Both women said that they had dreamed of finishing one,two in the Olympics they just weren’t sure in what order that would dream would occur.
Well, now they know and it was the surprising Nastia Liukin who claimed the gold medal, while world champion Shawn johnson won the silver, and China’s Yang Yilin taking home [...]
Americans finish One, Two in Womens Gymnastics All-Around Championship
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Swedish Wrestler Throws Away Bronze Medal
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
The Olympic games are supposed to be about sportsmanship more then anything else. But on Thursday Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian demonstrated anything but that, throwing down his greco-roman bronze medal in protest after his quest for a gold medal was thwarted by a decision his coach deemed as “politics”.
Since I did not watch the match [...]
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U.S. Women Gymnastics Stumble into Silver
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The gold was there for the taking. All it required was a few mistake free performances from the U.S. womens gymnastics team and iot could have been all theres.
However, it was the host country China, which captured another team gymnastics gold for the second consecutive time, thanks to some clutch performances, and some untimely miscues [...]
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U.S.A Captures 4×100 Meter Relay Gold in Dramatic Fashion
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s being touted as the greatest relay race in Olympic history and if you stayed up late enough to watch there is no doubt that you would feel the same way.
It was the exact type of event that makes the Olympics so compelling to watch. There was drama, there was thrash talking, and eventually [...]
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Lomong Choesn to Carry U.S. Flag
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Just eight years Lopez Lomong didn’t even have a country to call his own. Now, just 13 months after becoming a U.S. citizen Lomong won a vote of team captains to earn the honor of leading America’s Olympic competitors into the 90,000 seat Bird’s Nest Stadium.
Lomong’s story is an inspiring one. The 1500-meter track star’s [...]
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Super Bowl Champion NY Giants Receive Rings
May 31st, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
It seems like ages ago that the world stood still and marveled at the Giants thrilling 17-14 victory over the then undefeated New England Patriots.
Much has happened since that stunning upset on January 3rd. The Patriots have continued to be embroiled by the Spy Gate controversy with former video assistant Matt Walsh finally [...]
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