Giddy Anticipation Friday Afternoon Olympic Links

Hello all, its very nearly time! I’ll try to keep it short, because I know we’ve got loads of posts coming your way in the next few days, so stay tuned! Opening Ceremonies are tonight, and although they are not being streamed live, we can still keep up with whats happening through the Official London 2012 Opening Ceremonies Website. You can also watch behind the scene videos HERE. Check out these fans!

Fantastic Outfits!

The rest of your links:

Make sure to check out Ali’s post from earlier today for all your Live Streaming links, schedules and more

Eventing Order of Go — All Competitors

Opening Ceremonies through the years

This will be US Team vet Dr. Brendan Furlong’s fifth and final Olympics via @FranJurga

Photo tour of the whole XC course

Keep an eye on Hawley’s YouTube channel as she keeps us up to date with Team Canada happenings

Will Connell, Team GBR Equestrian Performance Director, has a great blog, “the terrain introduces a dimension that is impossible to predict”

If you’re lucky enough to be attending the games, forget your oversized hats and booze, Horse & Hound tells us what you can and cannot bring to Greenwich

Team SmartPak has arrived! (Also, you can follow them @SmartPakerSarah & @SmartPakerColby)

Boyd hooks us up with more pictures from XC and the jogs

Irish Showjumper Denis Lynch appeals the CAS after his horse failed a hypersensitivity test in July and was disqualified from the Olympics

Zara Phillips handles “Zaramania” and “antisnafflers” well in Team GB press conferences, despite media attempts to question her on scandals within her family

Showjumper Beezie Madden blogs about her upcoming attempt at a third Olympic gold medal

“Old Bugger” Mark Todd is plotting to add to his Olympic medal collection, despite needing to flash accreditation everywhere he goes to assure everyone he is, in fact, an athlete

A video from World Horse Welfare speaks to the measures taken to ensure that the horses’ well-being is Priority No. 1 

In totally unrelated news, check out the US Swim Team (can you spot Michael Phelps?) in their own rendition of Call Me Maybe:

[P.S. Do you know how much money I would pay to see Phillip do the equestrian team version of this?? The answer is lots HINT HINT.]