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Aug 8, 2012 8:00 PM   Because showing highlights of the Olympics can be quite the political mess of air rights and restrictions and licensing and sponsors and other BS like that, ABC News in Australia decided to circumvent the issue by re-creating the women's 100m hurdles finals with Lego. It's awesome. As you may know, Australian Sally Pearson beat out Americans Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells for the gold and the Aussies on the news broadcast created a dramatic reenactment of the event with Lego bricks to show their audience. It's riveting stuff! The reason news shows can only show still pictures of the Olympic events is because the rules of the IOC in regards to highlight packages are pretty damn strict. From the Hollywood Reporter: a) Olympic Material may appear in no more than three (3) News Programs per day; and b) No more than two (2) minutes of Olympic Material may be used in any one News Program; and c) These News Programs must be separated by a period of at lea...

Aug 7, 2012 11:05 PM   If you were wondering why so many of the track and field athletes at the Olympics were wearing bright green shoes, here's why: they're all Nike athletes. And Nike has decided to go uniform across the globe on bright green shoes to grab your attention (and your dollars). It's probably working. Known as 'Volt', the shoes are striking against the red track in London. Nike says that out of all the colors on the rainbow, the human eye is most sensitive to the yellow/green zone. That means the Nike shoes the Olympians are wearing reflect more light than nearly anything on the field. The shoes are there to be bright and bold so you look at them... and want to buy them. Basically, brighter yellow green shoes are better at attracting attention, even if everyone else is wearing the same bright yellow green shoes. Above are the shoes for sprinting and for the field events and they're all green everything. Check out the rest of the Volt collection h...

Jul 30, 2012 2:20 PM   One of the performers appearing in the industrial revolution section of the Olympic opening ceremonies had the foresight to build a hidden camera into their costume, giving the rest of us a first-person view of what it's like to be part of the spectacle. It's a unique angle that not even NBC could have provided, including behind-the-scene glimpses before everyone was paraded out into the performance. [PetaPixel] View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Jul 29, 2012 4:30 PM   Been watching the Olympics? Good! You are a true patriot. And along the way, you've also probably noticed that a lot of these sports seem to lean pretty heavily on the technology that accompanies them. Archery bows look like post-apocalyptic bunker defense. The shooting portion of the modern pentathlon is basically laser tag at this point. All of which is fine, but sometimes it starts to feel as though the athletes are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Even seemingly stripped-down sports like running and swimming have shoes and suits that that give tangible boosts. Progress is progress, and nothing about it is inherently bad. But which in which sport do you think machine matters more than man the most? View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

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Jul 28, 2012 3:30 PM   The Olympics are a grand spectacle that can take the host city years to prepare for—but mere hours for audiences to tire of. So if less than a day in you've already had your fill of Olympic updates and recaps, do yourself a favor and download F.A.T.'s browser blocking extension. Olwimpics is available for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, and turns any reference or mention of the term 'Olympic' on a page into a colorful array of censor blocks. It's that easy, as long as you also stay away from the TV, radio, and newspapers. [F.A.T. via TechCrunch] View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

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If you've ever wondered how the heck gymnasts manage to keep a grip on the parallel bars, know this: it ain't just chalk. Olympic gymnasts use any and all forms of hand goop, from honey to coke and beer and sugar to melted gummy bears and a special concoction created by a chemist and more. And the crazy thing is, it's completely legal. Yep, according to the International Gymnastics Federation's point code, there is no specific rules or restrictions regarding the use of sticky substances. Gymnasts could theoretically be marked down half a point by the judges for "marking the floor carpet" with chalk but that makes no mention of the use of hand goop. So without rules, the gymnasts go crazy. Each gymnast has their own method, like creating a honey, spit and chalk slurry or mixing honey and chalk with a spritz of saltwater. Some have even cooked up a beer and sugar mixture. What perhaps is most impressive though, is former US gymnast Trent Wells, who used gummy b...

Jaw-dropping victories, heartbreaking defeats, and world-class athletes pushing their bodies to unfathomable limits seize the attention of the world for two weeks every two years. The Olympic Games play host to many of the sporting world’s most memorable moments. In anticipation of the kick off to London 2012, we looked back at 10 extraordinary moments in Summer Games history. Prepare to stand up and cheer or dab a tear from your eye because this is what the Games are all about. View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Dana Vollmer ahead of the women's 100M Freestyle semifinal at the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials on June 29, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World 24-year-old Dana Vollmer was half her current age when she made her first USA Olympic Trials appearance in 2000. Twelve years, and an Olympic Gold later, Vollmer is set to make her mark in the London Olympics. At her first Olympics in 2004, Vollmer was younger than the 17-year-old World Record her 4x200 freestyle relay team broke when they won Gold. Unfortunately, she failed to qualify for the following Olympics in 2008. "In 2008 I was such a nervous wreck," Vollmer told the media at Trials. "I got to enjoy [Trials] a lot more this time around. " It must have been enjoyable, considering she won the 100 butterfly and placed third in the 200 freestyle, behind Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin, earning a spot on the women's 4x200 freestyle relay in London. Vollmer started her swimming caree...

Jimmy Feigen after swimming in the men's 50-meter freestyle preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Saturday, June 30, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World 22-year-old Jimmy Feigen, born September 26, 1989, in Hilo, Hawaii is set to represent Team USA at the London Olympics. Feigen was a 2008 graduate from Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a member of the Churchill Chargers, under coach Al Marks, Feigen set High School National records in the 100 (43. 05) and 50 free (19.49). These accomplishments earned him Swimming World Magazine's 2008 High School Male Swimmer of the Year. "As far as scholastic sprinting goes, the argument might start and stop with one name: Jimmy Feigen," article writer John Lohn comments. Coming from a stellar High School career, Feigen went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin under coach Eddie Reese from 2008 to 2012. In his collegiate career, Feigen was a 24 time All-American...

Caitlin Leverenz swims in the women's 400-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Monday, June 25, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World In 2008, Caitlin Leverenz barely missed the Olympic team when she placed third in the 200 breaststroke. In 2012, she certainly made sure it didn't happen again. Although Elizabeth Beisel took first in the 400IM, Leverenz captured second by a remarkable margin, leaving open water for the third-place finisher, who touched over four seconds behind. "I was ready to do this and ready to go," Leverenz said post-race. "I remember in 2008, I was in the lane next to Elizabeth and was telling her congratulations [for making the Olympics].... This year we were both telling each other congratulations." Following her Trials silver in the 400IM, Leverenz added another event to her Olympic line-up by finishing first in the 200IM. When asked about the way she handles meets with mu...

Natalie Coughlin during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit on May 14, 2012 in Dallas,Texas. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World 29-year-old Natalie Coughlin, born August 23, 1982, in Vallejo, California is a seasoned Olympic veteran. However, going into her third Olympics, Coughlin's Olympic role has changed. The most shocking change is that she won't be representing Team USA in any individual events. "I have just a relay on the first day, and then I'm done and there to support my teammates," Coughlin told reporters after a disappointing trials run in Omaha. Coughlin opted to add the 100 butterfly to her trials schedule for the first time, after a change in the normal trials events order placed the butterfly before the 100 backstroke. Whether or not this choice affected Coughlin's trials outcome is up for speculation. After failing to qualify for the Olympics in either the 100 butterfly or the 100 backstroke, Coughlin told reporters: "I'm not as dis...