Oprah Releases List of Olympic Guests
Talk about an incredible guest list! Talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey, has revealed who will be joining her for her season-opening Olympic episode. It really is fantabulous when you think about it. She’s got major stars including Michael Phelps (swimming) but, really, he’s just one of 175 Olympian Medallists who will be appearing on the show. Here’s the complete list:
Baseball
Jeremy Cummings, Brian Duensing, John Gall, Mike Koplove, Terry Tiffee,
Casey Weathers
More after the jump!
Basketball (Men’s)
Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard,
Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, Dwyane Wade, Deron Williams
Basketball (Women’s)
Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton,
Candace Parker, Katie Smith
Beach Volleyball (Men’s)
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers
Beach Volleyball (Women’s)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
BMX Racing (Men’s)
Mike Day, Donny Robinson
BMX Racing (Women’s)
Jill Kintner
Boxing (Men’s)
Deontay Wilder
Cycling (Women’s)
Kristin Armstrong
Decathlon (Men’s)
Bryan Clay
Equestrian (Men’s)
Will Simpson
Equestrian (Women’s)
Laura Kraut, Gina Miles
Fencing (Men’s)
Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams
Fencing (Women’s)
Emily Cross, Erinn Smart, Hanna Thompson, Mariel Zagunis
Gymnastics (Men’s)
Alexander Artemev, Raj Bhavsar, Joe Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan
Gymnastics (Women’s)
Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia
Sacramone, Bridget Sloan
Judo (Women’s)
Ronda Rousey
Rowing (Men’s)
Josh Inman, Marcus McElhenney, Dan Walsh
Rowing (Women’s)
Erin Cafaro, Anna Cummins, Susan Francia, Michelle Guerette, Caroline Lind, Elle Logan, Lindsay Shoop, Mary Whipple
Sailing (Men’s)
Zach Railey
Sailing (Women’s)
Anna Tunnicliffe
Shooting (Men’s)
Walton G. Eller, Vincent Hancock, Jason Turner
Shooting (Women’s)
Corey Cogdell, Kim Rhode
Soccer (Women’s)
Nicole Barnhart, Shannon Boxx, Rachel Buehler, Lori Chalupny, Stephanie Cox, Angela Hucles, Carli Lloyd, Kate Markgraf, Heather Mitts, Heather O’Reilly, Christie Rampone, Hope Solo, Lindsay Tarpley, Aly Wagner
Softball
Monica Abbott, Laura Berg, Crystl Bustos, Andrea Duran, Jennie Finch, Tairia
Flowers, Victoria Galindo, Lovie Jung, Kelly Kretschman, Caitlin Lowe, Jessica Mendoza, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley
Swimming (Men’s)
Ian Crocker, Mark Gangloff, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Cullen Jones,
Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay,
Garrett Weber-Gale
Swimming (Women’s)
Elaine Breeden, Caroline Burckle, Natalie Coughlin, Margaret Hoelzer, Katie
Hoff, Megan Jendrick, Kara Lynn Joyce, Christine Magnuson, Christine
Marshall, Lacey Nymeyer, Allison Schmitt, Emily Silver, Julia Smit, Rebecca
Soni, Dara Torres, Kim Vandenberg
Taekwondo (Men’s)
Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez
Taekwondo (Women’s)
Diana Lopez
Track and Field (Men’s)
Bershawn Jackson
Track and Field (Women’s)
Allyson Felix, Shalane Flanagan, Hyleas Fountain, Monique Henderson, Sanya
Richards, Stephanie Brown Trafton, Sheena Tosta
Volleyball (Men’s)
Gabe Gardner, Tom Hoff, Rich Lambourne, David Lee, Ryan Millar, Reid Priddy, Riley Salmon, Scott Touzinsky
Volleyball (Women’s)
Lindsey Berg, Heather Bown, Kim Glass, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Stacy Sykora, Kim Willoughby
Water Polo (Men’s)
Tony Azevedo, Layne Beaubien, Brandon Brooks, Peter Hudnut, Rick Merlo,
Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright
Water Polo (Women’s)
Patricia Cardenas, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Brittany Hayes, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah Van Norman, Brenda Villa, Elsie Windes
Wrestling (Men’s)
Henry Cejudo
Wrestling (Women’s)
Randi Miller
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Oprah’s "Olympic" Premiere - Did You See It?
Sep 9, 2008 at 11:06 am
[…] Yesterday’s season premiere of Oprah was amazing! Watching her up on the stage announcing the different sports as the athletes made their way through the crowd (giving hi-fives along the way) was a great way to kick off the new season. Naturally, Michael Phelps (and his mom Debbie, of course) were the main focus for the first little bit but then she did her best to recognize the other major stars of the Games (for a full list of the athletes, click here). […]
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