NBC's coverage of the 2012 London Olympics is available on Blu-ray and DVD!

Amazon has listed both Blu-ray and DVD editions of NBC's London 2012 coverage highlights. I know I haven't written much about the London Games as they were happening, but I intend to do a write up soon. In the meantime you order one or both of these sets from the links below. I do get a small percentage of the purchase price of these sets if you do order from the links below. That money will go towards allowing me to pick up more Olympics related good and media and review it here for you all. Your support is much appreciated. Thanks!

    

Mexican Gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas Performed to Zelda Musical Medley

This has been floating around the web for a few days now, but it's just too cool for me not to share here. Mexican gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas performed her floor routine at the London 2012 games to a medley of music from the popular Legend of Zelda video game franchise. I'm bummed I missed the original performance but I have since been able to catch it online. Being a huge fan of the Zelda franchise myself I was very excited when I heard about this. In interviews following the performance she has talked about her love for the Zelda games and has even compared her routine to the game saying, "I thought of Link running around through the forest, mountains, caves, and how agile he is, it was funny to think that I was doing something similar but in my own way. I liked what it reminded me of: the whole concept of never giving up on my quest." She also commented on the attention she is getting from fans of the games saying, "I’m surprised that so many people have recognized the song. It’s a win-win situation. I like the fact that gamers want more people to recognize beautiful game soundtracks and I want more people to get involved in gymnastics."

Source: Zelda Dungeon

Records Say Chinese Gymnasts May Be Under Age

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From the New York Times:

China named its Olympic women’s gymnastics team on Friday, and the inclusion of at least two athletes has further raised questions, widespread in the sport, about whether the host nation for the Beijing Games is using under-age competitors.

Chinese officials responded immediately, providing The New York Times with copies of passports indicating that both athletes in question — He Kexin, a gold-medal favorite in the uneven parallel bars, and Jiang Yuyuan — are 16, the minimum age for Olympic eligibility since 1997.

Officials with the International Gymnastics Federation said that questions about He’s age had been raised by Chinese news media reports, USA Gymnastics and fans of the sport, but that Chinese authorities presented passport information to show that He is 16.

Online records listing Chinese gymnasts and their ages that were posted on official Web sites in China, along with ages given in the official Chinese news media, however, seem to contradict the passport information, indicating that He and Jiang may be as young as 14 — two years below the Olympic limit.

Continue reading the article HERE.