Mother’s Day Olympians
Posted May 12, 2008 at 01:43 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
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Did you get your mother a card and some flowers for her special day? Well here’s another gift from the…
Beijing Price Tag Difficult for Olympic Parents
Posted May 8, 2008 at 08:17 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Aquatics, Boxing, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
While your watching the your favorite athlete at the Beijing Olympics this year the cameras will inevitably flash to his/her nervous parents. Maybe one of them has left their seat out of anxiety, maybe one has their eyes covered, or maybe they’re…
Michael Phelps Needs to Sleep
Posted April 7, 2008 at 05:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Aquatics, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
No one would ever accuse American swimming phenom Michael Phelps of not being able to prove a point. Sunday’s Boston Globe lengthy profile of Phelps begins with a quote: “‘I’m far, far from being a morning person,’…
U.S. Softball Team Named; Aim is 4th Straight Gold
Posted April 4, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
The 2008 U.S. Softball team was announced last week. It’s a fearsome squad. 10 of its 15 members return from 2004’s all-conquering fast-pitchers. The team, including its three alternates, owns 18 Olympic golds, 10 collegiate National Championships and myriad Pan Am Games…
BBC’s Beijing Contigent Bamboozled
Posted April 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Socio-Political, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
Passport information for 437 British Broadcasting Corporation journalists, presenters, translators, and other staff was stolen from the BBC offices in early March, the Guardian reports. What trait did those dispossessed share (other than being BBC…
Judging the basketball field: The chief competitors
Posted April 2, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
This week at SummerOlympian.com sees a brief look at the field for the XXIX Olympiad. Nine teams have qualified for the Games thus far, with continental tournament placers from Argentina, the United States, Russia, Lithuania, Iran, Angola and Australia in. Defending champions Spain…
Enter the Villain
Posted March 31, 2008 at 08:04 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, Culture/History, Events, Aquatics, Special Features, Columns/Blogs, Quote of the Day, Videos, Michael Sedor
My personal Olympics villain has emerged. It’s a multi-headed animal full of America-disparaging quotes and replete with shady performance-enhancing rumors. They’re cocky, they…
13-Year-Old Diver Wins European Gold
Posted March 26, 2008 at 08:31 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, London 2012, Culture/History, Human Interest, Events, Aquatics, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
Which athlete is going to unexpectedly steal your heart at the Beijing Olympics? Our guess is Great Britain’s 13-year-old diving champion Tom Daley.…
Torch Lit, World Records Fall
Posted March 25, 2008 at 02:07 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Beijing Results, Opening Ceremon., Culture/History, Olympic History, Socio-Political, Events, Aquatics, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The Olympic torch was lit yesterday in Olympia, Greece site of the Temple of Hera and the legendary birth of the Olympic Games. A bombastic ceremony of Greek actors in ancient costume lit the torch and passed it along while Jacques…
What Does Harvard Think About the Games?
Posted March 24, 2008 at 08:29 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Design/Art/Culture, Socio-Political, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
Ever wonder what Harvard University thinks about the Beijing Olympics? You mean that angle never even crossed your mind? Well we wondered and thankfully last Saturday the Harvard Graduate School of Public Design held a day-long symposium…
Multiple Swimming World Records Fall
Posted March 23, 2008 at 07:54 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, Events, Aquatics, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
Frenchman Alain Bernard has had five competitive swims so far this week at the 2008 European Swimming Championships held in Eindhoven, Holland – Two first round heats,…
Boycott Beijing Editorials Are Starting to Appear
Posted March 22, 2008 at 09:13 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Socio-Political, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
China. Violence. Tibet. Rioting. Dalai Lama. Protest. Gunfire. Blame. Deaths. Freedom. Responsible. Beijing. Summer Olympics. Thuggish Regime. Boycott.
If you’ve watched the news or read a paper over the last fews days we are sure…
U.S. Men’s Soccer Is Going to Beijing
Posted March 21, 2008 at 10:53 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, Events, Soccer, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The United States Men’s U-23 Soccer Team booked their place in Beijing Thursday night with an assured 3-0 victory against northern rivals Canada. 18-year old phenom Freddy Adu led the way by scoring two goals, setting up another, and infusing his teammates…
All I Need is the Air That I Breath
Posted March 20, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Socio-Political
Sing along everyone with The Hollies and seemingly every prospective Beijing Olympian: “All I Need is the Air That I Breath”.
You’ve read the stories here at the summerolympian.com, or in sources as the…
Swimmers Battle Outside the Water
Posted March 19, 2008 at 05:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Aquatics, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
One month ago Australian Eamon Sullivan smashed the eight-year old 50m freestyle swimming world record, the aquatic version of the 100m dash, lowering the record time from 21.64 to 21.56. From there the accusations, trashtalking, and sharply barbed slurs began.
Two-time…
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On October 9, 2008
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The problem is a new injury would leave him out of the competitions.