An examination of how Olympic logos evolved during the period between a city's initial bid for the Summer or Winter games and the final version the public got to see.READ»
Infographic: Let the Games Begin!
More than 80 nations and 5,500 athletes and officials will participate in this year's Winter Games.
NBC paid $820 million for the rights to broadcast Vancouver 2010, 34% more ...READ»
In my mind, already, China has botched these Olympics. Word has come out that two different aspects of the elaborate opening ceremony were faked. Some of the fireworks seen on the televised ceremony were computer generated. And the ...READ»
I watched this morning's too-close-to-call International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote with friends in London and while these normally self-deprecating Londoners are elated to bag the $3bn prize of hosting the 2012 games, there's also ...READ»
I breathed a huge sigh of relief as London was announced as the host city for the 2012 Olympics. My interest in having the Olympics stay away from New York is about more than my not wanting even more tourists clogging up the subway. ...READ»
The dust has settled on Rio's big win over Chicago in the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games, and we're left wondering why the South American city trumped a city that was supposed to be a guaranteed winner. According to Jim Scher, the ...READ»
The world's growing interest in all things green--along with international conferences like COP15--have put pressure on Olympic organizers to prove that the 2010 Winter Olympics won't have a big environmental impact. That's why the ...READ»
With headlines from the Winter Olympics popping up left and right on every news site I happen across, it's hard to avoid knowing who won what when. As an avid winter sports enthusiast, though, I still want to see how it went down. ...READ»
"We are confident that the Games coming to China not only promotes our economy but also enhances all social conditions, including education, health, and human rights. "
~ Wang Wei, Secretary General of ...READ»
In an era of corporate social responsibility, how can a multinational company participate as a patron and sponsor of the Olympic Games without tarnishing its image? Even a better question is who would have thought that ...READ»
The winning designs for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic medals have been revealed: the gold, silver, and bronze medals will all be made from melted-down electronics.
Canadian designer Corrine Hunt's medals are laser-etched, so no two ...READ»
That’s what ran through my head this week when I heard the latest news about the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. On November 5th, the city officially handed over the athlete’s village to the Olympics, which prompted a ...READ»
I have been waiting for the Olympics to begin for a long time.
I am drawn to the sports - the diversity of the skills on display, the high level of competition, and the powerful emotions behind every run, throw, stroke, ...READ»
Luge freaks, hold on to your skin-tight unitards. For its 2010 Winter Olympics coverage, NBC is firing up surround sound that'll make the luge and bobsled events sound as loud and crisp as NASCAR on Fox.READ»
Can’t say I didn’t see this coming a mile away – Western journalists in China for the Olympics (gasp!) can’t access certain websites. This despite the International Olympic Committee’s claim that reporters would have ...READ»
If you haven't seen the commercials on every NBC channel for the last year, the 29th Summer Olympic Games commence in Beijing at 08:08:08 p.m. Given that Beijing is 12 hours ahead of the East Coast, and 15 hours ahead of the West ...READ»
The Winter Olympics start later this week, which means fans will soon be subjected to ads from the usual suspects, e.g. McDonald's, Visa, Coca-Cola. But Red Bull, which usually steers clear of mainstream sports in favor of alternative ...READ»
Less than a month before the Games open, stories already fill the press about troubles in the Greek city: unfinished construction projects, potential traffic jams, and fear of terror attacks. Now the Greek government has another ...READ»
Rio de Janeiro? After years of speculation, a rigorous four-year $50 million pitch by Chicago’s bid team, and impassioned pleas by Oprah and, you know, the Obamas, Chicago was the first city eliminated as a possible host city for ...READ»
Everywhere you look, London's 2012 Olympics have scrapped or hedged on some aspect of their environmental goals, casting doubt on whether there's even such a thing as Green Games.READ»
It can be lonely in the Great White North. Perhaps that's why this
year, Canada is inviting the whole world over. The Vancouver Winter
Games were a warm-up: This month, it welcomes the G8 and G20 summits --
considered the Olympics ...READ»
It's becoming the essential competitive edge: the ability to hopscotch the globe, switching countries, cultures, and languages as easily as the rest of us change clothes. Meet some folks who are really living the borderless life.READ»
Peter Tan
Marketing Director, UPS Beijing 2008 Olympics Project
Beijing, China
Peter Tan, 44, must help UPS raise its profile in China, where the company previously operated through a joint venture. As the official ...READ»
