2012 Olympics Archives

Video: Watch Keshorn Walcott Get A Hero’s Welcome in Trinidad

Words by Jesse Serwer, via CTV— If you figured the record-breaking, world-bossing, US-embarrassin' Jamaican athletes would get the most massive welcome home reception in the Caribbean after the Olympics,... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Half Way Tree, Kingston Reacts to Jamaica’s 4×100-meter World Record

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Martei Korley— The Jamaican team of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter ran the 4 x 100-meter sprint in 36.84 seconds, beating the previo... Read More...

Olympic Sound: London 2012 Meets Vintage Trini Calypso In Who Jax’s “London Town”

Words by Jesse Serwer— With all due respect to Mitt Romney's foot and mouth, the Caribbean, in the form of the Jamaican track team, is the central storyline at the London Olympics kicking off tonight. S... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Cedella Marley + Puma’s Jamaican Olympic Uniforms

Words by Jesse Serwer— It's a foregone conclusion that Jamaica will dominate the track and field competition at this summer's London Olympics. But not being able to see the future, we can't actually guar... Read More...

Seen: Usain Bolt x Joan Smalls x Vogue

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Patrick Demarchelier— The 2012 Summer Olympics are about to bear down on us like humid London fog on a drizzly August afternoon, and Usain Bolt, easily the most heralded ... Read More...

Jump and Win: Olympic Dreams for Haitian Athlete Samyr Laine

Words By Nico Simino, via BBC— With all of the tragedy that has struck Haiti the last few years, one positive note that has emerged is Samyr Laine. Laine, who was born and raised in New York City, will s... Read More...

Yard Rock Cafe: Usain Bolt Launches Food Empire with Tracks & Records

Words by Jesse Serwer Our own Eddie STATS first brought us word of Tracks & Records after returning from a weekend in Jamaica last month with stories of a new Usain Bolt theme restaurant/sports bar t... Read More...

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