Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

Login Options

4:30 p.m. • 2-12-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Mon: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F
  • Tue: Rain.
    • Hi: 53° F
  • Wed: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 57° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Marketplace Links

Social Links

Main Menu

Tara Calishain kittie and her Kindle

TechTalk Blog: Consumer Tech News

 Want to stay current on the latest tech issues and trends? Find out about cool stuff you can use, news you should be aware of and resources that should come in handy with WRAL's TechTalk with technology writer and researcher Tara Calishain.

RSS Feed

Olympics Online

The Olympics, they're so confusing! There's so much coverage on TV, and unfortunately when I try to look at my TV listings they just say "Olympics". It doesn't say whether coverage will include downhill skiing (which I want to watch) or hockey (which I don't, particularly.) There are many places online where you can get guides to Olympic coverage, and even some video from NBC! But I get ahead of myself...

I like Yahoo's Olympics coverage at http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/. Here you can get the latest news and medal counts for the various events. On the right side of the page you can also get television listings -- what's on right now, and what's coming up later. If you visit the TV schedule page, it'll give you TV schedule coverage across many different channels (including NBC, CNBC, USA, and MSNBC) all the way through February 26.

NBC, has you might expect, also has television listings at their Olympics home site. They've also got stories, photos, video, and a lot more on one extremely busy page. You can watch highlights and Olympic stories via their online video, but make sure your media player is fully upgraded or you may have some trouble. Want something a little less frantic? NPR's Olympics coverage includes stories, RSS feeds, and a daily blog.

The official Olympics site, at http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html , is obviously not going to have TV schedules. But they do have a schedule of events and an amazing photo gallery that's broken out by event. Don't miss the Kodak "picture of the day" gallery either.

Wikipedia's page for the 2006 Olympics is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics. There's also pointers here to information on future Olympics. Coverage here includes medal counts, event results, and a schedule. Wikipedia notes that it may have event results before the events actually air in the US, so there's a "spoiler warning" before event results are listed. While you're here visit the Wikimedia Commons page for the 2006 Olympics, which contains photographs of the event (at the moment it's mostly the torch being run, but I expect it'll expand.)
Read More Posts from this Blog
e-mail print friendly

0 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.


Featured Blogposts

  • scotty and mr wuf

    American Idol and Garner native Scotty McCreery performs at N.C. State's Hoops 4 Hope. The circus is in town. And Olympic-level table tennis stops in Cary. Here's what's happening this weekend.

  • Hoops 4 Hope on Feb. 15, 2009

    The Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation is sponsoring Play 4Kay events on Hillsborough Street starting Feb. 8 to support Hoops 4 Hope and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

  • Heart

    Showering your loved ones with goodies is always fun to do on Valentine's Day, but not if it leaves you drowning in debt! With a little planning and creativity, you can show your loved ones you care and stay within your budget.

Other Recent Blogposts