Sports | 2008 Beijing Olympics 6 Events to Watch in Beijing By Harry Kimball Posted Aug 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT Copied A BMX rider is silhouetted against the clouded sky. (AP Photo) For those who won't watch every Olympic game—and who will?—Esquire has picked a few Olympic highlights to Tivo: Day 1: Michael Phelps starts his second bid for eight gold medals. Day 2: Kobe Bryant dribbles and shoots in the Olympics—for the first time ever. Day 2: US field hockey player Jesse Gey wows with her looks and her game. Day 12: BMX racing debuts on the Olympic stage. Day 13: South African Natalie Du Toit, the first Olympic amputee, braves the 10-kilometer open water swim. Day 17: When it's all over, there's Monday Night Football: Seakhawks/Chargers. Read These Next Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. At Colorado airport: collision, flames, death. These friends allegedly took turns shooting each other. Report an error