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Michael Phelps Writing a Book

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:51:48 +0000

Michael Phelps (23) is will release his book Built to Succeed on December. The book will tell the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims, which resulted in seven world records.

Will you buy it?

Nastia Liukin versus Shawn Johnson

Hollywood Grind — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:41:14 +0000

The answer is Nastia Liukin (right) and Shawn Johnson (left). The question is:

Which two perky Olympian teammates are really bitter rivals? One spiked the other’s protein shake with laxatives before a big competition, but her plan backfired when her nemesis not only powered through the competition but beat her so-called friend anyway.

It’s hard to say who did what since Nastia beat Shawn in one competition, and Shawn beat Nastia in another. Both took home gold and silver Olympic medals.

Michael Phelps is Worth $100 Million – Who is He Dating?

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:37:44 +0000

Michael Phelps (22) will make an estimated $100 million, or more, during his lifetime due to his win of 8 gold medals during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. Overall Phelps has won a total of 14 gold medals in his career. Phelps beat Mark Spitz (58) 1972 record of 7 gold medals won at an Olympic games.

With the fame comes curiosity about his personal life, and accusations of cheating. One advantage Phelps, and others had, was their special Speedo suit, which simulates dolphin skin, and helps the swimmer glide through water with little resistance.

Extra interviewed Phelps and told him Carrie Underwood has a crush on him. Phelps responded:

"That’s the first I’ve heard of that. That’s pretty cool."

Extra also asked if he was dating Amanda Beard (above), Phelps said:

"No, I’m not dating Amanda Beard. I’ll say that. I think she has a boyfriend."

He was then asked if he is single:

"Part of my life is kept to myself. I’m able to relax and be with my friends. Those pretty much are the only people who really know the answer to that question."

There are rumors that Phelps is dating Lily Donaldson.

Phelps was also asked about the big bucks he’ll be making in endorsements:

"It’s not about the money. I love what I do. The one thing I’m really looking forward to doing is raising the bar in the sport of swimming and promoting it to get new faces involved in the sport."

It’s about winning, being the best, and the money. With all that, Phelps can help young people get their start in swimming.

Being number one has it’s perks, like when Michael Phelps got to meet Vanessa Minnillo on MTV’s Total Request Live (below).

Phelps appears, as many Olympic gold medalists have, on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but he won’t be on the Wheaties box. Instead, Phelps will appear on Kellog’s Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes boxes, which will come out in September.

Even Michael’s mom, Debbie Phelps, is now a celebrity. Johnson’s Baby has dubbed Debbie their Mom of the Olympic Games, and the company will donate money in her name to children’s causes. Debbie said Michael was diagnosed with ADHD when he was nine:

"He was non-stop, always going, always questioning," Debbie says. "When the teachers brought it to my attention about his lack of focus in the classroom, that’s when I got concerned."

"When he was nine, 10, 11 years old, he would sit at the pool for hours. That’s why when I was talking with his teachers, and they’d say, ’He can’t focus on anything,’ I’d say, ’Well yes he can! He can focus on the pool.’ He was able to focus on what he loved."

Thanks to the support of his mother, hard work, and determination, Michael Phelps is now an example to people all over the world.

Usain Bolt from Jamaica Sets New 100 Meter World Record

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:41:50 +0000

Usain Bolt, who is from Jamaica and is nick named Lightening, set a new 100 meter world record of 9.69 seconds winning the first gold medal ever for his country. He is something like 6 feet 5 inches tall, and he even slowed up at the end, so we don’t know how fast he could have really ran the race. Bolt reminds me of a race horse with those long legs. The race was amazing.

Michael Phelps and Dara Torres Make Olympic History

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:26:13 +0000

Michael Phelps won his eight gold medal on Sunday, breaking Mark Spitz’s record.

Dara Torres, who is 41 years-old, and a five-time Olympian, is now the oldest American swimmer ever. Torres won two silver medals on the final day of swimming at the Water Cube, and lost a gold medal Sunday morning by one-hundredth of a second.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics was one of the most amazing and inspiring.

On June 24 David Beckham will attend the closing ceremony to mark the transition of the Olympics, which will help held 4 summers from now in London.

Sara Boberg Without Clothes On

Hollywood Grind — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:28:14 +0000

Sara Boberg is the latest Olympic athlete to pose without clothes on. Online reports say Sara is on the Olympic Swedish Crossbow team, and other reports say she is not. Sara is Swedish, is holding a crossbow, and standing next to other Olympic athletes, so… What matters most is how she looks without her clothes on.

Click here or here to see Sara without her clothes on.

German Olympic Athletes Pose for Playboy

Hollywood Grind — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:39:08 +0000

Four female athletes representing Germany in the 2008 Beijing Olympics took their clothes off for Playboy. The athletes are, in order of appearance below, Romy Tarangul (Judo), Petra Niemann (sailing), Katharina Sholz (field hockey), and Nicole Reinhardt (Kayak).

Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Underage Scandal

Hollywood Grind — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:36:59 +0000

Two Chinese Olympic Gymnasts He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan, who won gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, may in fact be only 14 years-old, when Olympic gymnasts are required to be 16 years-old. Both were chosen to compete late in July. Younger, and therefore smaller, gymnasts have the advantage of being able to perform difficult skills easier. There is a lot of evidence supporting claims that documents were forged around the time of the Olympics to insure He and Jiang qualified to compete. However, there is a lot of evidence, especially from Chinese government web sites, and statements from government officials confirming the claims these two athletes were under the age of 16. If these accusations are true, it cheapens how the world sees China, and causes a loss of face due to the perception that they cheated their way to gold medals. To encourage the best athletes to compete, it might be best for the Olympic committee to allow any age to compete. Click the link below to read more, and see some of the evidence.

Below are China’s Beijing Olympic Gymastic team (left to right) Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin celebrate their victory during the awarding ceremony for gymnastics artistic women’s team final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. The Chinese team claimed the title of the event with a score of 188.900.

Two female Chinese gymnasts, including a gold-medal favorite, might be too young to participate in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Several online records and reports show He Kexin, the host nation’s top competitor on uneven bars, and Jiang Yuyuan might not yet be 16, the minimum age for Olympic eligibility. Both were chosen for China’s team last week.

On the Web site of the Chengdu Sports Bureau — Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China — a file dated January 2006 shows He Kexin as being born Jan. 1, 1994.

Most recently, a May 23 story in the China Daily newspaper, the official English-language paper of the Chinese government, had He Kexin’s age as 14.

The newspaper story begins: "The 14-year old newcomer to the national team, who was recruited last year, has raised a lot of eyebrows recently after she broke two world records on the uneven bars in as many months."

The New York Times raised questions about the athletes’ ages in a story Saturday. And Chinese officials provided the newspaper with copies of passports indicating both gymnasts are 16.

But in a speech on Nov. 3, 2007, in the central city of Wuhan, Liu Peng, director of general administration of sport for China, said: "The 13-year-old uneven-bar gymnast He Kexin, who defeated national team athlete Yang Yilin — she just won the bronze medal in the world championships — has demonstrated her ability."

To be eligible for the Cities Games where Liu made his remarks, Chinese documents show athletes must be over 13, but under 15.

Zhang Peiwen, spokesman for the Chinese Gymnastics Association, told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency that both gymnasts were over 16.

"Our Olympic squads were recently named and we registered their ages according to their ID cards or other legal certificates presented by their regional gymnastics associations, which show they all are over the minimum age for the Olympics," Zhang said.

Zhang questioned the credibility of data found on the Internet or in newspapers.

"There is a lot of online information and reports," he said. "We haven’t got the time to check every piece, but everybody knows not all of them are reliable."

The New York Times reported International Gymnastics Federation officials acknowledged questions about He’s age had been raised and asked the Chinese for clarification in May.

"We heard these rumors, and we immediately wrote to the Chinese gymnastics federation," Andre Gueisbuhler, the secretary general of the international federation, told the newspaper. "They immediately sent a copy of the passport, showing the age, and everything is OK. That’s all we can check.

"As long as we have no official complaint, there is no reason to act, if we get a passport that obviously is in order."

The American and Chinese women are expected to battle for the team gold medal when the Beijing Games begin Aug. 8.

He is one of the few athletes in the world who has scored more than a 17 under the new scoring system. Using He and Yang Yilin, who also has scored a 17 on bars, the Chinese hope to use the uneven bars to build up a big advantage in the team competition.

The Americans, who won the 2007 world championships team title, have only one gymnast, Nastia Liukin, who has achieved a 17 on bars.

If gymnasts He and Jiang are under age, it would be yet another black eye for China in the buildup to the games.

In June, Chinese swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng and coach Feng Shangbao were permanently banned from the sport after Ouyang tested positive for anabolic steroids. Wrestler Luo Meng and his coach also were barred for life for a doping violation by the athlete.

The Chinese government is working feverishly to present a positive image of an open, friendly, progressive nation.

But visa restrictions, air pollution, freedom of the press issues and a problem-filled torch relay have presented a far different image to the world.

Click here to read the New York Times story that has even more information on this story.

Janos Baranyai Dislocates His Elbow at Olympics

Hollywood Grind — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:36:45 +0000

Janos Baranyai, a Hungarian weight lifter, dislocated his elbow during competition at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He was in a horrible amount of excruciating pain. Click here to see video of the lift that dislocated his shoulder, or click here to see all the pictures if the video is no longer available. Click the links only if you don’t have a weak stomach. The picture above was the family friendly still shot that doesn’t tell the whole story.

United States Olympic Team Beats France in 4 by 100 Freestyle Relay

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:54:51 +0000

The French Olympic 4 x 100 freestyle relay men’s swim team said in recent interview they would "SMASH THE AMERICAN TEAM." In the last few moments of the race, the American Olympic team from the United States, which included Michael Phelps, closed the gap, and not only won the freestyle relay to earn another gold medal, but also COMPLETELY SMASHED THE WORLD RECORD! The French team looked completely stunned. That’s what the French team gets for being so arrogant.

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