LONDON — The U.S. women’s soccer team received redemption Thursday in the 2012 Summer Olympic games after defeating Japan 2-1 to capture their 4th gold medal out of 5 Olympics. Star players Hope Solo, Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd, along with a well coordinated team effort, contributed to the Olympic championship.
U.S. women’s soccer team celebrate their 2-1 victory over Japan on August 9, 2012 to win their fourth Olympic Gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London.
After Lolo Jones finished fourth in Tuesday’s 100-meter hurdles, an emotional Lolo Jones fired back at the media on Wednesday.
Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time, defeated Ryan Lochte on Thursday night in the 200 IM race, becoming the first man to ever win three straight events at an Olympics and adding to his legacy as the greatest champion in the history of the Summer Games. Michael Phelps shakes hands with teammate Ryan Lochte after beating him in the men's 200m individual medley during the London 2012 Olympic Games
Congratulations Team USA! Jordyn Wieber, part of the USA women’s gymnastic team known as the “Fab Five”, beat out China and Russia to win the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team final in the 2012 London games.
U.S.A womens gymnastic team shows left to right Jordyn Wieber, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman and Kyla Ross celebrate with their gold medals during the women's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012.
Hope Solo, who showed off her dancing skills on last season’s Dancing With The Stars, is looking forward for a chance to take home a gold medal for the USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London.
Hope Solo is a popular motivational sports speaker says PFP Sports and Celebrity Talent Agency.
A NJ state Democratic Party official says that Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis, is planning to run for the New Jersey Senate and will announce his candidacy for the 8th Legislative District Monday.
CNN reports that the 49-year old Lewis has scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference in Mount Holly New Jersey to announce his political plans. ... Read More
WHISTLER, British Columbia — American skier, Lindsey Vonn, won the Olympic downhill on Wednesday, and her American teammate Julia Mancuso won the silver medal in a surprise second place.
Vonn, who has been plagued with a bruised right shin, seemed to have no problem racing down Franz’s Downhill in 1 minute, 44.19 seconds taking her to a gold medal victory for the United States. ... Read More
With the Winter Olympics beginning, it will be interesting to see which American athletes become the darlings of these games. After each Olympics, it seems that a couple of athletes come away with a new-found celebrity that stays with them forever.
When I think of the Winter Olympics, I think of Dorothy Hamill and Peggy Fleming’s gold medal figure skating performances, speed skater Dan Janzen deciding to race despite his sister’s losing battle with leukemia earlier that day, and the U.S. men’s hockey team led by Mike Eruzione defeating the mighty Russians in 1980 in what is still considered the greatest upset in Olympic history.
So who will become immortalized in American Olympics history? Here are a few Olympians to keep an eye on… ... Read More
In part one of my Winter Olympics blog, I profiled Mike Eruzione, the captain of the 1980 U.S. “Miracle On Ice” Hockey Team. In this blog you’ll learn about Picabo Street, one of the greatest American skiers of all-time. The next blog will feature figure skater Dorothy Hamill.
A three-time Olympian, Street joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1989 and earned a silver medal at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in the downhill. She made her mark at Olympic history at Negano in 1998 by taking gold in the super G by a mere hundredth of a second. ... Read More
I know the Winter Olympics aren’t far off when I start receiving inquiries about Olympic speakers. They seem to be especially popular this year because the Olympics will take place in nearby Vancouver, British Columbia. So who are the most popular Winter Olympians? Over the next couple blogs I’ll profile a couple of them – Mike Eruzione, Picabo Street and Dorothy Hamill. First up is Eruzione.
A graduate of Boston University, Eruzione captained the hockey team his senior year and is among the school’s all-time leading scorers. Little did he know that what lied ahead would change his life forever. ... Read More
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