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Liukin makes big impression in first meet back
A few more nights like this and the reigning queen of gymnastics might be queen of the comeback, too.
Olympic champion Nastia Liukin tied for third on the balance beam in her first competition in three years Saturday night. She scored a 14.9 at the US Classic, finishing 0.10 of a point behind reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman. It was the only event Liukin entered...
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Aerial Views of Olympic Park
The Opening Ceremony is a little more than 60 days away for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games which begin Friday, July 27 in London. Here are some wonderful aerial views of the Olympic Park provided by London2012.com.
The Opening Ceremony is being called 'Isles of Wonder'
The artistic director for the ceremony is Oscar-winning Danny Boyle, who is best known for...
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Pistorius fails to secure London spot
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius failed to secure a place at the London Games after he clocked a disappointing 47.66 seconds in the 400 meters at the Golden Spike meet on Friday.
Pistorius, known as the ''Blade Runner,'' needs to run 45.30 or faster once more before June 30 to earn a trip to London in line with the South Africa athletics federation Olympic...
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Pistorius confident of qualifying for Olympics
Oscar Pistorius says he believes he needs to run a time of just 45.70 seconds in the 400 meters to be eligible for selection to South Africa's Olympic team.
The double-amputee sprinter originally thought he must run 45.30, an ''A'' qualifying time, once more before June 30 to earn a trip to the London Games.
But on Thursday, a day before the Golden Spike in...
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USA Olympic Basketball Schedule
July 29, France (9:30 a.m. ET) July 31, Tunisia (5:15 p.m. ET) Aug. 2, Qualifier TBD (5:15 p.m. ET) Aug. 4, Qualifier TBD (9:30 a.m. ET) Aug. 6, Argentina (5:15 p.m. ET)
Six teams in each pool, five games in first round. Top four teams advance to single-elimination tournament which begins Aug. 8. Semifinals start Aug. 10 and the medal games are on Aug. 12.
Finalists for...
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Michigan boxer Claressa Shields qualifies for the Summer Olympics in dramatic fashion
Flint, Michigan’s Claressa Shields qualified to participate in London’s Summer Olympics even in the face of defeat. The 17-year old middleweight buried her head in the stands of the venue after watching a series of events play out in her favor.
Shields lost her first bout at Women’s World Championship in Qinhunagdao, China to England’s Savannah Marshall in...
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Will Nastia Liukin make the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team? (photos)
Subway spokeswoman Nastia Liukin is one of the more popular potential U.S. Olympic athletes prepping for London in 73 days. She’s one of the faces of the USA gymnastics franchise, and one of the most successful competitors in Beijing 2008. But despite all her medals, she may not make the Olympic team this summer.
She hasn’t competed since 2009, and hasn’t been training...
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Olympic torch flame goes out during Greek ceremony (Video)
The 2012 London Olympic torch relay began last week as the flame was lit in Olympia, Greece during a traditional ceremony. However, there was a bit of an embarrassing moment in the middle of the ceremony when a gust of wind came through and blew out the flame.
Fortunately a "backup flame" was ready to go, and hopefully it will stay lit all the way through its journey...
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London Olympics: Lochte could alter Phelps' Legacy
At the 2012 London games, Michael Phelps will put the final stroke on his Olympic games masterpiece. With every powerful splash, Phelps has kicked our perception of what an Olympic champion looks like. More importantly than his medal accumulation, Phelps has pushed the sport meters ahead with each riveting performance on the world's greatest stage.
It comes as little surprise...
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Usain Bolt splits with girlfriend for Olympics
Usain Bolt the world's fastest man has dumped his girlfriend Lubica Slovak so she won't be a distraction to him while he trains for the London Games reports the New York Post.
From the Post: The champion sprint star ended his relationship with gorgeous fashion designer Lubica Slovak so she won't "distract" him from training.
Sources claim that it was a mutual...
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NOT GOOD
Fake bomb sneaked into Olympic Park
In an attempt to shed some light on the inadequacies in London's security plans leading up to the Summer Olympics, a worker smuggled a fake bomb into Olympic Park.
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GIRL POWER
Ten-year-old weightlifter sets world record
Naomi Kutin is a 10-year-old girl from Fair Law, N.J., who may just be in 5th grade, but she recently bagged a world record for her weight class when she squatted 215 lbs during a recent competition. We also think it is worth mentioning that she can bench 82 lbs, deadlifts 209 lbs and beat out a woman who is 34 years her elder for the title.
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Lopez Lomong celebrates prematurely during 5000 meter race (Video)
U.S. track and field athlete Lopez Lomong lost track of the laps during a 5000 meter race last week and stopped running one lap too early. However, Lomong managed to hold it together and still won the race with a time good enough to qualify for the Olympics.
It happened at the Payton Jordan Invitational which was held at Stanford University. Lomong picked up his race pace...
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Olympics organizers wanted dead rocker to play at closing ceremony
The Who was started in London and is one of the greatest bands of all time, so it’s understandable why Olympics organizers wanted the band’s drummer to participate in the closing ceremony for the Games. Only one problem: Drummer Keith Moon has been dead since 1978. That tiny detail didn’t stop organizers from reaching out to the band’s manager, however.
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April 13, 2012
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April 13, 2012
'Borat' national anthem played for Kazakhstan gold medal athlete (Video)
On Thursday, Kazakhstan's Maria Dmitrienko won the gold medal 10th Arab Shooting Championship in Kuwait. However, her moment of pride at the top of the podium during the medal ceremony was overshadowed by an embarrassing gaffe by the event organizers. Instead of Dmitrienko's national anthem, "My Kazakhstan", the event organizers played the fake parody of Kazakhstan...
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March 24, 2012
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March 24, 2012
DIVE IN THE DEEP END
Swimmer proposes on medal stand
Following a gold medal performance at the Missouri Grand Prix, Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers popped the question to his girlfriend, Olympic hopeful Annie Chandler.
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February 13, 2012
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February 13, 2012
Former Miss California Nicole Johnson Breaks Up With Olympic Hero Michael Phelps (Photos)
Michael Phelps is on the market. The New York Post is reporting that the Olympic hero has broke up with his longtime girlfriend, former Miss California Nicole Johnson. The 26-year-old swimming champ and the former pageant queen had been dating for several years, according to the Post and she had even traveled with him to the FINA World Championships in Shanghai in July. The Post...
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
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