It looks like Team USA lived up to their name as the “Redeem Team”. I expect the American’s to be bringing home the Gold by tomorrow.
Aug. 23, 2008 • Beijing, China • Live at 2:30 a.m. on NBC and NBC HD
*All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.
Ratings for the network’s coverage of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony from Beijing were up nearly 20 percent over the 2004 Summer Games from Athens, NBC said today. If the estimates hold, Friday’s elaborate, made-for-HD spectacle will go down as the third highest-rated Summer Games opening ceremony on Nielsen Media Research record. Yahoo
In an incident that cast a shadow over the start of competition, a Chinese man with a knife attacked the parents of a former U.S. Olympic volleyball player and their Chinese tour guide Saturday, killing one of the Americans before committing suicide. Chicago Tribune