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Great Moments in Olympic History: #8 USSR v. USA

Eight more days! Eight more days! Did anyone see Kate Middleton visit the National Portrait Gallery this morning? She was wearing a blue Stella McCartney number and a circular necklace mimicking the Olympic rings. Love her. But I digress. We have Olympic history to attend too! Eight. More. Days!

So, America and the former Soviet Union (a.k.a. Russia) have always had a tricky relationship. There was the whole Cold War thing, and the Bay of Pigs, communism, yada yada. But it has made for some intense sporting events! And while today’s great moment isn’t exactly great (it’s actually the opposite of the 1980 USA hockey team win over Russia), it’s definitely a story that has been talked about for ages.

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Great Moments in Olympic History: #9 Abebe Bikila

Nine more days, you guys. And 9 more great moments in Olympic history to go! I was thinking again last night about what makes the Olympic Games so wonderful, and I decided that it’s the promise that something of great magnitude is going to happen. An underdog story. A heroic feat. A historic meeting. The Games certainly fulfill their promise, time and time again. So without further ado…

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Countdown to the Olympic Games: 10 More Days to Go!

If you ask anyone who knows me, they’ll tell you my three favorite things in life are sports, the UK, and things that happen every four years. Well, what do you know?!? The OLYMPICS are coming!!

We’re 10 days away from the event four years in the making, and I cannot let this gathering of nations pass without celebrating in some way.

The pageantry! The sportsmanship! The possible Kate Middleton sightings! I’m too excited to sleep!

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