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Olympic Update – Huge Weekend for U.S.

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:16:05 +0000

How many medals did we win over the weekend, how long does it take to win a medal, why you should know the name Oscar Pistorius, another Olympian got sent home and another wonderful display of sportsmanship. Team USA won 23 medals over the weekend and ten of them were gold. The pool was liquid [...]

Great Displays of Olympic Sportsmanship

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:46:51 +0000

The Olympic spirit seems to reignite every four years along with the flame on the torch. As the Games are now underway in London, let’s look back on a few displays of extraordinary Olympic sportsmanship. Berlin, 1936 As Adolf Hitler looked on, German long jumper Lutz Long set an Olympic record in the preliminaries to [...]

Olympic Recap – Day Four

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:56:32 +0000

Why NBC is taking heat for their coverage, who played the stunt Queen Elizabeth, how much Paul McCartney got paid for the opening ceremonies, who’s the latest to get the boot, who were those independent athletes, how many medals did the U.S. men’s swimming and gymnastics teams win yesterday and what’s the medal count. NBC [...]

Random Facts About the United States Olympic Team

Jen Jacobs — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:39:15 +0000

The Olympics have already started…sort of. Here are some random facts about some of this year’s U.S. Olympic team. The United States delegation is made up of 530 athletes. There are 269 females and 261 males and that’s only because our men’s soccer team didn’t make it. We will be competing in 246 of the [...]

London's 2012 Summer Olympic Games Soundtrack To Be Released

Mark Alan — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:16:59 +0000

A digitally mastered soundtrack From the 2012 Summer Olympics in London