Oakley Athletes Earn 88 Medals

O Gold

Posted August 28, 2008 by Newbear Lesniewski

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., August 28, 2008 – Oakley, Inc. today announced that 88 Olympic medals were awarded to athletes in Beijing who relied on the performance benefits of Oakley’s High Definition Optics®. More than 600 athletes represented their countries around the globe wearing Oakley Radar®, Fl…


Beijing Vibe: Beach Volleyball

55520995

Posted August 26, 2008 by Matt Murray

Imagine 12,000 screaming fans, the best volleyball players in the world with beach girls dancing in the sand and the first thing that comes to mind is California or an AVP Tour stop. But no, you would be wrong, this was the setting for the Summer Games Beach Volleyball.

The beach volleyball…


Repeat Gold For Julien

55546968

Posted August 25, 2008 by Matt Murray

Oakley’s Julien Absalon brought his mountain bike status to new heights over the weekend when he became the first rider to defend the men’s Summer Games cross-country gold medal.

“It’s great to do the double. It feels totally different (from 2004), but this just confirms what I achieved in…


Dix Visits The New CCTV Building

Posted August 25, 2008 by Matt Murray

On an overcast Saturday afternoon Walter Dix paid a visit to the Oakley Safehouse to pick up his Bronze Holeshot watch and go on a little photo shoot to celebrate his two bronze medals in the 100 and 200m finals.

Some may think Walter is a shy person, and they maybe right, but really he is a…


Beijing Vibe: The Bird’s Nest

Posted August 25, 2008 by Matt Murray

When one first sees the Bird’s Nest in person, the first thing that comes to mind is “wow that looks even bigger in person.” As you draw closer to it you realize what an amazing work of art the building really is and that some serious math had to be involved to come up with the architectural…