Brian Clay Wins Decathlon – Becomes World’s Greatest Athlete

Brian Clay of the US won the gold medal in the 2008 Decathlon earning him the title of “the world’s greatest athlete”. Here is an interview with him on NBC’s Today show:

Olympic Moms

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh may be toting around babies in 2012, but there were plenty of Moms competing in the Beijing Olympics, as well. Of course, I’m sure there were plenty of Dads, as well, but for some reason that doesn’t seem to be “Today Show” worthy.

Tiki Barber Meet Tiki Barber?

I found this kind of funny. Tiki Barber, captain of the Women’s US Olympics Field Hockey team got to meet former three-time NFL Pro Bowl running back and current NBC correspondent Tiki Barber. Check it out:

US Women’s Water Polo Team Talks About Silver Medal

I found this video of the Today Show, where the US Women’s Water Polo team talks about winning the Silver medal in the Beijing Olympics. Check it out:

Interview With Women’s US Soccer Team After Their Gold Medal Win

Here is a cool interview with the US Women’s Soccer Team:

Nastia Liukin’s Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medal Creates Golden Opportunities

Nastia Liukin’s gold medal in the all around competition in Women’s gymnastics is marketing gold for her. It has opened up all kinds of doors for her. I still expect her teammate Shawn Johnson to make a lot of money in endorsements, but this gold medal may actually provide more opportunities for Nastia. Time will [...]

Interview With Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh winners of the Gold in Beach volleyball, did a terrific interview on the Today show this morning. You can check it out below.

Hilarious Rhythmic Gymnastics Video

Matt Lauer and Al Roker performing men’s tandem rhythmic gymnastics.

What?!? No Wheaties box for Michael Phelps?

Yep. Michael Phelps is going to be on Corn Flakes, instead. Um, okay. It just doesn’t have that ring, but I guess you have to do what you have to do.

Interview with Debbie Phelps

This was a great interview with Debbie Phelps. You want to know what it takes to raise an Olympic phenom? Watch this.

Funny videos about how to speak Chinese for Beijing Olympics

These were really cute videos about how to pronounce Beijing (hint: it’s a “j”, not a “zh” sound, and most newscasters are getting it wrong), how to do the official Chinese Olympic cheer and a bit about the other locations that are hosting Olympic events.

Well, that’s not really the Olympic spirit

An angry Swedish wrestler threw down his bronze medal on the podium and walked off, saying he was quitting wrestling. Ara Abrahamian was angry over officiating in an earlier bout. He said that he wanted the gold, and a bronze was a failure.

Wow, you don’t see that very often in the Olympics, do [...]

Olympic Champion Michael Phelps eats a TON of food

I know he burns a lot of calories, but I don’t even know how it’s possible to eat 10,000 calories per day. Wow! You can watch a couple of videos about Michael, including his eating habits below.

Interview with Beijing Olympics swimming star Michael Phelps’ family

Michael Phelps has a very supportive Mom and sisters, whom we see quite often in the stands. Matt Lauer talked to them on the Today show. Here’s that interview.

U.S. Olympic Men’s Gymnastics Team Interview

Thought you might enjoy seeing the men’s gymnastics team interviewed on the Today show after winning the bronze medal.

Cullen Jones talking to Meredith Vieira about Beijing Olympic win

Here’s a video of an interview Cullen Jones did with Meredith Vieira after that incredible 4×100m relay.

And in case you still haven’t seen the race, you can see it here.

SPOILER– U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Struggles

Bela Karolyi said the U.S. Women didn’t want to finish first in the preliminaries. Well, they didn’t. They did make the final cut but struggled. The team is suffering from some injuries, which is really unfortunate. Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek are both suffering from ankle injuries. Samantha’s ankle, which [...]