July 27, 201214 yr July 27th, 2012 - August 12th, 2012 Medal count predictions: The opening ceremony is Friday, and the games have already begun. With so much going on, we wanted to give you one place to keep track of all our Olympic coverage. Check back here for our complete coverage of the opening of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. Ten predictions for the games, including this gem: The U.S. will win the gold medal count. Book it. Our own travel guide to the best and brightest London has to offer. "How you like your short little river now? You're so near-dead if you tried this tomorrow." Count Carl Lewis among those doubting Usain Bolt. "(Yohan) Blake has beaten Bolt two years in a row now after the World Championships in 2011 and we don't know what Bolt's head is like when he loses." The top 20 American Olympians of all time, including No. 1 who's competing in these games. "And what speaks so big of his career: what he does in London will only enhance his legacy, most likely. There's virtually no way he can do anything to downgrade his ranking on this list." Kobe Bryant thinks the under-23 idea for basketball is "stupid." "In truth, nothing Bryant does willl ever make an impact because of the lasting legacy of the Dream Team. And despite Bryant's comments to the contrary, this team will never be judged the same way." Spain's uniforms are... uh... well... just ask them. "But at least the jacket is an improvement on that ... I guess technically it is a "shirt" Craviotto is wearing, as opposed to, say, "national humiliation." The London Eye (a big ferris wheel) is going to become a Twitter mood ring for London during the games. "Sort of like a Bat Signal for the ones too lazy to check their own smartphones." The U.S. is about to rock the less-known sports, including archery. "Ellison has now won 35 of his past 37 international matches, making him a clear gold-medal favorite ahead of a clutch of South Korean archers." You know what we need? More athletes talking about getting paid for the Olympics. Oh, hey, Sanya Richards-Ross. "As Richards-Ross said as part of her Twitter dialogue -- one in which she admirably passed along the viewpoint of a few dissenters -- the point is to make the discussion one that's actually, seriously being discussed." U.S. Women's Swimming team gets their Hannah Montana on. "And the Jay-Z song was on, and the Jay-Z song was on, Jay-Z song was oooooon..." A woman who could beat the snot out of Michael Phelps thinks he's been acting too cool for school. "But I mean, if we're looking at people you don't want to make angry? I'm going to nominate Rousey." An in-depth examination of U.S. performance in the games over the past three decades. "First off, I gotta be honest. I had no idea we were so inept at javelin. You're telling me Aaron Rodgers can't huck a spear 90 meters right now? Let's get him out there and stop embarrassing ourselves." A Greek triple-jumper got bounced for a racially-insensitive tweet. "Papachristou won't be in London because of one dumb joke. That's a shame for her, and for the Greek team, no matter how you slice it." Nike's new ad. It is boss. "The truth is, greatness is for all of us." Some details on the opening ceremony. And more from the director, Danny Boyle. Good news! Tickets still available! Everything from the first day of the games and women's soccer. "As with fellow easy victors Brazil, it's too early to say Sweden are on their way to the podium, but you also can't discount the force with which they put their boot to their overmatched opponents' throat." The U.S. flagbearer is the fencer Zagunis. "At 27, Zagunis has become one of the most dominant women in the history of individual fencing. In total, Zagunis has amassed 11 Olympic and World Championship medals, in addition to dozens more international medals for smaller events." Whoops. http://www.cbssports...ing-week-primer Favorites: Track: Men's: 100m: Usain Bolt, Jamaica 110m hurdles: Xiang Liu, China 200m: Usain Bolt, Jamaica 400m: LaShawn Merritt, USA 4x100m relay: Jamaica Decathlon: Ashton Eaton, USA Women's: 100m: Shelly Anne Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica 100m hurdles: Sally Pearson, Australia 200m: Allyson Felix, USA 400m: Sanya Richards-Ross, USA 4x100m relay: USA Basketball: Men's: USA Women's: USA Soccer: Men's: Brazil Women's: USA Swimming: Men's: 100m freestyle: James Magnussen, Australia 400m individual medley: Ryan Lochte, USA 4x100m freestyle relay: Australia 4x100 medley relay: USA 100m backstroke: Camille Lacourt, France 200m backstroke: Ryan Lochte, USA 100m breast stroke: Kosuke Ktajima, Japan 200m breast stroke: Daniel Gyurta, Hungary 100m butterfly: Michael Phelps, USA 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps, USA 50m freestyle: Cesar Filho, Brazil 200m freestyle: Ryan Lochte, USA 400m freestyle: Sun Yang, China 1500m freestyle: Sun Yang, China 4x200m freestyle relay: USA Women's: 100m freestyle: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands 400m individual medley: Elisabeth Beisel, USA 4x100m freestyle relay: Netherlands 4x100 medley relay: USA 100m backstroke: Missy Franklin, USA 200m backstroke: Missy Franklin, USA 100m breast stroke: Rebecca Soni, USA 200m breast stroke: Rebecca Soni, USA 100m butterfly: Dana Vollmer, USA 200m butterfly: Zige Liu, China 50m freestyle: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands 200m freestyle: Frederica Pellegrini, Italy 400m freestyle: Camille Muffat, France 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington, United Kingdom 200m individual medley: Stephanie Rice, Australia 4x200m freestyle relay: USA Gymnastics: Women's: Individual all-around: Jordyn Weiber, USA Team all-around: USA Balance beam: Sui Lu, China Floor: Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russia Uneven bars: Viktoria Komova, Russia Vault: McKayla Maroney, USA Men's: Individual all-around: Kohei Uchimara, Japan Team all-around: China Vault: Anton Golotsutskov, Russia Floor: Kohei Uchimara, Japan Pommel horse: Krisztian Berki, Hungary Rings: Chen Yibing, China Parallel bars: Danell Levya, USA Horizontal bar: Zou Kai, China Tennis: Men's: Roger Federer, Switzerland Women's: Victoria Azarenka, Belarus Beach Volleyball: Men's: Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego, Brazil Women's: Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta, Brazil Cycling: Men's: Mark Cavendish, United Kingdom Women's: Marianne Vos, Netherlands Archery: Men's: Individual: Brady Ellison, USA Team: South Korea Women's: Individual: Bo Bae Ki, South Korea Team: South Korea
July 27, 201214 yr Author Looks like it will be David Beckham to light the torch You spoiler, you. Tape delayed til 7 here in the US.
July 27, 201214 yr Looks like it will be David Beckham to light the torch You spoiler, you. Tape delayed til 7 here in the US. I've given up on the ceremony. Introducing all the athletes by nation which looks like it will take over an hour
July 28, 201214 yr Author This is so far the dumbest and most boring opening ceremony I've ever seen.
July 28, 201214 yr I know who did light the cauldron, but won't reveal it now (I watched the ceremony live earlier today). Although I will say it would've been neat to see a giant cartoon foot smash down on the rings after they formed in the air...
July 28, 201214 yr Aren't those the same ones they used in 1992? Well no. They wore those throw backs once in exibition before the Olympics.
July 28, 201214 yr The Olympics need to be held in communist counties only. They know how to scare people into putting on a show. Well at least for the opening ceremonies.
July 28, 201214 yr Just watching to see which country has the hottest chicks. You too?Yup. Australia had a couple cuties. I also look for the country with the ugliest chicks.
July 30, 201214 yr Who would name their kid Destinee Hooker? I bet growing up with that name was fun.
August 2, 201214 yr After today, I have to amend the above: The Gymnastics rules are so f***ING stupid a money with a brain injury could come up with something better.
August 3, 201214 yr After today, I have to amend the above: The Gymnastics rules are so f***ING stupid a money with a brain injury could come up with something better. What exactly do you mean by that?
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