but it needed to be better. He averaged 10.14 per shot in the final, compared to Bindra's 10.45.
Going into the last shot, Bindra and Hakkinen were tied for first place, but Bindra secured the gold medal with his best shot of the final, an outstanding 10.8.
Conversely, Hakkinen's last shot was his worst, a lowly 9.7. This allowed Zhu to overcome Hakkinen and win the silver medal. Zhu shot 10.5 on his last shot.
Zhu will be disappointed that did not become the first shooter to win two gold medals in the Men's 10m Air Pistol. However, he was unable to reproduce his best – Zhu holds the Olympic record for the final score in the event, the 702.7 that he shot at Athens 2004.
Source:India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle
Dara Torres: Preparing For Beijing
Olympic swimmer Dara Torres discusses her age and preparing for her fifth Olympic appearance
Source:Dara Torres: Preparing For Beijing
Phelps And Hoff Set World Records At Olympic Trials
Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff both set world records at the Olympic Trials
Source:Phelps And Hoff Set World Records At Olympic Trials
India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle
China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.
The bronze medal was won by Finland's Henri Hakkinen, who was leading the field after the qualification round, but was unable to hold off Bindra and Zhu in the final. The Finnish shooter shot a total of 699.4.
Hakkinen shot 598 in the qualification round, giving him a one point lead over Zhu. Bindra was one point further back with 596.
Bindra signals his intentions early in the final, with a 10.7 on his first shot. None of Bindra's shots in the final dropped below 10.0.
Hakkinen's performance in the final was solid, but it needed to be better. He averaged 10.14 per shot in the final, compared to Bindra's 10.45.
Going into the last shot, Bindra and Hakkinen were tied for first place, but Bindra secured the gold medal with his best shot of the final, an outstanding 10.8.
Conversely, Hakkinen's last shot was his worst, a lowly 9.7. This allowed Zhu to overcome Hakkinen and win the silver medal. Zhu shot 10.5 on his last shot.
Zhu will be disappointed that did not become the first shooter to win two gold medals in the Men's 10m Air Pistol. However, he was unable to reproduce his best – Zhu holds the Olympic record for the final score in the event, the 702.7 that he shot at Athens 2004.
Source:India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle
Tyson Gay Injured At Olympic Trials
Jim Caple details Tyson Gay severe cramps in 200M trials.
Source:Tyson Gay Injured At Olympic Trials
Outside The Lines: Olympic Haze
Outside the Lines examines how air quality may hinder athlete performances in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Source:Outside The Lines: Olympic Haze
OTL: A History of the Olympics and Politcs
Outside the Lines looks at the issue of politics and the Olympic games
Source:OTL: A History of the Olympics and Politcs
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Ai Weiwei: Olympic Bird's Nest & Beyond
Ai Weiwei came up with the woven design of the Bird's Nest Stadium, the centerpiece of Beijing's 2008 Olympic games. As a respected architect, artist and outspoken social critic, Ai is a true Beijing renaissance man. In this episode of the Hard Hat Show, Mia Lee talks to Ai about the Bird's Nest, architecture and Beijing's helter skelter development of recent years.
Source:Ai Weiwei: Olympic Bird's Nest & Beyond
Sexy Beijing Special Report: Women in the Olympics
This is Sexy Beijing's special coverage of Women in the Olympics. In our first episode our sports correspondent Maggie Rauch from China Sports Today http://www.chinasportstoday.com/en/ tells us which female athletes to watch closely and what teams will win medals in the 2008 games. Also, tune in here to find out who has bigger Olympic balls--is it China, is it America?
Source:Sexy Beijing Special Report: Women in the Olympics
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