Comments on: Tales of the Olympics

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:48:59 +0000

I agree that there did seem to be fewer “get to know the athlete” segments this time around.

Thanks so much for pointing us to that article about Samia–I had not heard about her before your post. What an incredible woman; what terribly tragic circumstances.

By: christyjones

christyjones — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:06:20 +0000

There are so many stories, it’s impossible to know all of them, that’s why it is nice to highlight those you may have heard. Thanks for sharing yours.

Also, was it just me? Did the Olympic coverage this year have a lot less of those personal “get to know them” stories than in years past? It’s those that make such an event so real.

By: Susanne Connors Bowman

Susanne Connors Bowman — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:17:45 +0000

Actually my favorite Olympic moments related to the reporting of Mary Carillo. I’ve seen her do the commentating on tennis but I thought she stood out (no pun intended – she is tall) on the personal interest stories of the games; how different customs are viewed, etc. What an improvement! On a funny note there was a cartoon in this past weekend’s Washington Post of a couple having pillow talk about who had such an excellent grasp on foreign affairs, who made them feel safe, great knowledge… was it Obama…. no; was it McCain… no – it was Bob Costas!!

While the country did a great job of producing the spectacle – I wonder what the true age is of the Chinese gymnasts and whether or not they had an unfair advantage.

By: Carol Keefer

Carol Keefer — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:48:01 +0000

I liked your focus on all competitors, not just the winners. The focus by you and Yahoo on Samia Yusuf Omar reminded me of the subaltern character in the book, . There was a woman in a blue dress who carried a basket of weapons to the Somalian fighters right in the midst of the combat. I always wondered what her story was because she had no voice in the book. Thanks for providing such information.