Olympic News

In what I think is probably the most impressive performance of the Olympics, the US women's 4x100m team smashed a 27 year old world record by more than half a second (in a sport where times are usually lowered by a few one-hundredths of a second at a time).  To me, this is more amazing than anything Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps have done here.

Tonight we have the men's 4x100m final, where the US, Jamaica, and Canada have the fastest three qualifying times - it should be a good race, and another chance for a Canadian medal.

Speaking of which, Cananda earned yet another bronze medal when Richard Weinberger took third in the 10km open water swimming marathon event in the 21C waters of Serpentine Lake at Hyde Park.

As we near the end of the games, every one is wondering who will carry their nations flag in the closing ceremonies.  In my mind, there should be no doubt for Canada that it should be soccer star Christine Sinclair, with a tournament high 6 goals, including 3 in their heartbreaking extra time loss to the US.   However, Rosie MacLennan, is also a contender after her gold medal performance on the trampoline (Canada's only gold medal of the games so far).

After the conclusion of the men's Marathon tomorrow, ending in the Olympic Stadium, the closing ceremonies will get under way.  We are promised that it will be a "Symphony of British Music", with as many as 20 "household name" artists performing 30 tracks.  The list of performers is said to include...

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...a one-night-only reuniting of the Spice Girls, as well as The Who, members of Queen, Oasis, and maybe even David Bowie.   No mention was made of Elton John or the Rolling Stones, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were there too.  Other artists could include Adele, and 80's ska sensation Madness.