China’s Divers Are Freaking Amazing
Jill and I haven’t talked it about much, but China’s divers have been freaking amazing in the Beijing Olympic games. Much like the amazing Chinese men’s gymnastics team, the Chinese divers seem like they are from another planet.
Congrats to all of the Chinese divers for having a phenomenal showing at the Olympics. What have you [...]
Nancilea Foster is in the Olympic springboard diving finals
Last month I interviewed Nancilea Foster, who is competing in Beijing in the 3m springboard diving event. I’m happy to report that she’s in the finals, having qualified in 4th place. At one point, she was in 3rd, so a medal is not totally out of the picture. Tune in tomorrow night [...]
What can you watch tomorrow? Monday, August 11
Late night on NBC you can watch women’s volleyball and women’s 100m breaststroke semifinals. During the day tomorrow, it’s women’s water polo, men’s beach volleyball and more qualifying rounds for swimming. Then in primetime, Michael Phelps his march towards Olympic history in the 200m free. Teammates Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin have a [...]
Ten U.S. Olympic Athletes to Watch in Beijing
All Olympic athletes are special, but we all know some are more exciting than others (who else was on the Olympic gymnastics team with Mary Lou Retton?). So, here are ten U.S. Olympic athletes that you should definitely watch.
1. Michael Phelps— Could potentially be one of the biggest stories of the China Olympics. [...]
Interview With US National Springboard Diving Champion Nancilea Foster
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing US Olympics Springboard diver Nancilea Foster.
Your bio on your website says you started diving when you were five years old. What was it that lead you to diving at such a young age?
I started in Gymnastics, and the transition to diving was a [...]
Olympic Trials– Do They Mean What You Think They Mean?
I don’t know about you, but I thought the Olympic Trials were the final hurdle for athletes wanting to attend the Olympics, and for some sports that may be true. But not for all of them. Take gymnastics, for example. When the gynmastics Olympic Trials were held recently, two gymnasts were chosen [...]