Because of the exact twelve hour difference, we're going to get to see a lot of events live, so the swimming tonight has been life, Sunday morning swimming in Beijing.

ETA: Twelve hour difference from East Coast time. Sorry. The brain, she is not firing on all cylinders.

China is 14 hours ahead of EST, so it's almost 1pm there. So, nights we can expect live coverage of morning events.

ETA: Nope, Barb is right, it's 12 hours ahead. Which means someone on television is WRONG!

NBC is live right now. There'a a 12 hour time difference from Beijing to the east coast. So, if it's 10pm in NYC, it's 10am in Beijing. Anything you watch earlier in the day, starting at 9 or 10am, is delayed from the afternoon/evening before.

It's 8:41 am in China, no?

10 -- they're 12 hours off Eastern US time.

I'd say that's a bad assumption. I don't want to know until I see it happen.

Then I am glad I whitefonted!

This is brilliant: Current time in China.

I am trying hard to catch up on the night nbc coverage, but I am about 2 hours behind.

Does anyone else think that Bob Costas' hair looks like a piece? Or is that common knowledge?

I love the Olympics. Seriously. Just all the little stories, like Justin Spring, Olympic gymnast, son of an astronaut--talk about interesting family careers. And I love the feeling of the whole world focusing on something at the same time. It just feels very immediate, and community-like, and awesome.

ETA: Sorry, msbelle, I didn't notice Bob's hair. But the next time I see him, I will certainly check it out.

yeah, whitefont! I find it whacky that we are watching tomorrow right now on NBC.

I am alibelle. Makes me happy to watch the olympics. I just realized that I would never want N to be a gymnast. A diver, yes. A swimmer, absolutely. A field hockey player, sure. But not a gymnast.

I know, right? But after Nilly's story, I really want to see sunrise/sunset.