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Showing posts with label beijing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beijing. Show all posts
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Looking Good in Beijing from this Platform
The countdown to the Olympic Games in Beijing reads "60 Days" today and with a new role in the Olympic Games as the Canoe/Kayak color analyst for NBC, I couldn't be more excited. Fellow kayakers, friends, and family have been picking up the pace on questions like, "When will kayaking air on televison?" or "What are the U.S. prospects for a medal?"
The "new and different" elements to this Olympic Games are far-reaching and compelling. At the centerpoint, we have China, a huge and diversified host-country enthusiastically pulling together to put on an event of extreme national pride. No matter where your positions with China lie, if you tune into the Olympic Games this summer, your feelings and ideas about China are likely to be different than they are now.
And tuning into the Games will be a new and different experience too. With 1,400 hours of coverage on the various NBC networks, there will be plenty of action to catch at any time of day but the real progress driving the coverage of the Games is on the internet. At NBCOlympics.com, you'll be producing your own Olympic broadcast with live feeds of events and various options for watching them, customized highlight reels, and re-broadcasts of anything and everything that appeared on the network broadcast meaning if you don't want to watch kayaking at 2:30 in the morning, don't worry - wake up and watch us in the morning.
With 2,200 hours of internet coverage at NBCOlympics.com, updates and alerts on your cell phone on top of the traditional broadcast channels, these Olympic Games will be shared in a more personal way than ever before and I'm honored to help tell the stories behind the sport of Canoe/Kayak and its athletes.
Much more coming about the Games here at the "Gold Medal Living" blog and the Canoe/Kayak page at NBCOlympics.com but with 60 days to go, it seemed like a nice time to step back and enjoy the Olympic view, particularly from this platform.
The "new and different" elements to this Olympic Games are far-reaching and compelling. At the centerpoint, we have China, a huge and diversified host-country enthusiastically pulling together to put on an event of extreme national pride. No matter where your positions with China lie, if you tune into the Olympic Games this summer, your feelings and ideas about China are likely to be different than they are now.
And tuning into the Games will be a new and different experience too. With 1,400 hours of coverage on the various NBC networks, there will be plenty of action to catch at any time of day but the real progress driving the coverage of the Games is on the internet. At NBCOlympics.com, you'll be producing your own Olympic broadcast with live feeds of events and various options for watching them, customized highlight reels, and re-broadcasts of anything and everything that appeared on the network broadcast meaning if you don't want to watch kayaking at 2:30 in the morning, don't worry - wake up and watch us in the morning.
With 2,200 hours of internet coverage at NBCOlympics.com, updates and alerts on your cell phone on top of the traditional broadcast channels, these Olympic Games will be shared in a more personal way than ever before and I'm honored to help tell the stories behind the sport of Canoe/Kayak and its athletes.
Much more coming about the Games here at the "Gold Medal Living" blog and the Canoe/Kayak page at NBCOlympics.com but with 60 days to go, it seemed like a nice time to step back and enjoy the Olympic view, particularly from this platform.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
A First Step towards Beijing
“So, what do you know about the Chesapeake Boathouse?” I ask my Oklahoma City-based cousin on a recent phone call.
“A good friend of ours has become an avid rower and some big names in the sport are relocating here. I hear nothing but rave reviews,” my cousin replies.
“Oklahoma City – new paddlesports capital of the world?
“That’s the plan. Who would have thought?”
My late aunt and uncle who lived in Oklahoma City for all of their adult lives never would have believed what Oklahoma City is getting ready to do. No, not preparing to welcome an NBA franchise although that would have surprised them too. Better yet, the city is getting ready host the premier Flatwater Canoe/Kayak race of the quadrennium – the Olympic Trials. Elevating the status of this prestigious event is the stunning Chesapeake Boathouse, a $3.5 million river-front facility that has positioned kayaking and rowing as core residents in and mainstream activities of Oklahoma City’s revitalized downtown.
This weekend is about more than athletes competing for the coveted positions on the United States Olympic Team. It’s about celebrating an emergence of an evolving outdoor lifestyle. That prominently features paddlesports. At an unlikely destination that is more commonly associated with cowboys and cattle than kayaking.
Making local water ways more accessible by human-powered boats is innovative “Gold Medal Thinking” at its best. Bringing such lifestyle attributes and amenities found in outdoorsy places like Portland, Oregon and Chattanooga, Tennessee uniquely brands Oklahoma City and helps it stand out from other big cities doing the same old big cities things. Resources like the Chesapeake Boathouse and its easy access to the Oklahoma River shout a loud and clear message not just about how your community works, but how it lives and plays.
A few athletes will leave Oklahoma City at the end of the weekend a step closer to the Olympics in Beijing and will take with them the “can-do” spirit and initiative of this community. These same athletes will leave behind a powerful legacy fueling an opportunity to continue building a healthy and vibrant affinity with the outdoors long after the Olympic Trials are complete.
“A good friend of ours has become an avid rower and some big names in the sport are relocating here. I hear nothing but rave reviews,” my cousin replies.
“Oklahoma City – new paddlesports capital of the world?
“That’s the plan. Who would have thought?”
My late aunt and uncle who lived in Oklahoma City for all of their adult lives never would have believed what Oklahoma City is getting ready to do. No, not preparing to welcome an NBA franchise although that would have surprised them too. Better yet, the city is getting ready host the premier Flatwater Canoe/Kayak race of the quadrennium – the Olympic Trials. Elevating the status of this prestigious event is the stunning Chesapeake Boathouse, a $3.5 million river-front facility that has positioned kayaking and rowing as core residents in and mainstream activities of Oklahoma City’s revitalized downtown.
This weekend is about more than athletes competing for the coveted positions on the United States Olympic Team. It’s about celebrating an emergence of an evolving outdoor lifestyle. That prominently features paddlesports. At an unlikely destination that is more commonly associated with cowboys and cattle than kayaking.
Making local water ways more accessible by human-powered boats is innovative “Gold Medal Thinking” at its best. Bringing such lifestyle attributes and amenities found in outdoorsy places like Portland, Oregon and Chattanooga, Tennessee uniquely brands Oklahoma City and helps it stand out from other big cities doing the same old big cities things. Resources like the Chesapeake Boathouse and its easy access to the Oklahoma River shout a loud and clear message not just about how your community works, but how it lives and plays.
A few athletes will leave Oklahoma City at the end of the weekend a step closer to the Olympics in Beijing and will take with them the “can-do” spirit and initiative of this community. These same athletes will leave behind a powerful legacy fueling an opportunity to continue building a healthy and vibrant affinity with the outdoors long after the Olympic Trials are complete.
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