By David DeGuzman: Local Sports Anchor, Global Sports Follower.
It's the host country's duty At any sporting event, there is something special about winning at home. It's why home field, home ice, or home court advantage is so crucial. There's a reason why it's very difficult for many visiting basketball teams to win at the Carrier Dome. And the success to a global event …
Continue reading "London 2012 (08.04.2012) – A Super (Live) Saturday"
Remember how I wrote two days ago about a historic day for Team USA. Well the thing about Americans at the Olympics is that there never seems to be a shortage of historic days. Think about it. Would there be such an investment into broadcasting an Olympics if the U.S. wasn't an athletic superpower? Anyway, …
Continue reading "London (08.03.2012) – Watching The Games (Away From the Game)"
Nathan Adrian, Three Ways Every sport has its signature event. For team sports, its usually the gold medal final or major championship game. For individual sports, its the event that everyone usually talks about, buys tickets to, and showcases the sport's best stars. Golf has the Masters. Tennis has Wimbledon. American Football: The Super Bowl. …
Continue reading "London 2012 (08.02.2012) – Happy ‘Cuse Day!"
For countries like China and the United States, it usually doesn't take long for the host nation to win an Olympic gold medal. In Beijing, Chinese weightlifter Chen Xiexia won the nation's first gold on Day 1 of competition. It took two days for the US to see a top podium finish at the Salt …
Continue reading "London 2012 (08.01.2012) – Finally, Gold For GB!"
A historic day for Team USA in the gym and in the pool. The US women's gymnastics team put behind the drama of qualifications and came together to win the gold medal since the Magnificent Seven did it in 1996. Aly Raisman sealed the deal on her floor exercise with a 15.3 performance as the …
Continue reading "London 2012 (07.31.2012) – Being A Spectator"
A role reversal last night for the US 4x100m freestyle team as France claimed revenge and edged the Americans out in last night's final at the Aquatic Centre. Cheers from within the NBC compound at the IBC slowly hushed to a silence as we all watched the race unfold live to its closing moments. It …
Continue reading "London 2012 (07.30.2012) – Filling Those Empty Seats"
With the Games now underway, I'll probably start off each post by talking about an event from the day/night before, just to give you a sense of what every one here at the IBC is talking about. Still some buzz from last night's Duel in the Pool between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps. It was …
Continue reading "London 2012 (07.29.2012) – The Rampone Log"
You'd think that there'd be a lot of energy at the IBC on the first day of competition at London 2012. Well, there was. Just not as much as you'd think. The late night from the Opening Ceremony (I didn't get back to my hotel room until 2AM) clearly had a toll from some of …
Continue reading "London 2012 (07.28.2012) – The Games At Your Fingertips"
The day has finally arrived. For over seven years, since the city of London won the bid to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Londoners have been waiting for this moment. I remember where I was won the announcement was made. I was in Rockefeller Plaza, where I had been for the last 18 …
Continue reading "London 2012 (07.27.2012) – #SaveTheSurprise"
It's one day until the Opening Ceremony and you can definitely sense that the games are upon us. It might be the fact that the sun has been out over the last several days or that the pace of activities has picked up. Whatever it is, the countdown to the Olympics is down to hours. …
