2008 Summer Olympics Final Medal Count And Closing Ceremonies

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By Nads | Monday, August 25, 2008 | 12:56 am | 4 Comments
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The closing ceremonies were nice last night, but I personally liked the opening much better. I’m sure it was amazing if you were watching it live in-person, but the “magic” did not come through on my screen like the opening did. Jimmy Page was of course amazing, but did it seem like Leona Lewis was lip-synching?

jimmy page leona lewis

Anyway, here is the final medal count (top 5 countries) for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games:

USA G:36 Silver:38 Bronze:36 Total:110

CHN G:51 Silver:21 Bronze:28 Total:100

RUS G:23 Silver:21 Bronze:28 Total:72

GBR G:19 Silver:13 Bronze:15 Total:47

AUS G:14 Silver:15 Bronze:17 Total:46

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

4 Comments

  1. 1
    ukexpat
    Posted August 25, 2008 at 7:30 am

    Well of course the rest of the world lists the medal count in gold medal order, so on that basis China comes out on top. In any event, the Games are not about who wins the most medals…allegedly.

  2. 2
    Nads
    Posted August 25, 2008 at 10:08 am

    I just got the stats from the Olympics website. It’s not about who wins the most medals, you’re right, but in the spirit of competition it’s fun to root for a team.

  3. 3
    Giffordsaz
    Posted August 25, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    I am with you on the Ceremony Nads. I awaited the closing with high anticipation after the opening… and was very disappointed.
    Maybe it was all the drummers i bike helmets…. {why??}or the bell woman but I didnt care for it.

    I said to TheHubby that it looked like they just didn’t use the edit button. They threw every possible idea at the wall and it stuck and they never took a single idea back. By the time I saw Jackie Freaking Chan singing….. I completely lost it and screamed.

  4. 4
    Nads
    Posted August 25, 2008 at 8:13 pm

    OMG! I totally forgot about Jackie Chan, LOOOOLLLLLL. You’re so right. I was at my mom’s house last night and I just remember my little brother saying, “DUDE, is that Jackie Chan?” And it was so well put…

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