Blog Profile / Boston Globe Olympics Blog
| URL : | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/extras/olympics_blog/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Sports / Olympics | |
| Posts on Regator: | 431 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.7 | |
| Archived Since: | August 9, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
New England's Paralympians
Take a look at New Englanders who are competing in the
Video: Final thoughts on the Games
Globe Olympics reporters Chad Finn and Scott Thurston provide a few final thoughts on what they witnessed throughout the two weeks of the Olympics.
Live updates: Closing Ceremonies
9:44: This isn't a ceremony. It's a party. Everyone is smiling. 9:39: Among the US athletes expected to be in the crowd are Aly Raisman, Kayla Harrison, and Missy Franklin. 9:33: The Parade of Athletes is underway -- lots of...
United States wins men's basketball gold
The United States faced Spain for the men's basketball gold medal at the Olympics.
At national Olympic houses, civic and athletic pride on display
In addition to showcasing the world's best athletes, countries use the Olympics to share their national pride.
Today at the Olympics: Gold medal hoops, Closing Ceremonies
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Welcome to Day 17 of competition, the final day of the London Games (already?) and one with a couple of highly anticipated events on the schedule. Medals will be awarded in 10 events,...
Scattered Saturday thoughts on the Olympics
Fleeting thoughts crossing my mind while waiting for Usain Bolt to cross the finish line one more time...
Kayla Harrison press conference transcript
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison of Marblehead was one of four athletes who spoke at a United States Olympic Committee press conference this morning to discuss the state of the Games so far....
Today at the Olympics: Bolt's last race, women's basketball gold
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Welcome to Day 16 of competition, the penultimate day of the London Games and yet one of the biggest days in terms of total medals being awarded. Fifteen different sports will distribute gold...
Bryshon Nellum named flag-bearer for US team
By Scott Thurston, Globe Staff LONDON - In a surprise selection, track and field athlete Bryshon Nellum was named to lead the US team into Sunday's Closing Ceremonies as flag bearer, the US Olympic Committee announced Friday night. Nellum...
Five questions with Ashton Eaton
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Had a chance to catch up with decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton Friday afternoon at the P&G House, the home-away-from-home here for United States athletes and their families. For a guy who newly-minted...
Lysacek says he's ready to go to Sochi in 2014
By Scott Thurston, Globe Staff LONDON -- Since we?re all about keeping you updated on all things Olympics, we interrupt coverage of the wonderful Summer Games here in London to look ahead to the 2014 Winter extravaganza in Sochi, Russia,...
Who will carry the US flag in Closing Ceremonies?
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff Actually, the question in the headline should probably ask "Who should carry the US flag in the Closing Ceremonies'' since the matter of which athlete will carry it won't be announced until tomorrow at the...
Chat Olympics (and other sports stuff) with Chad Finn at 2:30 p.m.
It's Day 19 for our Boston.com reporter in London. Check in below to join his chat. Chat Olympics, sports and media with Chad Finn at 2:30 p.m....
Harvard's Meyer 10th in open water swimming
Alex Meyer, the Harvard grad who sometimes trains in Walden Pond in Concord, finished 10th in the men's open water swimming race at the Olympics on Friday.
Today at the Olympics: US hoops faces Argentina again, women's 4x100 relay
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Welcome to Day 14 of competition -- yep, we're two full weeks into this thing, with three days of Games left to go. Hard to believe this is coming to an end faster...
Video: US wins soccer gold
Chad Finn comments on the US's victory in the Olympics women's soccer final.
Live updates: USA-Japan gold medal women's soccer match
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff 14:33: There's something you won't see often -- Wambach whiffing on an attempted shot. The US nearly got something out of it, though, when Megan Rapinoe collected the bouncing ball and fired from the far...
Alex Morgan reveals who she would like to see in the crowd
By Scott Thurston, Globe Staff As superstar-in-waiting Alex Morgan prepared to play in her first Olympic gold-medal game, she was asked, of course, about her soccer heroes. There can be only one. "Mia Hamm is a legend,?? she lauded. ?I...
Today at the Olympics: Bolt goes for double in 200, US women's soccer looks for revenge
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Staff LONDON -- Welcome to Day 13 of competition, during which 10 sports will award medals. The schedule is dotted with exciting events all over the city, including the women's soccer final against Japan, the gold-medal...