In just one week from today, the opening ceremonies will be held for the Olympic Games. To make it easier for you to know what is happening with your favorite athletes and sport, I've done some research for you. Below is a list of helpful links:
Complete schedule by sport. Once you are on this page, you can select the sport in the left column and get more detail.
I've done a good deal of browsing on the NBC Olympic site and I have to say they've done a great job. There are athlete profiles, videos and stories for all sports. They've included athletes from several countries as well.
Within the NBC site, you can find out the broadcast schedule for your specific location. You can also sign up for cell phone alerts or email alerts for a menu of options.
I did have a look at the transition video for triathlon and I'm not sure who put it together, but near the end of the video the commentator says something to the effect of, "Do it wrong and pay the price." The video scene is of Susan Williams crashing into the barrier on her bike.
The commentator is completely off base, relating the barrier crash to doing transitions "wrong" - but if Susan did it wrong and the price to pay was a Bronze medal...well seems like a nice price.
I did it wrong and crashed into an orange barrier at a race a couple weeks ago. T1 was on a little bit of a slope and I didn't have a low enough gear to start. Even knocked my brakes off alignment a bit, so I had to stop and fix them. But I did not get a bronze medal
I got a 2nd place acrylic trophy instead!
Can't wait to see what happens with the women's race. I think it's Vanessa Fernandez's race to lose (although it would be awesome to be surprised). But it's going to come down to how bad Emma Snowsill wants it, IMHO.
Thoughts, oh Expert?