Phelps on board...

With Michael Phelps on board Chicago can't be stopped:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hRPBOntoDs2RWLhsvkc_DSmmWn7QD92VJ2800

Seriously, this guy can do anything. I hope that he and Daley got along well because we're going to need Phelps' support over the coming year. Hopefully he is as much an international superstar as the media is making him out to be.

A taste of the Olympics...

Oprah gave Chicago a taste of what it would be like to have nearly all of the U.S. olympic stars here in Chicago yesterday:

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/oprah-mayor-dal.html

I haven't seen the episode yet but it sounds like a small piece of the show gave some encouragement to the Chicago 2016 bid - hopefully the nation sees Oprah's show and catches some of the excitement that we have here in Chicago!

I'll post more video from the show if I can get some next week.

Bravo China!

The Beijing Olympics were unreal - two weeks of excitement. London has a big name to live up to after that performance.

Here's a great link to a list of the greatest moments (from a US perspective) from ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/flash/zoomGallery?section=gen&photoGalleryId=3549249

From my conversations with Chicagoans, the last two weeks have only inspired us further and increased anticipation of having the Olympics here in Chicago.

Thank you Beijing!

Go Chicago 2016!!