The Olympics are over for two more years — the Winter Games start Feb. 12 in Vancouver. (The Summer Games pick up again in London in 2012.) Final medal count: 110 for the U.S. (36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze); 100…
I love the Olympics, so I’m happy to see that the Weatherbird is enjoying the Games, too. Yesterday, the U.S. women’s soccer team took the gold medal in overtime against Brazil. The team includes St. Louis native Lori Chalupny, a…
Dawn Harper of East St. Louis is a gold medalist. The Olympic champion completed the 100-meter hurdles in 12.54 seconds — beating Australia’s Sally McLellan by one-tenth of a second.Bird line suggestions:
What a fantastic day for the U.S. swim team at the Olympics! A gold medal (and world record) in the 400-meter medley relay gave Michael Phelps his record-breaking eighth gold medal in a week. (If you didn’t see the race, watch…
Eldon-native Chris Cantwell’s 69-foot 2.5-inch “toss” earned him the silver medal in shot put. (Did you notice that the track and field events and the opening ceremonies are held in the “Bird’s Nest”?)I know of one not-quite-good-enough Bird line suggestion:…
Have you seen Michael Phelps’s competitions? He’s won five gold medals — and set five new world records. Amazing! Phelps and teammate Ryan Lochte compete in the 200-meter individual medley at 9:48 tonight St. Louis time.
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Did you see Michael Phelps win his first gold-medal of the Beijing Olympics? Amazing! The Weatherbird had a front-row seat, but I have to warn you: Do not try this at home. The Bird is sitting way to close to that…
The Olympics have started! The Olympics have started! Did you watch the opening ceremonies last night? You can still see bonus coverage of the festivities. Beijing is 12 hours ahead of us, by the way: Check out the latest medal count.
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The Olympics start today! I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan. Of course, I’m also a night person (hence the late-night blog posting) so having the Games in China works well with my schedule.
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