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Kayla Harrison Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Judo Gold Medalist
08/06/2012
Kayla Harrison, 22, couldn’t have asked for a better Olympic debut, winning gold in Judo at the 2012 London Games. Having already made history in 2010 as the first U.S. woman to win the Judo World Championships in 26 years, the pressure was on for the top-ranked U.
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Jennifer Kessy Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Volleyball Player
08/01/2012
U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player Jennifer Kessy defied the odds and won a medal in London with partner April Ross. You might never guess that she almost chose swimming over volleyball. “I actually did swim in high school, it was kind of on a whim that I decided to try out for the swim team,” Kessy told Uinterview in our exclusive interview.
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Lex Gillette Video Interview, U.S. Paralympic Long Jumper
08/30/2012
Elexis "Lex" Gillette headed to the 2012 Paralympic Games with one goal in mind: earning a gold medal. Gillette is a two-time silver medalist in the event — in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 — so he knew that a gold medal in London would cement what has been an already outstanding career into a truly great one.
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April Ross Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Star
08/10/2012
The U.S. Olympic volleyball pair of April Ross, 30, and Jennifer Kessy, 35, was not expected to make it all the way to the finals game, let alone appear in the London Olympics. In fact, the pair had missed out on qualifying for the Olympics in 2008.
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Dennis Bowsher Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Pentathlete
08/13/2012
In addition to representing the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics, modern pentathlete Dennis Bowsher serves his country as a specialist in the United States Army. Enlisting in 2005, Bowsher is a member of the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP).
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Dennis Bowsher Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Pentathlete
08/13/2012
In addition to representing the U.S. at the 2012 Olympics, modern pentathlete Dennis Bowsher serves his country as a specialist in the United States Army. Enlisting in 2005, Bowsher is a member of the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP).
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Jessica Long Video Interview, U.S. Paralympic Swimmer
08/27/2012
When U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long, 20, was 18 months old, her legs were amputated as a result of fibular hemimelia, a congenital lack of a crucial leg bone. Throughout her childhood and swimming career, Long has had to endure many surgeries on her legs.
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Clarissa Chun Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist Wrestler
08/13/2012
Clarissa Chun knocked off the 2004 gold medalist, Irini Merleni of Ukraine, to give the USA its first Olympic medal in wrestling in the 2012 Games. The win also avenged a 2008 bronze medal match loss to Merleni.
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David Boudia Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Diver
07/18/2012
David Boudia, 23, had great success at the 2012 London Games as he became the first American to win a gold medal in the 10-meter platform since Greg Louganis in 1988. Boudia added to his medal collection with a bronze in the 10-meter synchronized diving event alongside diving partner Nick McCrory, 21.
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Alex Morgan Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Soccer Star
07/31/2012
Alex Morgan, 23, put together a stunning 2012 Olympics, with three goals and four assists en route to leading Team USA to its third straight Olympic gold medal. Morgan continued to make big plays, none more memorable than her game-winning goal in Team USA’s overtime semifinal match against Canada.
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Trey Hardee Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist Decathlete
08/17/2012
US decathlete Trey Hardee left the London 2012 Olympics with a silver medal and a bright future ahead of him. On August 9, under the help and guidance of coach Mario Sategna, Hardee, 28, won the silver in the men’s decathlon after posting a score of 8,671.
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Allyson Felix Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
08/13/2012
U.S. Olympic Sprinter Allyson Felix, 26, left London with three gold medals and a bright, big smile. Felix captured gold in the 200-meter, the 4x400-meter relay, and the world-record 4x100-meter relay.
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Allyson Felix Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
08/13/2012
U.S. Olympic Sprinter Allyson Felix, 26, left London with three gold medals and a bright, big smile. Felix captured gold in the 200-meter, the 4x400-meter relay, and the world-record 4x100-meter relay.
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Figure Skater Evan Lysacek On 'Rise,' 'Dancing With The Stars'
02/17/2011
Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek is hitting the ice to pay tribute to the 1961 U.S. Olympic figure skating team, which lost many of its members in a tragic plane crash. On the 50th anniversary, Lysacek and other top U.
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Epke Zonderland Named Keynote Speaker At The Game In The CIty 2012 Event
10/15/2012
"The Flying Dutchman" Epke Zonderland, the first Dutch male gymnast ever to win an Olympic gold medal, which he picked up for his performance on the horizontal bar at the 2012 London Olympics, is starting to see the perks of Olympic fame, as he was asked to be one of the keynote speakers at the annual Game in the City event, the largest Dutch game event, which also offers presentations, workshops and, of course, an awards ceremony.
