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The White House hosted Team USA on Wednesday, with several traditions upheld and a few surprises on site. Check out this fresh post with details captured at the event. https://bit.ly/3KMSanS
Continuing a decades-long tradition, The White House formally hosted Team USA’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes of Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 20...
Brief predictions for the Beijing 2022 opening ceremony and other musings on this Winter Games Eve. https://bit.ly/3rzLgMx
In a few hours, the XXIV Winter Olympic Games officially open in Beijing. I hope it is a great success , and suspect it will be on several...
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali got started not long before the 1960 Rome Olympics, later becoming The Greatest loved by billions. Check out this fresh review of the new Ken Burns documentary set to debut tonight via PBS. The film is packed with lessons and facts yet left one viewer hungry for more. https://bit.ly/MuhammadAliPBS
When PBS premiered the three-part documentary " Hemingway " from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick in April, the network also teased " Muhammad Ali ...
Some Salt Lake 2002 history in relation to the 9/11 anniversary -- great reporting by Utah-based Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/2021/9/7/22639595/were-going-to-be-ok-how-the-role-of-olympic-athletes-changed-after-9-11
Utah’s 2002 Winter Games had been expected to showcase how far the Olympic movement had come following the worldwide scandal surrounding Salt Lake City’s successful bid, but the first major international event held after 9/11 became the "Security Games," and a place to remember the victims of th...
French Olympians just off the plane!
https://bit.ly/Paris2024Handover
With just one more day of Olympic competition at Tokyo 2020 , some already are looking ahead to Paris 2024 . Here in the French capital -- ...
Did you catch the LGBQT tribute, Susan Boyle's contributions, 1964 Olympic trees and a possible reference to Blake Edwards during the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony? https://bit.ly/3x1Rkwx
The Olympic Motto Citius Altius Fortius always had a nice ring to it. I like Friday night's addition: Simultaneous . Faster Higher Stronger...
Will this Olympics blogger make it to Tokyo 2020? The answer is yet another cliffhanger. https://bit.ly/outnowdownRETokyo2020
July 25 turned out better than anticipated, but not as hoped. Woke up to find one client in the news in Atlanta, and another on live TV i...
Tokyo 2020 is less than a month away, and the Olympics media cycle is in full-swing. Check out the new Games Media Coverage BINGO card to play along on the lead-up to the Opening Ceremonies. https://bit.ly/OlympicMediaBingo
For athletes, officials and journalists who are Tokyo-bound next month, June included a whirlwind of pre-Olympic prep from final qualificati...
April 6 marks 125 years since Athens 1896. How are you celebrating? https://bit.ly/3cOXQzY
Anyone who loves the Olympics has cause for celebration. Today -- April 6, 2021 -- marks the 125th anniversary of the first Modern Olympiad....
No overseas fans for Tokyo 2020? No problem. Optimism reigns in spite of disappointing news for fans. One longtime Games writer's initial reaction to today's news from the Olympic organizers. http://bit.ly/30YNCWP
Like other five-ringed sports fans in the USA, today I woke up to the International Olympic Committee's news making it official: Tokyo 2020...
Rest in Peace, Rafer Johnson. One of the nicest Olympic champions interviewed for this blog. http://olympicringsandotherthings.blogspot.com/search?q=Rafer+Johnson
Ever needed a list of Olympians who appeared in feature films? Or competed while pregnant? These and countless more five-ringed stats are available and free in the new online Olympedia, a feat of Olympic research launched this week with more details at this link: https://bit.ly/3dcU5C7
Check out the new digital museum.
Thanks to AroundTheRings for the guest column opportunity to write more about The Suspect and Richard Jewell.
Two new books and the film they inspired turn the spotlight on Atlanta 96 ... Nicholas Wolaver exclusive review.
http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__78644/Title__Film-Books-Put-Atlanta-Olympic-Events-in-Spotlight/292/Articles
Hot off the press and fresh from AFI FEST presented by Audi, here's Atlanta's first review of the new film Richard Jewell coming soon from Warner Bros. Entertainment. http://bit.ly/2Dakznz
When the film “ Richard Jewell ” opens at theatres next month, audiences may enter the experience informed by the Warner Bros. tag line: ...
In advance of the Nov. 12 release date, check out this fresh review of "The Suspect" by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen. It's page-turning look at actions of Richard Jewell, AJC and FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation around the Olympic bombing in Centennial Olympic Park via ABRAMS Books. http://bit.ly/33td2f1
Paris 2024 nailed it with their new logo design blending an Olympic flame, gold medal, Art Deco and the face of Lady Liberty. Check out a video and other details explaining the emblem via this fresh link: http://bit.ly/2VYYxN8
An email from the Paris 2024 media relations team arrived today like a batch of fresh cookies. It seems the organizing committee baked u...
In case you missed it, check out the Warner Bros. Pictures trailer for #RichardJewel with scenes filmed in Centennial Olympic Park. Interesting the composer selected for the intense score. What stood out for you in the trailer (please comment below or on the blog). http://bit.ly/2OntTey
The trailer to the upcoming film "Richard Jewell" hit the Internet last week, and in just a few days the two-minute clip from Warner Bros...
There's a new Olympic film shooting in Atlanta with some Fans of Clint Eastwood smiling about his directing for a film about #RichardJewell's heroism at Centennial Olympic Park (site of closed movie set earlier this month). Check out photos and details via this link -- http://bit.ly/2YUbjRA
Olympic park/Eastwood mash up image via JoBlo.com For film buffs and Atlanta residents, summer headlines about Warner Br...
Was it really 23 years ago tonight?
On this date in 1996, THE greatest (Muhammad Ali) provided us with one of the greatest all-time Olympic moments.
Team USA announced its own game changer, er, name change on Thursday. Get the scoop on this great news for Paralympic Games and Olympic athletes worldwide via this link -- http://bit.ly/2Y03BRD
The United States Olympic Committee is no more. And Team USA's longtime acronym USOC is now former. On Thursday the Colorado Springs no...
Wondering what remains of Moscow's 1980 Olympiad. Check out some of the sites still around nearly 40 years later via this link: http://bit.ly/2IabEXx
The World Olympians Association is looking for regular folks to complete a health survey. Check it out and participate/share where appropriate. http://bit.ly/2Rt3gaD
The World Olympians Association is looking for a few good women and men -- anyone not an Olympian -- to participate in an online health ...
There's still time! Deadline is Dec. 21.
We are now accepting applications for Games Volunteers! Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to be involved in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games!
Application details can be found here: https://tokyo2020.org/en/special/volunteer/method/
Whitney Houston sang the Seoul Olympic anthem "One Moment In Time" -- check out the new documentary film Whitney The Film for other connections to the Olympic scene (fresh review here: http://bit.ly/2ySEvJ3
Check out the fresh review of the new Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith exhibition, the result of a collaboration now on view at High Museum of Art, Atlanta. http://bit.ly/2OrYfgx
One member of ISOH International Society of Olympic Historians had the stones to visit the global home of curling in Scotland. Check out the guest post by Brian Carberry at this link: http://bit.ly/2NCksEZ
That one time, in Calgary ...
Did you know ski ballet was a thing?! It featured at Calgary 1988 and Albertville 1992 as a demonstration event before being kicked off the Winter Olympic lineup. Athletes performed to music and were judged on technical and artistic criteria. Happy Monday!
Four years ...
"Winter Dream," the emblem of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, was designed by Chinese artist Lin Cunzhen and unveiled in the "Water Cube“ National Aquatics Center in Beijing on December 15, 2017.
Fun to cross collecting paths with fellow Olympin Collectors Club members across PyeongChang and Gangneung. Here's a look at the Korean pin scene through week one (please share). http://olympicringsandotherthings.blogspot.kr/2018/02/olympic-pin-fever-spreads-across.html
Dario Cologna achieves a rare golden Olympic three-peat in cross-country skiing at PyeongChang 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회. Check out details from his post-race press conference, and please share the link! http://bit.ly/2ExBGOU
My longtime friend and fellow International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) member J. Brian Carberry loves it when there's a five...
Huge afternoon for Mikaela Shiffrin, achieving one of her Olympic dreams for PyeongChang 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회. Check out how she found her pot of gold under a fire and ice rainbow, and learn who will present her Team USA medal (please share this if you enjoy reading it). http://bit.ly/2EIaPmB
On a sunny Thursday afternoon at Yongpyong Alpine Center, one of Mikaela Shiffrin 's 2018 Olympic dreams came true beneath a fire and ice...
Turns out Mister Tonga was inspired by a 1996 Atlanta Olympian. Check out details from his conversion from Olympic taekwondo to cross country skiing, and get a peek at his special pins for PyeongChang 2018 - 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회 및 동계패럴림픽대회. http://bit.ly/2o6KjJy
On an August day in 1996, a 12 year-old boy in Tonga lined one of the Pacific island's streets to welcome home a national hero. It was j...
Two days of PyeongChang 2018 - 2018 평창 동계올림픽대회 및 동계패럴림픽대회 Olympic figure skating was amazing. Notes from the experience, including interviews with Team USA, Team Canada / Équipe Canada, OAR athletes and other Olympic competitors on ice. Bonus convo with Tara Lipinski and The Official Johnny G. Weir about their reporting duties and pins! http://bit.ly/2G6k3WU
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