Posts Tagged ‘2012 Summer Olympics’
Olympics Wrap-Up
Kristian LinThe following thoughts occurred to me while I was contemplating the hairstyles on the Gabonese men’s soccer team. The U.S. women’s volleyball team were cruising to victory in the gold medal match over Brazil when, a...
Even More Thoughts on the Olympics
Kristian LinThe following thoughts were prompted by watching the U.S. women’s soccer team win gold in satisfying fashion. I’ll have more on soccer further down, but the women are ruling the U.S. Olympic effort so far. They̵...
Further Thoughts on the Olympics
Kristian LinIf you could be Jamaican only for a day, surely you’d pick today. For not only is today the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence, but Usain Bolt got the party started early by reclaiming the Olympic 100 me...
More Thoughts on the Olympics
Kristian LinMy own first name isn’t exactly common due to its unconventional spelling, so when I see athletes who share my first name at the Olympics, they’re usually Norwegian skiers. However, Kristian Thomas is a British gymnast, and...
Notes on the Summer Olympics
Kristian LinI don’t get geeked up for the Olympics the way I do for the big international soccer tournaments, but I always get sucked in by the action anyway once the Games start. So I’ll be posting notes from time to time duri...