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August 3, 2008 (#1)
It's only six days before the Opening Ceremony in Beijing, and it's an
intense, frenetic and thrilling time for the USA delegation in Beijing…(more)
August 4, 2008 (#2)
There is a sense of anticipation for the Games that is difficult to put
words to this week...but it's safe to say that something memorable begins on
Friday…(more)
August 5, 2008 (#3)
The frenetic arrival of swimmer Michael Phelps at the Beijing airport
yesterday was a thing of beauty......Phelps was taken out a side door at the
terminal to avoid the crush of photographers and fans inside the facility
and onto a bus for transportation to the Olympic Village...the media caught
up to him as the bus was pulling away and got a brief glimpse of the
American star and his new moustache…(more)
August 6, 2008 (#4)
Let The Games Begin--and they did yesterday at the Beijing airport when some
U.S. cyclists arrived wearing black masks for protection related to the
pollution and it turned into a major dustup. Photos appeared worldwide, and
the athletes apologized today for any discomfort they may have caused the
Beijing organizers…(more)
August 7, 2008 (#5)
With just over 24 hours to go until the Opening Ceremony in Beijing, here's
my list of favorite Games' (summer) Openings that I attended…(more)
August 8, 2008 (#6)
We're underway after the stunning Opening Ceremony in Beijing, with 91,000
on hand and an incredible display of 30,000 fireworks, pageantry and color.
Watch this evening at 6:30 p.m. on KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs for the
entire taped presentation, and you won't want to miss it, trust me…(more)
August 9, 2008 (#7)
So much for an IOC "Olympic Truce," as Russian bombs fall in Georgia and
reports of 1,500 dead. And horribly, a Chinese man stabbed and killed the
father-in-law of our men's volleyball coach, Hugh McCutcheon, at a tourist
site…(more)
August 11, 2008 (#8)
USA fencers gave the Olympic Team a great start, sweeping the women's sabre
event. Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward went 1-2-3 and heard the
national anthem on the Beijing podium, with a proud President George W. Bush
on hand for the ceremony…(more)
August 12, 2008 (#9)
If you missed last night's electric anchor leg by the USA's Jason Lezak that
gave the Americans the gold medal in the swimming 4x100m relay, you missed
one of the most incredible finishes in Olympic games history…(more)
August 13, 2008 (#10)
The Greatest Olympian Ever? The opinions are raging, talk-show screamers are
in heat, sports columnists across the nation are looking for the edge in the
debate, and Michael Phelps just chills and gets ready for the next step in
Beijing…(more)
August 14, 2008 (#11)
Anything can (and will) happen at the Olympics, and it did today when the
USA's James Blake stunned gold medal favorite Roger Federer of Switzerland
in the Games' tennis quarterfinals in Beijing…(more)
August 16, 2008 (#12)
Karen Crouse, one of the stables of talented New York Times journalists
covering the Games, has a great piece this morning about how Michael Phelps
manages his daily activities in Beijing…(more)
August 17, 2008 (#13)
The USOC selected Chicago to carry the torch as America's candidate city on
April 14, 2007, over 1984 host Los Angeles…(more)
August 18, 2008 (#14)
Here's my personal 2008 Olympic Games "Dream Team" for you. The gold
medal-winning U.S. Olympic women's rowing "eights" crew…(more)
August 19, 2008 (#15)
Colorado Springs! There's snow on the summit of Pikes Peak and gold around
the neck of Coronado High grad Henry Cejudo. The hometown kid won the
freestyle wrestling gold medal today in the 55kg class…(more)
August 20, 2008 (#16)
How much in economic impact, prestige and image dollars for the city is the
last 24 hours of coverage from Beijing related to gold medalist Henry Cejudo
and his family in Colorado Springs?…(more)
August 21, 2008 (#17)
Our Olympians, all 596 of them, are the best of our nation, and we should be
gushingly proud of every one of them as we near the end of these
star-crossed Games…(more)
August 22, 2008 (#18)
The medal count? It depends on how you look at it…(more)
August 23, 2008 (#19)
The need to stay on message is a huge PR/Media issue…(more)
August 24, 2008 (#20)
Final thoughts on the Games and the Team USA performance…(more)
Mike Moran was the chief spokesman for the United States Olympic Committee
during 13 Olympic Games, from Lake Placid (1980) through Salt Lake City
(2002) as well as Senior Communications Counselor in Athens (2004) for NYC
2012, the New York bid committee for the 2012 Olympic Games. He has
consulted with other cities in search of the Olympic Games and is currently
the Director of Communications for the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation.
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