MISS CHINA WINS MISS WORLD 2012

Not only is China slaying it on a global scale with 38 Medals won at the London 2012 Olympics, but now also they are Wenxia Yu was just crowned Miss World 2012 at the Pageant held in Mongolia this year.  I couldn't be prouder of my Heritage!

The 23-year-old is a self-professed Music Lover and wants to work with the Poor.  Miss Wales and Miss Australia placed second and third respectively. 

Click here to see all the Contestants this year.

(Photo credit: Associated Press)

SPICE GIRLS REUNITE AT LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY

Spice Girls in Toronto - February 2008

For one night only the Spice Girls are set to take the stage tonight at the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony at Olympic Stadium for their first performance together since their 2007/2008 World Tour.  The Girls who have never looked better, were spotted rehearsing at the Ford Car Plant in Dagenham earlier this week here.

Do not forget to tune in, as performances from super-hot Boy Band One Direction, Annie Lennox, Russell Brand, Jessie J, George Michael, The Who and Queen also are anticipated!

 For those of us in the Eastern Time Zone, the Ceremony starts at 4:00 PM EST, running approximately three hours on CTV.

UPDATE: Most superb Reunion ever.  The Girls stole the show at the Spectacle known as the London 2012 Closing Ceremony doing a two-song Medley of Wannabe and Spice Up Your Life, riding atop London Cabs.  Too good. Anything but another Reunion Tour would be un-fathomable!

Re-live the magic below:

MARK RONSON FT. KATY B - "ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD" (COCA-COLA LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS SONG)

Still from Anywhere in the World

In the event you've been remotely close to a Television during the Olympics, you likely have heard this Song being played every commercial break. Coca-Cola has chosen hot British Talents Mark Ronson (Adele, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse) and Internet Sensation/Student of Popular Music Katy B for Anywhere in the World, the official Track of their London 2010 Olympics Campaign.

Ronson's super-interesting Journey to creating the Track is documented on-Video and shows him visiting Olympic Athletes in-training, capturing and listening to the sounds of them practicing, incorporating it all into one multi-dimensional listening experience. 

After listening to a quick Snippet of the Track on TV, you can enjoy the Track in-full below:

FRANCIS HIGGINS: "BOATS" - FUNNIEST OLYMPICS COMMENTARY EVER

Francis Higgins: Boats

OMG. Help me. My Friend Kara sent me this on Facebook to look at and along with her I can`t stop laughing about it. Francis Higgins of the Irish TV Series Hardy Bucks, posted this hilarious Commentary of the Women`s One Person Dinghy Event at the Olympics and in all honesty, I for one genuinely didn`t realize this actually was an Event!

The fact that we know so little about this Sport, makes this all the more funny as we are as equally ignorant as Higgins here. Wait till you see the surprise Nail-Biter of an ending.

NOTE: Not safe for work.

Watch the Commentary below:

CLARA HUGHES' SWAN SONG AT THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS

Clara Hughes & Mr. Will-W.

All eyes in Canada will be on our National Treasure Clara Hughes in this her sixth time at the Olympics. Equally adept as a Cyclist and a Speed Skater, Hughes competes in the 140-km Road Race tomorrow. A repeat of her Feat at the 1996 Olympics, where she won two Bronze Medals, would earn her the distinction of being Canada's Most Awarded Athlete ever at the Games. 

At 39 years of age, this will be big-smiled Hughes' final time competing at the Games as an Athlete, capping-off an impressive and storied Career.

 GO CLARA, GO CANADA!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES: FUN FACTS

Official London 2012 Olympic Games Logo

The London 2012 Olympic Games have officially kicked-off and for the next 16 days ending Sunday, August 12, 2012, Sports Fans around the World will be united at their Television Sets.

Some Fun Facts about the Games:

• The Hunger Games can single-handedly accept credit for Archery's massive boost in popularity 
• Canadian Coaches will be earning $15k per Gold Medal won
• Canada sends 277 Athletes in a total 24 Sports at this edition of the Games
• Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) is the Artistic Director behind this year's $42-million Opening Ceremony. 60k will be in attendance live at the Olympic Stadium, while 1 billion are expected to tune-in on Television globally; Sir Paul McCartney headlines.
• The Queen, William & Kate, David Beckham, Brad & Angelina, Barrack & Michelle Obama are among the Elite attending the Opening Ceremony.
• 4 billion Spectators are expected Worldwide over the course of the Games
• Musical Acts like The Wanted, Dizzee Rascal and Mark Ronson played the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay in Hyde Park.
• The Closing Night Ceremony boasts a spectacular Line-up being dubbed A Symphony of British Music with the likes of Russell Brand, One Direction, Spice Girls, Take That, Ed Sheeran, Queen and more expected to appear.
• Survival by Muse is the official Song of the Games

Click here for the official Olympic Schedule.  

 CTV will be providing Canadians full access to all the Action.

(Photo credit: Wolff Olins)

BRIAN ORSER IS AN HONOURARY KOREAN

Cute-as-a-button former Olympian Figure Skater and now professional trainer Brian Orser was honoured earlier today in Seoul for his outstanding contributions to Korean sports.  Toronto-based Orser was presented the certificate which in effect makes him an honourary citizen of Seoul, by star pupil and 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medalist Yu-Na Kim.  Kim will be performing at the Festa on Ice show at Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium later in the day.  Orser is the the 608th person to become an honourary citizen of Seoul.

JOHNNY WEIR IS CHRISTINA AGUILERA, EVAN LYSACEK IS BRITNEY SPEARS

 

U.S. Men's Figure Skaters Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir can skank-it-up like the rest of them and with bodies like that, it would be a waste not to, I say.  Lysacek is scheduled to appear on the forthcoming season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, while Weir is finding a second career of his own as a reality show star in Be Good Johnny Weir.   

Weir appeared on gossip program Access Hollywood today and likened the rivalry between him and Lysacek to that of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, ten years ago.  Weir of course wanted to be Christina, while likening Lysacek to America's Sweetheart Spears.  Cute analogy, although based on that illustration, isn't Weir also implying that he's a better skater also, technically?

VIDEO: OLYMPIC WOMEN'S SKATING GOLD MEDALIST KIM YU-NA SINGING KARAOKE

Like seriously, is there anything this girl cannot do?  Check out this candid video of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Gold Medal winner Kim Yu-Na just hanging out with friends at Karaoke.  Of course, this isn't as polished as her performance of Tae Yeon's Can You Hear Me? featured on Perez Hilton, but this is just as enchanting.  Marry me, Yu-Na!!  Make a man out of me!!!

TEAM CANADA WINS HOCKEY GOLD. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OUTFITS!

Your monitor would explode if they fit another gorgeous man in this photo.  Congratulations, Canada. We truly "owned the podium", literally putting our money ($150 million invested) where our mouths were with a record number 14 Gold Medal wins at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. 

Team Canada won 3-2 in a nail-biter against Team U.S.A. in the Men's Hockey Gold Medal Competition tonight, thanks to a final goal from Sidney Crosby. Although, I don't know a thing about hockey, I do know that our outfits in the very least, were way hotter.  I'm telling you, it's all about the outfits!

And PopMusicNotes' eyes start a-rolling.  Tee-hee. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

KIM YU-NA TAKES THE GOLD WITH CAREER BEST

South Korea's Kim Yu-Na was just stunning in winning the Women's Long Program Figure Skating Competition at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum tonight.  Coached by Olympic Men's Figure Skating Silver Medalist Brian Orser, Kim earned a career best score of 150.6, making it extremely difficult for any of her competition to steal her thunder.  Hopes were very high for the elven beauty and it is reported that she has pulled in an astounding $8 million (US) in sponsorship deals leading up to the 2010 Olympics.  Did I mention she's only 19 years old and Toronto-based?

Japan also was strongly represented by Mao Asada in second, who has the distinction of skating only the second ever Triple Axel ever by a woman.  Incredible.  The Asians are taking over.  Yes!

VIDEO PREMIERE: MARIAH CAREY - 100% (FEATURING EVAN LYSACEK & ME... SORTA)

How hot is this? Mariah Carey, Olympic Gold Medal hotness Evan Lysacek and me (...sorta) in a music video together at last! This video for 100% was just released and it will be appearing on both the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack and upcoming studio/remix album Angels Advocate.

Carey recently filmed this video at Toronto's Air Canada Centre as part of her Angels Advocate Tour and somewhere along the back of the floor, you will see finger silhouettes of both my friend Habeyah and me, waving in the air. Yes I know, my finger looks amazing!  Do they have Casting Agents for Finger Modeling?

A LOVE LETTER TO EVAN LYSACEK RE: GOLD MEDAL WIN!

Congratulations, Evan Lysacek on your gold medal win in the Men's Figure Skating Long Program Competition tonight!  

Sincerely, 

Your Asian-Canadian Loveslave - Will

p.s. Please give Johnny Weir a hug from me.  Underappreciated.com
p.s.2 You're hot! xx

JOHNNY WEIR'S PINK CORSET

Make no mistake about it,  25 year-old American Figure Skater Johnny Weir is the Adam Lambert of Men's Figure Skating.  Talented, flamboyant, fearless and underrated when it counted most - Weir in tonight's Men's Short Program at the 2010 Winter Olympics; Lambert in the season eight finale of American Idol.   Weir stunned as the event's Dark Horse in a black and pink Burlesque-inspired corset.

Weir's sixth place ranking tonight from a conservative panel of judges drew collective boos from the audience at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum.  Despite this injustice, the star of the night was handsome American competitor Evan Lysacek who ranked second.  Timelessly classic and technically perfect.  I'd like a second helping that, please.  Thanks!

The Men's Long Program competition will air this coming Thursday on NBC and CTV at 8 PM EST.

ALEXANDRE BILODEAU WANTS TO TOUCH IT

"I've only looked at it but I've never touched it. I can't wait to touch it." - Alexandre Bilodeau....
on his gold medal win of course, at a Press Conference held today.  Go Canada!