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17 days in 20 seconds...

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EDT

Dateline Rochester: Well, this will be the last of the Beijing Olympic Blogs. While being a writer has never been one of my goals, the last 3 weeks, including participating in a 17 day sleep deprivation experiment, has been fun.

AFTER ALL, WHAT IS SPORTS WITHOUT STATISTICS...43 events in 17 days Oh my!

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 EDT

DATELINE ROCHESTER: Home sweet home. It's been a little over a week since the flame of the Olympic torch in Beijing was put to rest and the Olympic Flag passed on to the city of London. So between this blog, written for the slightly geeky and statistically minded, and one to follow for the ...

Let the Nations Play...

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:39:25 EDT

Dateline Beijing: It all ended just as it began 17 nights ago in the Birds Nest in the Chinese city of Beijing. In 1984 on August 12th the night of the Los Angeles Olympics Closing Ceremonies I was ...

Ok, everybody into the pool!

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:07:41 EDT

Dateline Beijing: Some people say that Synchronized Swimming is not a sport. After spending time at the Water Cube this afternoon, I would take exception!

Imagine combining the grace and pageantry of the Cirque ...

Green and Yellow - Red, White and Blue...

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:40:13 EDT

Dateline Beijing: It was a late night and an early morning. The new day started as the night had ended, with the USA against Brazil in a gold medal final. It was the USA Women's football team that took the ...

First a warning: Don't try this at home

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:08:51 EDT

Dateline Beijing: The origins of wrestling date back to Olympia in Ancient Greece. Since the start of the "modern" Olympics, the sport has changed somewhat. For instance, wrestling is now done on a padded mat, ...

Of hang time, spectacular saves and things that went THUMP last night.

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:35:56 EDT

Dateline Beijing: It's going to be something of a potpourri today. One thing about the Olympics is that if you are looking for variety in sports, this is the place to be.

BMX Bike Racing became an Olympic sport for ...

What is that around your neck?

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:07:38 EDT

Dateline Beijing: "Mackson, what is that thing hanging around your neck?" (imagine the words being spoken in English with a European accent). The question came from my longtime ...

You can go home again.... well sort of.

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:21:47 EDT

Dateline Beijing: As I said earlier it's been 32 years since I began my Olympics Photographic career covering Volleyball during the 1976 games in Montreal. As the first Chief Photographer ...

Tennis anyone?

undisclosed@pluggedin.kodak.com (richardmackson) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:44:43 EDT

Dateline Beijing: Here I am at my computer dashing off yet another chapter in this Olympic adventure, trying to decide just what is the most interesting thing to write about.
Should the ...