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Now showing: August 8, 2008: Highlights of Friday's four-hour Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing

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August 24, 2008 - Closing ceremonies

August 24, 2008 - Competition Day 16: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 23, 2008 - Competition Day 15: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 22, 2008 - Competition Day 14: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 21, 2008 - Competition Day 13: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 20, 2008 - Competition Day 12: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 19, 2008 - Competition Day 11: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 18, 2008 - Competition Day 10: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 17, 2008 - Competition Day 9: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 17, 2008 - Gannett cartoonists: Gannett editorial cartoonists draw their take on issues related to the Olympics.

August 16, 2008 - Competition Day 8: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 15, 2008 - Competition Day 7: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 14, 2008 - Competition Day 6: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 13, 2008 - Competition Day 5: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 12, 2008 - Competition Day 4: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 12, 2008 - Mike Lopresti: Take a bike ride from the Olympic media center to Beijing's downtown.

August 11, 2008 - Competition Day 3: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 10, 2008 - Competition Day 2: U.S. athletes compete at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 9, 2008 - Competition Day 1: U.S. athletes begin competition at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing

August 8, 2008 - Highlights of Friday's four-hour Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing.

August 8, 2008 - USA TODAY: Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing

August 8, 2008 - A look at some U.S. athletes hours before the Opening Ceremony.

August 8, 2008 - USA TODAY: Tiananmen Square sunrise

August 7, 2008 - Final preparation: U.S. athletes practice and the city of Beijing preps in the last hours before Friday's Opening Ceremony.

August 6, 2008 - City prepares for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

August 5, 2008 - U.S. athletes to watch: Portraits and action photographs of U.S. athletes to watch for at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

August 4, 2008 - Gannett cartoonists: Gannett editorial cartoonists draw their take on issues related to the Olympics.

July 30, 2008 - 10 things to watch: Zero in on which of the 3,600 hours of Olympic moments that will be on broadcast TV, cable and the Web are your best bets.

July 29, 2008 - The Arizona Republic: The Grand Canyon State's top Olympians

July 7, 2008 - USA TODAY: Swimming trials for the U.S. Olympic team

July 7, 2008 - USA TODAY: Track and field trials for the U.S. Olympic team

July 6, 2008 - The Des Moines Register: Shawn Johnson has been the darling of gymnastics since winning the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Western National Championships five years ago.