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Back in the City
After a little more than five weeks, I am back in New York City. Just in time for the start of the college and NFL football seasons and the U.S. Open here in NYC. But I still can’t stop thinking about the Olympics. Probably because that’s what everyone is asking me about. They want to know, “What was your favorite moment? Favorite event? Favorite part of Beijing?” (My answers: Watching the 100- and 200-meter finals, and the 100-meter press conference; the men’s indoor volleyball final; the people.)
Day 18: Closing Ceremonies
Last night was the last night of Club Bud, our favorite hangout here in Beijing. Today is the last day of the Olympics. Writing both of these sentences makes me a bit sad. This has been quite an experience, to say the least. And a large part of me is sad it is ending. A small part of me can’t wait to get home and have a slice of NYC pizza.
Day 16: BMX is a Success
This morning, the rain finally stopped. So again, after about three hours of sleep, I headed to the Laoshan BMX track for the finals of the inaugural Olympic BMX race. I think it was a glowing success, and at least for now, it is here to stay.
Day 13: Tour de Beijing
This morning, it finally happened. It was fairly quick (lasted about two hours) and not nearly as bad as many of my friends have experienced it. I got a touch of food poisoning. I’m not sure what I ate, because everything at dinner last night was great. My friends Amy and Gretchen and I had dinner at a restaurant on Ho Hai lake and then met a group of friends for drinks at the London 2012 house. All in all, a great evening. Not such a great morning.
THE LADIES AT LONDON HOUSE …
Day 12: Life After Softball
I finally made it out to the softball stadium today. Of course, I didn’t get to watch much of a nail-biter (Team USA beat China 9-0 in four innings), but I at least had the chance to see our superstar team in action. The field was beautiful. I wanted to run down on the field, steal a jersey and take an at bat from Cat! Unfortunately, that’s not allowed. I checked our Olympic Media Code of Behavior shortly after having the thought. Also not allowed: lining up in start blocks of any sort, doing flips on the gymnastics floor and half-Gainers off the five-meter springboard. These rules are making my Olympics much less exciting than I’d planned out in my mind.
Day 11: Is Eight Enough?
As of midnight last night, I was going to have to watch this morning’s swimming session on a TV in the media center. Swimming is such a tough ticket that even members of the credentialed media have to have a ticket. And the IOC is only offering so many. (We could only score one.) So, since Luke hadn’t seen a swimming event yet, today’s ticket was his. BUT, around 1 a.m. last night, after we got back from the 100 meter finals, Luke talked his way to a second ticket. Score!
Nice To Meet You, Too!
So, my friend Lisa is here in Beijing writing stories for th IOC website. Most of the stuff she is doing is behind-the-scenes reporting. She helped author the athlete handbook and was taken behind the walls of the athlete village. But the only people reading many of the cool stories she’s written are folks at the IOC. So when she asked if she could interview me for a little profile on a journalist covering the Games, I agreed. Although I hate being on the receiving end of an interview. I figured a few in-house people would see it, I could send a link to my friends (and post it here) and maybe a few more members of the IOC would know my name the next time I called to ask a question.
Day Nine: Here Comes The Sun
Since I’ve been a slacker up to this point and haven’t posted any photos in my updates, I decided to shorten my daily post in favor of some of my favorite shots. So here’s a recap of my ninth day, in nine sentences.
I woke up to the most beautiful day we’ve had since I arrived in Beijing. (Yesterday was first the smoggiest and then the rainiest day yet.) Three days ago, I saw the sky for the first time. Today, I got reacquainted with my old friend Mr. Sun. This afternoon, I watched the two best female gymnasts in the world perform flawlessly in the all-around competition and I’ll just say I’m glad I wasn’t a judge. But it was a neat feeling to know that when gymnastics fans wake up in the morning, they’ll read my story to find out what happened. (Wannabe Mary Lou Alyssa thinks that is awful nifty.) Tonight, I had yet another yummy dinner and celebrated Alison’s last night in China, then partied it up at Club Bud. I’m beginning to get the hang of this place.
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HERE I AM AT OPENING CEREMONIES …
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Day Eight: Lucky Day
Today is my friend (and editor) Alison’s birthday. Since today is also our eighth day here, I consider this a sign she is about to have an extremely fabutastic year. Starting with a birthday lunch (I tried peking duck for the first time! It’s the most daring thing I’ve eaten in a long time and one of the yummiest things I’ve eaten since I’ve been here.) and a quick stop at the Yashow Market (a less-chaotic version of the Silk Market).
Day Seven: Flipping Gymnasts
This morning, I thought I was going to watch the Magnificent Seven go down in history as the second-best U.S. women’s gymnastics team of all time. As you all know by now, that didn’t happen. Sure, it was disappointing to watch our five women lose control of the meet. But it was even more disappointing to hear Marta Karolyi come out to the press area after the awards ceremony and make excuses for her girls.