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Looks like Michael Phelps is on his way to breaking Mark Spitz record for the most Olympic gold medals. Phelps has won two gold medals so far since the start of the Olympic Games. Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and Phelps is aiming to go home with eight gold medals. The great athlete Phelps has his sights set on winning eight gold medals to break the record. Sadly, Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe retired at the ripe age of 24 and didn’t compete in this year’s Olympics. It would have been a great battle against the two swimmers, being that I’m a huge fan of Thorpe and the Aussies. Well, the opening ceremony looked amazing and the bird nest looked beautiful. When I was in Beijing in 2006, the nest and the entire city was a huge construction zone, so it’s nice to see the unveiling with a $350 million ceremony.