Day in Olympic Pictures : 1 Day Until The Big Show!
calkins
August 07, 2008, 06:43 PM posted in General Discussion
Workers put the finishing touches to the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center (青岛奥帆中心 Qīngdǎo ào fān zhōngxīn).
A hostess (女主人 nǚzhǔ rén) adjusts Olympic rings in her colleague's hair during a welcome ceremony at Beijing's Olympic Village.
A young performer (执行者 zhíxíng zhě) is caught off guard during the Great Britain flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic Village.
Tired volunteers watch rehearsal (排练 páiliàn) for Olympic podium ceremonies, prior to the opening of the Games in Beijing on Friday.
Commuters (通勤者 tōngqín zhě) pack a subway train at rush hour on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China. Ten thousand athletes have arrived in China for the Olympics along with hundreds of thousands of fans.
A gymnast (体操运动员 tǐcāo yùndòngyuán) peforms on the beam during a practice session of the artistic gymnastics event.
Nastia Liukin of the US performs on the uneven bars (高低杠 gāodī gàng).
Shintake Yuko of Japan performs on the balance beam (平衡木 pínghéng mù).
A gymnast of Japan (日本 Rìběn) performs on the beam.
Britain synchronised divers (同步的潜水者 tóngbù de qiánshuǐzhě) Blake Aldridge and Thomas Daley practice off the 10M platform during a training session at the the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube.
sfrrr
August 07, 2008, 08:39 PMClassic pix. The olympic rings hair and the profile of the young woman is almost a classic painting. The rest of the pix and links are equally fascinating. If you haven't checked them out yet, you're missing out on a wonderful spread of subjects and images.
aliyah
August 07, 2008, 11:23 PMI really love the pictures, beautiful. I love the gymnastics competitions and even now we are trying to see if we can watch it online since I don't hold much faith in our satellite guys to show up in time tomorrow. We have to move the cable :( .
I was in Beijing last year and we couldn't take pictures. I did however bring back a lot a lot of Olympics items which was kinda cool considering it was 2007 lol! We also had attended a conference there in Bejing and there were some of the sponsors for the Olympics there. I know, not as exciting as getting to be there now but it was something cool!
I really like the special coins they made, each has a flower on it of a particular type. I will try to photo them for you if you like but I am not too sure it will turn out that great since they are gold colored.
Nice of you to make this little area for the Olympics and I hope people that are there also post some pictures. It would be so nice to see that.
:o)
calkins
August 07, 2008, 11:51 PMHi Aliyah,
Welcome to the group! I'm happy you like the photos...I've had fun searching the web for good shots, and have been learning a lot about the games in the process. I'm also hoping that some people, lucky enough to be at the games, will post photos too.
You can watch some of the events online at NBCOlympics.com. Unfortunately, the big events will only be televised. Not sure about the opening ceremony. Good luck with the satellite.
Hard to believe opening ceremony is only 12 hours away!
aliyah
August 08, 2008, 12:11 AMThank you!
I know, it's incredible that it's today! I was looking at the bottom of the main site and they have all the links for the upcoming Olympics thruh 2014!!! I saw a countdown on one of them and there is like 1400 + days till those games. It goes too fast.
I will check out that link. Do you know if it will work world wide? I really hope so. I was wanting to go to the Olympics..it would have been incredible.
I also am curious to hear the reactions to the food in Beijing. In the states, you become accoustomed to the type of Chinese food there and when I was in Beijing, WOW...nothing like the Golden Dragon resturaunt. I even ate at Pizza Hut in Beijing and it was not really the same. But, I tried things and found out that I liked some of it. But squid on pizza or whatever it was would definitely take some getting used to for sure. I opted for Cheese Pizza that day :o).
cassielin
August 08, 2008, 05:33 AMOnly less than 8 hours left, the big show is coming! I can't wait to see the show and the beautiful fireworks.Cheer!
johnrash
August 08, 2008, 05:30 PMI'm so jealous I can't be there photographing everything.
urbandweller
August 07, 2008, 07:51 PMthis is so exciting...i cant wait to see this!! Now this will be real motivation to learn Chinese!!