I didn’t realize that accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is also into Olympic “crystal ball gazing” but, apparently, it is. The firm foresees China emerging as the overall Olympic champion with one more medal than the United States: China (88) vs. U.S. (87) It also predicted that Russia will drop to third place with 79 medals followed [...]
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Weightlifter Cao Lei Wins Gold Number 23 for China
China’s gold medal count remained stuck at 22 for much of Day 7 but this has now gone up to 23 following the victory of Cao Lei in women’s weightlifting (75 kg category). She bested Alla Vazhenina of Kazakhstan who got the silver and Russian Nadezda Evstyukhina who settled for the bronze. For those of [...]
Peter and Pavol Hochschorner Wins Second Gold for Slovakia
Slovak twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner bag their third consecutive gold medal in the Canoe/Kayak Slalom Canoe Double. This is the second gold medal for Slovakia. Earlier, Martikan Michal ruled the men’s slalom canoe single to win Slovakia’s first gold. If American athletes were contenders in this event, expect their “crybaby fans” encouraged by their [...]
Sa Jae-hyouk Crashes Chinese Party
Here’s something I should have blogged about earlier but haven’t. Well, it’s better late than never. This dude, dear readers, is South Korean Sa Jae-hyouk who crashed China’s party in the weightlifting competitions when he won the gold medal in the 77 kilogram category. China’s Li Hongli and Armenia’s Gevorg Davtyan settled for the silver [...]
Jon Stewart on Olympic Controversies
Jon Stewart tackles the controversies surrounding the Beijing Olympics: the lipsynching during the opening ceremonies, the slit-eyed Spanish basketball team, and the reportedly underaged Chinese gymnasts. I’m sure we all agree that Jon is a genius. We should give him a gold medal already. Related:Spain’s Olympic Basketball Team: Racists or Just Foolish Dudes?American Crybabies
