Olympics
This is the fourth piece in a seven-day series featuring US Olympians who in some way lead extraordinary lives aside from their medals and athletic talent. Check out part one on John Orozco, part two on Jake Gibb,...
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South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius made history Saturday morning when he became the first double amputee to participate in an athletic event at the Olympics. But Pistorius didn’t come to London just to participate, he came...
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By Lois Elfman When I finally broke down and joined Twitter about a year and a half ago I told myself it was just to promote my work. Okay, maybe I’d occasionally also post links...
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The United States continues to enjoy a strong turnout at the London Olympics, as American performances in London on Friday helped the USA climb to the top of the medal table with 43 total medals...
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Chinese teen swimmer Ye Shiwen has fallen victim to accusations that her powerhouse accomplishment in the London Games is due to performance-enhancing drugs. Sixteen-year-old Ye crushed the world record in the 400 individual medley with...
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The Olympics never fail to provide scandal and the sport of badminton at the London Games are no exception. After eight players were disqualified after intentionally trying to lose, China’s Yu Yang posted a retirement...
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The pride of women’s U.S. gymnastics, also known as the Fab Five, lived up to their moniker Tuesday as they won gold in the artistic gymnastics team competition. The quintet of teenagers (Needham’s Aly Raisman...
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Michael Phelps is 27 years old, has gone to four Olympic games and won 19 Olympic medals. Phelps swam in three Pan Pacific Championships and won 16 medals. He swam in six World Championships, winning...
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It’s not unusual for an Olympic athlete to get a case of the butterflies. Nervousness can make the stomach flip and twitch. But when Olympic shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi felt the kicks in her...
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Technology these days allows for instant streaming and viewing of just about anything from TV shows, to sports, to movies. Technology has answered viewers’ demands instantaneously, and now the expectation of viewers is that they...
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