Follow the Olympics with Social Media

Are you watching the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver?  I certainly am!  I know I may be a big cheeseball, but I find the Olympic athletes inspiring, and I’m an absolute sucker for those dramatic, voiced-over NBC athlete profiles.

Want to follow the story on blogs and social media? Read on!  Here’s a short list of some bloggers who are writing during these Olympic Games:

• Rings – the Official New York Times Blog about the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games (also includes upcoming schedules and results)
• Fourth-Place Medal – The Yahoo Sports Olympics blog.
• Olympics Blog – The LA Times Vancouver Games blog.

And this is a fun one – here’s a list (from NBC) of Olympic athletes on Twitter. You can either follow the whole list, or follow individual athletes.  My favorites include Short Track speedskater Apolo Ohno, women’s hockey player Angela Ruggiero, and Curler Chris Plys.

And of course you can also follow the conversation about the Olympics by doing a Twitter search for #olympics.  Twitter search is a fun way to find other people who are interested in the same things you are.  Make sure to bookmark that search page, it’s really useful.

Want to follow the Olympics on Facebook?  Check out the Olympics Fan Page! You’ll find contests, photos, and uploaded fan photos from the event, and even find links to photo streams uploaded from athletes.  You’ll likely have to be logged into Facebook in order to see the fan pages or that photo stream page.

Any other online resources for Olympics fans? Feel free to share them here!

Happy watching!