http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged '2008-olympics' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://usa.worldcupblog.org/news/pia-declined-to-meet-the-president.html Melissa 2008-08-29 23:34:03 According to the Swedish website, SR International, our fearless leader just got a little more fearless as she recently declined an invitation to meet ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/thoughts/the-olympics-what-have-we-learned.html Melissa 2008-08-25 06:55:41 Insomnia. I have it and I've spent the past ooooh no-idea-how-long thinking about our WNT and the Olympics and the lessons we are going ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/thoughts/fall-tour.html Melissa 2008-08-23 14:11:01 Please DO take a few moments to read the NBC article on the positive effects of Pia Sundhage's tenure as head coach of the USWNT, ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/gold-medal-yall.html Melissa 2008-08-21 11:48:38 It was an overtime goal from Carli Lloyd that ended the game at 1-0. The USA brings home the Gold YET AGAIN (haters to ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/previewing-the-finals.html Melissa 2008-08-19 19:00:31 Unless you are living under a rock, you already know the US women will face Brazil this Thursday morning to compete for the Olympic gold ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/thoughts/were-in-your-semis-creeping-to-your-finals.html Melissa 2008-08-15 19:29:48 Mini vacation is now officially over, I've removed my Out Of Office Reply, and I'm finally back to "work" covering our Women's National Team. ... http://ivorycoast.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/were-through.html bobby 2008-08-13 09:10:20 Just a quick update... The Elephants defeated Australia 1-0 today, to move on to the next stage. They will face Nigeria next, a foe they ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/duh.html Carter Daly 2008-08-13 07:42:24 This was obviously the way it was going to go down. Regardless of the fact that they had somehow managed to be group leaders heading into ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/it-all-comes-down-to-this.html Carter Daly 2008-08-12 20:23:05 Yes, I am back. I have returned from my six day scouting trip of Wyoming only to come home empty handed, with no gallivanting ... http://ivorycoast.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/cotedivoire-v-australia.html bobby 2008-08-12 13:15:57 Cissé Sékou, attaquant des éléphants olympiques : “Nous avons des atouts pour battre les Australiens” Well, that isn't exactly a guarantee, but.....it looks like des éléphants ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/group-e/dont-eff-this-up.html Brooks Peck 2008-08-12 12:50:18 Dear U.S. Men's Team, Please don't eff this up. I don't mean to be harsh or unduly negative, but let's face it -- you guys ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/bits/usa-vs-the-kiwis-preview.html Melissa 2008-08-12 00:55:24 I had a grand plan to write the Moby Dick of World Cup Blog posts: addressing the USWNT's dreaded midfield issues, their sometimes maybe somewhat ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/having-trouble-watching-the-games-wired-has-got-your-back.html Melissa 2008-08-10 17:48:18 I recently discovered the Wired How-To Wiki which, as the title suggests, is a site where anyone can create an account and post a howto ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/why-did-you-do-that.html Brooks Peck 2008-08-10 09:19:12 What a letdown. The U.S. men's team dominated the second half against the Netherlands, coming back from a 1-0 halftime deficit with two goals in ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/news/we-won-we-won.html Melissa 2008-08-09 12:34:17 The USWNT beat Japan 1-0 with a Carli Lloyd goal in the 28th minute. And the team that showed up to play this game ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/uswnt-vs-japan-preview.html Melissa 2008-08-08 23:25:21 This one is on at... 2am! Too bad the NBCOlympics website locks everyone out of their videos unless we are running *ahem* certain operating ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/792.html Brooks Peck 2008-08-08 12:23:04 Circumstances rarely conspire in favor of the U.S. men's soccer team, but that's what happened yesterday when they notched a 1-0 victory over Japan while ... http://ivorycoast.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/tough-loss.html bobby 2008-08-07 13:11:42 I haven't had a chance to watch the game, but it looks like the Elephants were pretty evenly matched for most of the match. ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/whatever-ill-take-it.html Brooks Peck 2008-08-07 09:06:16 After going without a goal in either of their two ING Cup matches, the U.S. Men's team started their Olympic campaign off with a 1-0 ... http://ivorycoast.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/go-elephants.html bobby 2008-08-06 22:41:55 What's the capital of Cote d'Ivoire? The answer, of course, is Yamoussoukro. If you knew the answer to that, then you are one step ahead of me. ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/it-was-really-more-of-a-whimper.html Melissa 2008-08-06 11:54:36 It's ok. I'm used to losing. I've been following the San Jose Earthquakes this season. This morning, in the first six minutes ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/news/ginormous-olympic-tv-schedule-post.html Melissa 2008-08-04 20:47:22 If you are a fan of the USA team and the women's game, then it's definitely time for you to click on over to the ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/thoughts/grab-your-partner-dosey-doe.html Carter Daly 2008-08-02 22:30:19 With the two warm-up games in the books, one thing sticks out more painfully than the rest. The statistic that reads "Goals - USA: ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/friendly/0-for-2.html Carter Daly 2008-08-02 14:58:49 For the second straight game of the ING Cup, the USA failed to win. For the second straight game of the ING Cup, the USA failed ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/is-it-a-blackout-or-does-no-one-care.html Melissa 2008-08-01 13:36:15   "I'm Hope Solo and I approve this message" I searched the internets far and wide for articles from qualified sources that preview all the women's ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/2008-olympics/an-unaffected-roster.html Carter Daly 2008-07-29 17:18:50 It's really quite an odd term, but one that absolutely fits... at least in my head. It came to me as I was viewing this ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/womens-national-team/natasha-kai-appreciation-post.html Melissa 2008-07-29 13:45:23 If you've been reading the USWNT blog, you know the team is up to a lot of traveling and training this week. Hope Solo ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/bits/america.html Brooks Peck 2008-07-29 07:54:32 I have it on good authority that the U.S. team is employing the following training techniques to prepare for the Olympics... I think the friendship moves ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/ronaldinho-says-hes-going-to-the-olympics-with-or-without-permission.html Laurie 2008-07-10 16:36:24 Ronaldinho says he's going to the Olympics, Barcelona be damned. All right, that's a paraphrase. What he actually said was this: "I feel very positive and ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/nbc-wants-us-to-see-olympic-soccer-if-we-have-the-right-cable-providers.html Laurie 2008-07-06 10:40:50 Good news for US fans of Olympic soccer who are worrying about not being able to see the games. NBC feels our pain and ...