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Brian Clay Wins Decathlon – Becomes World’s Greatest Athlete

George Manty — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:46 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:01 +0000

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?

George Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:36:02 +0000

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

George Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:56:12 +0000

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

George Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:44:38 +0000

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

Nastia Liukin’s Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medal Creates Golden Opportunities

George Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:56:35 +0000

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 tell.

Here is a good video from NBC about how Nastia’s life was instantly changed by winning the all around competition:

Interview With Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh

George Manty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:39:19 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:33:46 +0000

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

What?!? No Wheaties box for Michael Phelps?

Jill Manty — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:21:00 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:03:25 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:26:32 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:45:59 +0000

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 you?

Here’s a video (sorry it’s not in English, but YouTube pulls all the NBC stuff— you’ll get the idea, though):

Olympic Champion Michael Phelps eats a TON of food

Jill Manty — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:07:15 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:55:00 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:50:42 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:03:48 +0000

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

Jill Manty — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:40:57 +0000

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 she hurt warming up for the competition, was bad enough that she only performed on bars. You can watch the preliminaries tonight on NBC.

If you’d like to watch Nastia Liukin perform before tonight, I’m including her floor routine below.

Michael Phelps begins his march towards history

Jill Manty — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:18:18 +0000

Michael Phelps EASILY won the 400 meter Individual Medley to start his attempt at Olympic history. He set a world record of 4:03.84 as he won his 7th gold medal in his Olympics career. And he wasn’t even breathing hard. Nice of him to make it look so easy.

If he can win 7 more golds during the Beijing Olympics, he’ll beat Mark Spitz’s record of 7 gold medals in one Olympics, which was set in 1972. He only needs three more gold medals to hold the record for most gold medals by an Olympian.

Here’s the video of his gold medal swim, in case you missed it.

Preview of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies

Jill Manty — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:35:35 +0000

If you just can’t wait for tonight, a few You Tube videos are already showing footage. So, if you want a sneak peek, watch the videos below.

Watching the 2008 Summer Olympics

Jill Manty — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:15:58 +0000

This year’s Olympics will have unprecedented hours of coverage available for viewing— over 5,000. You can watch the usual television coverage on your local NBC affiliate, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Universal HD, Telemundo, Oxygen, and NBC’s basketball and soccer channels.

Don’t have television or just can’t wait for the events to be broadcast? You can watch over 2,000 hours of events that will be streamed live on NBC’s website (gymnastics practice was available as I’m typing this). And then there’s all sorts of on demand video options on the website, so that you can watch a specific event.

You can even use the widget below to search for video by sport or by type (interview, extras, etc.) And keep checking back with us, as we try to make finding your favorite events easy. If you need help finding Olympic coverage, or if you have specific questions, let us know in the comments, and we’ll do our best to help you out.

2008 Olympics Video Coverage at NBC Olympics.com!