Olympic News

Beijing Ceremony Introduces Olympic Theme Song

U.K. soprano vocalist Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan unveiled the official 2008 Beijing Olympics theme song "You And Me" at the National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest) during the opening ceremony in front of a crowd of 91,000.

Bantamweight Gary Russell Jr. will miss the Olympics after collapsing while trying to make weight, leaving the American boxing team without one of its top medal hopes. Gary Russell Jr.: The American bantamweight and two-time national champ struggled to make his division's 119-pound weight limit and collapsed in his room, likely from dehydration

Fencing was always the tough sport for Americans, but now America proofs that their is nothing to stop them any longer and excellerate with major steps in the sport. The first to ever to win a gold medal was Mariel Zagunis who won in 2004, it took only four years for Zagunis to grab another one. Americans earn their first medals of the Olympics by sweeping the women's saber fencing medals.

The U.S. women's basketball team opened its quest for its fourth straight gold medal in style. With President Bush watching in the stands, the Americans record a 40-point blowout of the Czechs to open the tournament.

After opening their play with a loss to Norway earlier this week, the U.S. women recover to keep their title defense hopes alive. Carli Lloyd scores in the first half as the Americans hang on for a 1-0 win over Japan.

World audience huge for Olympics opener
BEIJING -- The size of the television audience for the live broadcast of the Olympics opening ceremony reflected a wide spread of viewer interest around the world, from a record-breaking market share in China to near-ambivalence in Germany.

WPP chief: Olympics a watershed for China
For executives like Martin Sorrell, China's future is now. "What we saw Friday night confirmed that perception has become reality," Sorrell, CEO of WPP -- parent of media buyer GroupM -- said of the opening ceremony. "People all over the world watching television who've been in denial about China's rapid growth now finally see it's for real.

Opening ceremony dents H.K. Box office
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday kept moviegoers glued to the small screen, as local box office results showed