Oprah Celebrates Olympians In Chicago

Shaun Robinson hits the Windy City as Oprah Winfrey invited 175 Olympians to her stage in front of a crowd of 7,000.

Olympians On Oprah: Michael Phelps

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps discusses what he thinks meeting Oprah will be like. Plus, he talks about his upcoming appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “Entourage.”

Oprah Talks Chatting With 2008 Olympians

What will it be like having hundreds of OIympic medalists on her stage at one time? Plus, what gifts did Oprah get from members of the U.S. Olympics basketball teams?

2008 Beijing Olympics: Michael Phelps Flashback

Access Hollywood takes a look back at a 19-year-old Michael Phelps — fresh faced and not yet used to all the attention.

Access Extended: U.S. Olympic Woman’s Softball Team Talks Win

Find out the first thing the team did after the final game! Plus, how do they feel about winning silver, especially now that softball will no longer be an Olympic sport?

Kerri Walsh Reacts To Winning Olympic Gold

Shaun Robinson catches up with Kerri right after her big Olympic win. Plus, now that she has won the gold, is she ready to start a family?

Access Extended: Dawn Harper Talks Gold Medal Win

Dawn Harper, who won the 100-meter hurdles after U.S. teammate Lolo Jones stumbled on the next-to-last hurdle, talks with Access’ Shaun Robinson about wearing a new gold Olympic medal around her neck.

Access Extended: Lolo Jones Talks Medal Loss

American track and field runner Lolo Jones talks with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson about her devastating loss during the 100-meter hurdles race, where her lead dropped from first place to seventh, after tripping on the next-to-last hurdle.

Access Extended: Shawn Johnson Talks Gymnastic Wins

Shaun Robison talks with Shawn Johnson about her Olympic victories and what she plans on doing next.

Nastia Luikin’s Beijing Shopping Spree

With five Olympic medals in the bag for all-around gold champion Nastia Luikin, Access Hollywood guest correspondent Amanda Beard escorted her on a Beijing shopping spree.

Access Extended: Henry Cejudo Talks Wrestling In Beijing

Henry Cejudo tells Access Hollywood about how he is adjusting to all the media attention, the difficult road he traveled to get to where he is now and what he thought of his family being kicked out during his event for being too rowdy.

Access Extended: Kerri & Kobe

Kerri Walsh talks with Shaun Robinson about meeting Kobe Bryant after he watched her play. Plus, Kerri talks about what a good and deserving person Michael Phelps is.

Access Extended: Dara Torres On Olympic Silver

Dara Torres talks with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson about completing her fifth Olympic games and adding three silvers to her trophy cabinet.

Access Extended: Mama Phelps (August 18, 2008)

Debbie Phelps has been Michael’s rock all along. She raised three children, including the swimming star, on her own. And in a new and very candid interview with Billy Bush, Momma Phelps opens up.

Access Extended: Michael Phelps’ Quest For Gold, Part II

In part two of our extended interview, Access’ Billy Bush talks with Michael Phelps about bringing the sport of swimming to the masses, American support for the Olympics, and swimming in front of one of his biggest idols, Kobe Bryant.

Access Extended: Michael Phelps’ Quest For Gold, Part I

Not too surprisingly, he called it “the greatest week of his life,” and 23-year-old Michael Phelps allowed Billy Bush special Access right after making Olympic history.

Access Extended: Shawn Johnson Takes Home Silver

Billy Bush catches up with Shawn Johnson and gets her reaction after beating China out for a silver medal.

Access Extended: U.S. Gymnast Nastia Liukin Wins Gold

Billy Bush catches up with Shaun Johnson and gets her reaction after beating China out for a silver medal.

Mark Spitz Excited For Phelps’ Success

Seven-time Olympic gold medal winner Mark Spitz talks with Access about the recent success of Michael Phelps. He says Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time and greatest athlete of the 21st century!

2008 Beijing Olympics: Is Ryan Lochte An Olympic Sex Symbol?

Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush talks to Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte and gets the lowdown on his new status as Olympic guy candy. Plus, Ryan explains the significance of his tattoo and his plans for life after the Olympic Games

2008 Beijing Olympics: On The Court With Tennis Star James Blake

Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson hits the tennis courts in Beijing to get the scoop on American professional tennis player James Blake and his quest to beat the world’s No. 1 tennis player, Roger Federer.

Access Archives: Carl Lewis (2004)

In this interview from 2004, softball star Jennie Finch talks to 9-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis about his plans for displaying his gold medals at the ESPN 25th Anniversary Party

2008 Beijing Olympics: U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Settles For Silver

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team talks with Access’ Billy Bush about winning the Olympic silver medal and reasons why the team was plagued by some key mistakes.

Access Archives: Mark Spitz (2004)

In this interview from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with Access’ Nancy O’Dell, legendary swimmer Mark Spitz is rooting for Michael Phelps to try and tie his own record of 7 gold medals, set all the way back in 1972 in Munich.

Access Extended: Peter Vanderkaay Talks Olympic Swimming

Billy Bush talks with Olympic swimmer Peter Vanderkaay who discusses being in the last spot of the men’s 4 x 100 meter relay, which was lead by Michael Phelps.

2008 Beijing Olympics: Ryan Lochte Talks Gold Medal

United States swimmer and gold medalist Ryan Lochte talks with Billy Bush about his feelings on winning the gold medal in the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay and destroying the world record in the process.

2008 Beijing Olympics: U.S. Men Earn Gymnastic Bronze

Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson catches up with the U.S. men’s gymnastics team to find out the secret to their success in winning the bronze medal, and their plans for competing in the individual rounds.

2008 Beijing Olympics: Cullen Jones Talks Olympic Gold Medal

American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones talks to Shaun Robinson about his quest for gold. Plus, Cullen reveals his crush on a major Hollywood celebrity!

Access Extended: USA Swim Team Coach Talks Michael Phelps

Coach Mark Schubert speaks with Billy Bush about the seemingly unstoppable Michael Phelps and discusses whether the Olympian is going to go the distance.

2008 Beijing Olympics: U.S. Swimmer Natalie Coughlin Talks Gold Medal

American swimmer Natalie Coughlin talks with Billy Bush about the pressures of defending her gold medal from Athens and plans for her upcoming marriage.

Access Extended: Michael Phelps Reacts To Setting Olympic Record

Billy Bush catches up with Michael Phelps after the swimmer scores his fifth gold medal, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time.

Access Extended: Kerri Walsh Talks Olympic Volleyball

Volleyball champion Kerri Walsh talks with Billy Bush about her undefeated status. Plus, she tells Billy about losing her wedding ring during a game and how devastated she was.

Access Extended: Mama Phelps, Part I

Debbie Phelps, mother of gold-medalist Michael Phelps, talks about how proud she is of her son’s accomplishments and how Michael is the happiest she has ever seen him.

Access Extended: Mama Phelps, Part II

Debbie Phelps, Michael Phelps’ mother, talks about how her son is able to focus during his races, what Michael was like as a baby and how he was awkward growing up, because of his height.

Access Extended: Jennie Finch Talks Olympic Softball

Softball star Jennie Finch discusses her sport’s elimination from the next Olympics and what she is doing to try and keep softball in the games. Plus, has Donald Trump reached out to her since she was fired from “Celebrity Apprentice?R

Beijing 2008: Billy Bush Quizzes Bob Costas On Olympics Trivia

How well does Bob Costas remember past Olympic Games and the athletes?

Access Extended: Michael Phelps Ready For Games To Begin

Billy Bush talks with Michael Phelps about adjusting to the time difference in China, what the swimmers are doing in their free time before the games start and how much he wants to win those eight gold medals. Plus, when will he shave off his mustach

Access Extended: Dara Torres On Life In The Olympic Village

Billy Bush talks with Olympic swimmer Dara Torres about what life is like living in the Olympic village, how much she enjoyed meeting the men’s basketball team and how having a lot of hair can affect a swimmer. Plus, she gives Billy some workou

Access Extended: Amanda Beard Ready To Dive Into Beijing Games

Billy Bush talks with swimming siren Amanda Beard about life in the Olympic village, how Michael Phelps will sit on the computer for hours playing poker — and how she is embarrassed by her hairy legs?!

Access Exclusive: Jason Kidd In Beijing

Jason talks about what it has been like for him in China so far and whether or not he feels the U.S. basketball team can win the gold medal. Plus, he discusses why the basketball team is not living in the Olympic village.

Access Exclusive: LeBron James In Beijing

LeBron discusses what Chinese words he knows, what it’s like living outside the Olympic village and what he expects in U.S.A.‘s upcoming game with China.

Access Exclusive: Kobe Bryant In Beijing

Shaun Robinson catches up with U.S. Olympic basketball team member Kobe Bryant, who shares a few of the words he’s learned in Chinese. Plus, Kobe gives details on a Chinese delicacy he refuses to eat and discusses bringing home the gold.

Access Extended: Amanda Beard Takes It Off For PETA

Making quite a splash out of the pool, the beautiful Amanda Beard is using her 4th Olympics to get some exposure — literally, for PETA.

Access Extended: Meet Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin

Natalie talks about her upcoming marriage and how it is tough to find a wedding dress that fits an athletic-shaped body. Plus, she talks about Dara Torres’ amazing accomplishment, going to the Olympics at age 41.

All Star Parade

Red Sox nation heads into enemy territory--New York City — as Maria Menounos rode along with Boston superstar David Ortiz — aka “Big Papi” — for the MLB All Star game red carpet parade.

Olympics Got Milk? Ads

2004 gold Medalist Paul Hamm and twin brother Morgan were among 10 Olympians to don the white ‘stache for a “Got Milk?” ad and while they’re all headed for Beijing, they say drinking milk is more than lip service.

Meet Olympic Swimmer Cullen Jones

Cullen talks about how people have told him his whole life that he would be going to the Olympics, but that he didn’t see it himself until he was in college. Plus, who is his biggest celebrity crush?

Access Extended: Meet Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte

Ryan talks about how much fun the team has when they train, how much of an inspiration Eric Shanteau is due to the fact that he’s swimming despite a cancer diagnosis, and Dara Torres’ amazing achievement of making the U.S. team at age 41.

Access Extended: Meet Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard

Amanda talks about how excited she is about making the U.S. team for the fourth time, Dara Torres’ amazing achievement of making the U.S. team at age 41, and how much of an inspiration Eric Shanteau is despite having cancer.

Olympics Behind The Scenes: Dara Torres & Michael Phelps Shower Off

Olympic swimmers Dara Torres and Michael Phelps hit the showers after practicing their backstrokes in the pool at their Bay Area training camp as media and a crowd of spectators watch on.

Access Extended: Maria Menounos’ All Star Softball Game

Maria swings away with Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Adam Baldwin, among others, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Access Extended: Olympic Swimmer Eric Shanteau’s Cancer Fight

Despite having been recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, U.S. Olympic hopeful Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing to compete in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Olympic Swimmer Eric Shanteau Talks Cancer Battle

When 24-year-old swimmer Eric Shanteau won a first-time trip to the Olympic games, few people knew he had been diagnosed with a cancer. But will this disease affect his game?

Olympic Hopeful Dara Torres Returns To The Water At Age 40

Billy Bush interviews Olympic hopeful Dara Torres on the Access Hollywood stage, where she talks about being an inspiration to others and the secrets to staying healthy, looking so good & remaining in top competing shape at the age of 41!

Tony Potts Dazzles In NBA Celebrity All-Star Game

Access Hollywood correspondent Tony Potts, the MVP of last year's Celebrity All-Star game in Las Vegas, shows off his skills on the basketball court in the McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game with the likes of teammates Chris Tucker and

Celebrities Give A Helping Hand In New Orleans

Tony Potts catches up with Kobe Bryant, Ludacris, and Alyssa Milano before the 2008 NBA All-Star game, where they talk about their weekend in New Orleans and contributions to charitable organizations.