Nadia Comaneci, 'Perfect 10' Queen, Hopes Gymnastics Brings Back 'Perfect 10 …
TravelersTod
LONDON — Nadia Comaneci is hoping gymnastics reverts to the old style of scoring and again give competitors a chance at the "perfect 10" that she made famous. The Romanian great, who amassed nine Olympic medals including five golds, made history OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Nadia Comaneci performed her floor routine to the song "Nadia's Theme" [...]
Read MoreJohn Orozco's missteps cost US Gymnastics team, but Bronx teen needs no …
New York Dai
7/30 Athlete To Watch:: John Orozco, USA. The U.S. champion in men's gymnastics is a brotha?! Where have I been? Gymnastics is one of my favorite Olympic sports too, but I haven't been keeping up with it lately. VH1 has 7/30 Athlete To Watch:: John Orozco, USA. The U.S. champion in men's gymnastics is a [...]
Read MoreDuchess Kate and Prince William: Olympic golden couple
Los Angeles
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband Prince William are running down their Olympic Games duties with gold medal precision. Having the British capital of London as host city and all, it's no surprise that Will and Kate are popping up The swimming portion of the 2012 Olympics continues on Monday, as four more individual [...]
Read MoreNadia Comaneci, 'Perfect 10' Queen, Hopes Gymnastics Brings Back 'Perfect 10 …
TravelersTod
LONDON (Reuters) – Wearing seven-inch black stilettos, skinny jeans and a black figure-hugging T-shirt declaring “I'm Gold”, Nadia Comaneci was still. comaneci torch london olympics site Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci part of London Olympics torch relay Famous Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci carried the Olympic torch to the North Greenwich Arena in London on Saturday (July [...]
Read MoreHope Solo stands by critical tweets
ESPN
So here we go: Hope Solo, who has helped put the U.S. women into the Olympic quarterfinals, ripped former U.S. star and current color commentator Brandi Chastain for something she said during the broadcast of Team USA's 3-0 victory over Colombia. Matt Kryger/USA TODAY Sports/US Presswire U.S. goalie Hope Solo tweeted about Brandi Chastain's analysis [...]
Read MoreOlympic Flame and Chariots of Fire
Blogcritics.
For those eager to relive past athletic glories, “Chariots of Fire,” the Oscar-winning tale of two British runners in the 1924 Olympics, has transferred to the stage. The Gielgud Theatre has been equipped with a running track for the fit actors to race In 1982, Chariots of Fire was an unlikely candidate to be taking [...]
Read MoreDuchess Kate and Prince William: Olympic golden couple
Los Angeles
However, as legendary Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski has indicated, it won't be a cakewalk through these Olympics. While some countries pose bigger threats than others to upset the Americans in London, Team USA certainly will have their work July 30 (Reuters) – Reuters Olympics schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): – [...]
Read MoreDana Vollmer: Olympic Gold Medalist Has the Heart of a Champion
Bleacher Rep
Michael Phelps moves closer to being the most decorated Olympian in history. Dana Vollmer brought the U.S. women's swimming its first gold medal of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she won the 100m Butterfly Sunday (July 29). Centre in London. American Dana Vollmer took down another record in the 100-meter butterfly Sunday night, then [...]
Read MoreLondon 2012 Olympics medal count by country climbs after day 3
Examiner.com
The United States and China have separated themselves a little bit from the pack in terms of overall medals. With American opportunities to medal in four swimming medals on Day 3, how will the count look tomorrow? LONDON — The coach of reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber says it's an "injustice" the American won't be [...]
Read MoreNBC getting off to unexpected strong start in Olympic ratings
Washington P
Owners and stakeholders of Big Media have thick skins. So the persistent trending of #NBCFail, and the riotous reading that the tweet stream provides, is. The IOC, not NBC, has jurisdiction over whether there would be a tribute to the murdered athletes. NBC wants to have the best of both worlds by showing the events [...]
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