Olympic Games Features
Rain falls on the rings
Thursday ThunderstormsThursday, August 14, 2008After two hours of changing forecasts, false starts, and printer ink spilled on three corrected schedules, Thursday's racing has been postponed due to thunderstorms until Friday
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Danish lightweight men's 4-
Friday Olympic race previewWednesday, August 13, 2008Summary of Olympic A/B semifinals and races involving U.S. crews on Thursday, August 14, 2008. All times are Beijing local time.
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Iraqi men's 2x
Wednesday InterviewsWednesday, August 13, 2008Streaming audio and transcript of Michelle Guerette, Elliot Hovey, and Hussein Jebur of the Iraqi men's 2x following Wednesday's racing.
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Ken Jurkowski and field at the start of the men's 1x semifinal
Small boat semifinal battlesWednesday, August 13, 2008Here's a quick report, leaving most of the talking to the folks who did the racing. There are some great quotes in here; I hope you enjoy.
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Mahe Drysdale, New Zealand men's 1x
Wednesday Olympic race previewTuesday, August 12, 2008Summary of Olympic A/B semifinals and races involving U.S. crews on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. All times are Beijing local time.
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US Women's Quad
US men's 8+
USA women's 8+
A Little of EverythingMonday, August 11, 2008After the cancellations of the eights heats last night, it was a bit of a hodgepodge of events today on the third day of racing at the 2008 Olympic regatta - heats, then quarterfinals, then reps, then consolation semis - but the racing was anything but hodgepodge.
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USA men's 2-
Monday Olympic race previewSunday, August 10, 2008Summary of Olympic races involving U.S. crews on Monday, August 11, 2008. All times are Beijing local time.
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US lightweight women's 2x of Jen Goldsack and Renee Hykel
World record and weather delaysSunday, August 10, 2008A weather delay called just as the first heat of the women's eights pulled into the line threw the afternoon's racing into uncertainty; ultimately the racing was called, creating some logistical and tactical problems for Monday's racing for anyone who is doubling up in the eights.
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