Here's one way to get around the live-streaming restrictions on Olympics events. The Guardian created this amazing animated video that reconstructs the USA's first basketball match against France, using Lego. No word yet on whether the company plans to do this for other events as well.

The news organization has become quite well-known for its brick-building feats. In the past, members of its Lego Flickr group recreated the most memorable news moments of 2011 and recreated a painful World Cup 2010 play.