Having done events in Korea for many years, I have had a number of phone calls from clients looking for help for the 2018 Winter Olympics. To date, I have taken numerous trips to Pyeongchang to scout out the region for venues, hotels, warehouses, staffing, supplies and more. Each time I go there to talk with city officials and people from the different committees, I am told, "It's coming. We're building it." It's this "wait and see" technique that I think will cause a major headache before next year. In short, is Korea ready for the Olympics? Well...let's wait and see. I hope so and from living in Korea for so many years, I know that, generally, it'll all work out. But before it can work out, there has to be fight, a struggle, an argument, a totally embarrassing oversight, etc. I am not trying to offend anyone here, I just know that that's the case. I find the best way to survive this is to be prepared and work out as many "Plan B...

Damn you NBC and your copyright rules. Everybody in the world would be going to you to see Kim Yuna's performance, but you've blocked them. I've found a solution. You can see it on the Korean website Daum. For those that need English...sorry, but the first video that loads will be her performance in Korean. Basically, the announcers are telling you about the moves and about how wonderful she is. Here's the link for Yuna Kim's 2010 Gold Medal Performance Video:

I am sorry but I can't imbed it here because I am out, but you can click on the link below. http://sports.media.daum.net/vancouver2010/broadcast/highlight/slideshow.html?gid=6243&newsid=20100226135617357 Here is another one: http://news.naver.com/sports/new/vancouver2010/vodPlayer.nhn?id=268 Here is Yuna recieving the medal on the podium. Here is a cute video that is Dan Sent from my iPod www.seouleats.com - Posted from my iPhone

I couldn't find this on NBC or even the English websites. Luckily, Korean's are all about Kim Yuna here, so here is the performance.  You are going to have to go to this link to watch the video, because the website won't let me embed it here. Also, it's in Korean. http://sports.media.daum.net/soccer/news/a_match/breaking/view.html?cateid=1172&newsid=20100224132848542&p=m_daum I found a video! Watch this hilarious video of a Beer Guzzling, Pizza Eating Kim Yuna fan watching the performance.

I was pretty shocked to see this commercial airing during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic coverage. It is showing on American TV (NBC) and is an AT&T commercial about a Samsung phone, but still... Samsung + Apolo Ohno? The best part is the tagline at the end. "When you're the fastest, anything is possible." Does the Korean Netizen world know about this? I can't even imagine the outrage, considering how little Koreans think of him, and the backlash that would create against Samsung. Or would they blame AT&T? If you are unfamiliar with the controversy around Apolo Ohno and the Korean speed skaters, Marmot's Hole has a brief summary of the most recent developments. (I made an identical post on my own blog) Hello from America all my friends in Korea! by Lunalil (now based in America and missing affordable Korean food)

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhuanet)-- Mega-Olympian Michael Phelps packs in 12,000 calories a day to fuel his medal-winning. So let's see what Michael Phelps eats in a day. His breakfast: a large bowl of porridge; three doorstep-sized sandwiches of white bread, butter, fried egg, fried onion, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise; a five-egg omelette tastefully garnished with parsley; three slices of French toast liberally sprinkled with sugar; three pancakes topped with chocolate chips; and two large cups of coffee. Next to it is lunch, which consists of 1lb (that's a very large bowl) of pasta with tomato sauce; two large ham-and-cheese sandwiches with more lettuce, tomato and don't forget the mayo; plus four bottles of a proprietary high-energy sports drink. For dinner, it's another pound of pasta, a large cheese-and-tomato pizza, and another four bottles of the same proprietary high-energy sports drink. The average adult man, depending on age, height and we...

I found some great shots on BBC sport. The top one is my favorite. It just screams focus. Check out the Chinese Girl's Thighs!!! Thunder Thighs! Grace. Ungrace Intensity and one long ass name: Ingimundarson The Brazilians can don't even need gravity to look chic.

So the Frenchman, Alain Bernard, said his team would smash the Americans, but he didn't realize that a challenge is the best motivation for the good old U.S of A. Oh, and we love being the underdog. And in American fashion, Jason Lezak came from behind to win. It was a beautiful sight.