Tag Archives: Olympics 2012

  • News Missy Franklin

    Olympic champ Missy Franklin returns home to hero’s welcome

    Missy Franklin, the most decorated woman athlete at the London Summer Olympic Games, returned home to Colorado Monday evening.

  • News american-flag

    U.S. women beat Japan to claim gold in Olympic soccer final

    The United States avenged its defeat in last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final by beating Japan 2-1 to defend its Olympic title at London’s Wembley Stadium.

  • News Olympics

    Olympics Day 13: Bolt and Blake to battle for speed crown

    Wallace Spearmon of the United States may also give the pair a run for their money, but both Jamaican powerhouses cruised to victory in their heats and look hard to beat.

  • News Olympics

    Olympics Day 11: Golds up for grabs in cycling, athletics, gymnastics

    U.S. hopes for gymnast Gabby Douglas to repeat her gold-winning form Tuesday were dashed as she took a tumble from the balance beam.

  • News michael-phelps1

    Phelps nets gold in last race; British hosts bank six

    Union Jack-wielding fans at London’s Olympic Park had much to cheer about Saturday as the Games’ host nation raked in six wins, bringing Great Britain’s gold medal count to 14.

  • News London Olympics

    Olympic athletes go for gold in ‘Super Saturday’ medal bonanza

    Olympic athletes and spectators are set for the biggest day of action yet at the London 2012 Games, with 25 gold medals up for grabs in 11 different sports on what has been dubbed “Super Saturday.”

  • News michael-phelps1

    Phelps puts another Olympics first in his legacy, Gabby Douglas takes gold

    Michael Phelps wasn’t done making Olympic history.

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    WATCH: London Mayor left dangling on zip wire

    Mayor Boris Johnson ended up dangling in mid-air when the zip wire he was riding stopped.

  • News Olympics

    OLYMPIC SCANDAL: Badminton players thrown out of Olympics

    By Jethro Mullen and Hilary Whiteman UPDATE: (CNN) — Eight female badminton players were thrown out of the Olympics on…

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    High school coach cheers on Chesterfield Olympians

    James River High School field hockey coach Slade Gormus held a watch party Sunday to cheer on her former player Shannon Taylor.

  • News speedo

    ‘Spanx on Steroids,’ the Speedo Olympic swimsuits redesign

    Take a look at the sophisticated Speedo swimsuits you will be seeing during the Olympics this year.

  • News marypoppins

    Voldemort vs. Mary Poppins Olympic opening ceremonies

    It’s rumored that Mary Poppins and Lord Voldemort will entertain the world in a battle during the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in London.