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Olympics Xing
Xing (pronounced shing or sing) means journey in Chinese — fitting for this blog, which is all about the journey of the U.S. men's basketball team and N&O staff writer Luciana Chavez at the 2008 Beijing Games. She is covering her first Olympics and making her first trip to China. Check in here for Olympic news and for Luci's impressions getting to and being at the Games.
Krzyzewski grandkids rock stars in China
Submitted by lchavez on 08/20/2008 - 07:47
BEIJING — USA coach Mike Krzyzewski's entire family, wife (1), daughters (3), grandkids (5), sons-in-law (3), are all in China for the U.S. run at the Beijing Olympics.
It's odd to be anywhere and not hear immediate recognition of the Krzyzewski name. But apparently his granddaughters Carly and Emmie have attracted quite a bit of attention while the family has been out in Beijing taking in the attractions and Olympic events.
The girls have reddish hair and the Chinese just don't see a lot of those in their own country. Mickie Krzyzewski, the coach's wife, said Wednesday that they've taken to calling the girls "Hannah Montanas" because they attract such crowds.
While visiting the Beijing zoo earlier in the week, so many people were taking pictures of the girls that the family caught themselves taking photos of the people taking photos of the girls.
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