Category: London 2012

I write this as the Paralympic Games come to a close in London, ending what has been a dramatic, eventful and exciting month and a half of sport during the London 2012 program. In a matter of days, Olympic Park will close, only to reopen in about a year with a whole different look to …

Continue reading "London 2012 – Final Thoughts"

The last day of the Games always brings a mixed bag of emotions. Sadness that after today, there won't be random table tennis or badminton on MSNBC and that we'll no longer hear that familiar Olympic music composed by John Williams. Pride in what our favorite athletes have achieved and how many medals our country …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.12.12) – The Perfect Ending"

My Olympic spectator experience came to an end on the pentultimate day of competition at the London 2012 Games with a visit to Earl's Court for some indoor volleyball. The women's match between South Korea and Japan would be the first and only time I witnessed a competition with a medal at stake. In this …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.11.2012) – “Reporting from Olympic Park in London.”"

Here's a tip if you ever decide to travel to a big event or vacation in an exotic country, don't ask your family what souvenirs they want. Especially if you're like me, who just graduated from college and has no source of income yet. I rarely do get enthusiastic about souvenirs or even the thought …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.10.2012) – “This is a lot of shirts!”"

And just like that, we're down to our final four days of competition. For me, just four more days of this London experience. Five days from now, I'll be on a plane going back to New York. All of a sudden, you feel the end is coming and you want to live every second like …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.09.2012) – One Hour, Six American Medals"

After being able to attend women's basketball and table tennis during these Olympics, this morning shaped up to be the busiest (and albeit most expensive) yet in my role as Olympic Spectator. I crossed two more venues off my bucket list with a visit to Riverbank Arena, home of the field hockey competition, and the …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.08.2012) – Finished Last, Still a Personal Best"

This morning, the men's triathlon took place in Hyde Park. With today being the first day of my late shift (from 2pm-2am), I decided to take advantage of the time off that I had in the morning and take a walk in Hyde Park and catch some of the triathlon. As expected, getting out of …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.07.2012) – A Walk (and a Swim, Bike and Run) In the Park"

Last night, I wrote about the tedious process of being able to buy tickets. And after spending hours pressing the refresh button, I finally found and bought tickets to something. So this morning, I attended the semifinals of the women's team event of Table Tennis at ExCel. Now I've been to plenty of sporting events …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.06.2012) – A Ping Pong Morning"

A Return of Breakfast At Wimbledon Two events stick out to me from Day 9 of London 2012. One was the men's 100m final, which is always an event to look forward to at an Olympic Games. More on that later. But earlier today was the men's singles final in tennis. NBC was heavily promoting …

Continue reading "London 2012 (08.05.2012) – The Battle For Tickets: Human vs. Internet"