The Los Angeles Sentinel featured a profile of UCLA head women’s track and field coach, Jeanette Bolden, who is the head coach for the U.S. Olympic women's team.

Investor's Business Daily featured a profile of Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumni Rafer Johnson.

The Stockton Record ran an article about Patrick Ianni, a UCLA alumni and member of the U.S. Olympic men's soccer team.

The Evening Telegraph ran an article about Benny Feilhaber, also a UCLA alumni and member of the U.S. Olympic men's soccer team.

The Marin Independent Journal ran a story on Mike Altman, a graduate of the Anderson School, the only UCLA representative rowing in Beijing.

The Toronto Star ran a story about incoming UCLA freshman Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs who will be competing in women's gymnastics.

UCLA Today ran an article about six of the 39 UCLA athletes and coaches who will be participating in this year's Games — Natalie Golda, Natasha Watley, Mike Altman, Liz Masakayan, Elaine Youngs, and Jillian Ellis.

The Los Angeles Times featured the "Bruins in Beijing" blog in its "What's Bruin?" blog, linking to Julie Chiu's entry on eating Diddy Riese cookies in Beijing.