wow!!! I spent the day scrapbooking (i finished a project i started a year ago and a few challenges...fun!) and watched the Olympics (at one point i was watching 3 different channels showing 3 different events!). I watched...archery, cycling, rowing, basketball, water polo, soccer, beach volleyball, men's volleyball and tonight...we are watching women's gymnastics (I wonder why they call it women's when they are all young girls...hmmmm) and synchronized diving (this is so fun to watch and watching the Chinese win was amazing!). We are looking forward to seeing the men's relay!!! Go Phelps and USA!!!


Medal Count

Gold........2
Silver......3
Bronze....4


Design of the Medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

front of medal
reverse side of medal

The medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is designed with inspiration coming from "bi", China's ancient jade piece inscribed with a dragon pattern. The medals, made of gold and jade, symbolize nobility and virtue and are the embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honor, sending forth strong Chinese flavor.
The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On the front side, the medal adopts standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee. While on the back, the medal is inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece. The design inspiration of the medal hook derives from jade "huang", a ceremonial jade piece with decoration of double dragon pattern and "Pu", the reed mat pattern.
Noble and elegant, the Beijing Olympic Games medal is a blending of traditional Chinese culture and the Olympism. It gives the winners of the Games great honor and acclamation as recognition of their achievement.

Note: bi, a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the center
Huang, a semi circular jade ornament

reverse side of the medal

front of the medal

*all the Summer Olympics information provided has come from the 2008 Summer Olympics official site***