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Lindsey Berg Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Volleyball Captain
07/25/2012
Lindsey Berg, 32, captained the U.S. Women’s Volleyball team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Team USA fell to Brazil in the gold medal game, a crushing defeat considering the Americans entered the Olympics ranked No.
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Betsey Armstrong Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Water Polo Goalkeeper
07/30/2012
U.S. Olympic Water Polo team goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong, 29, made 53 saves during the Olympics as the U.S. went on to capture gold for the first time in the sport. For her part, Armstrong was named Goaltender of the Tournament.
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Nick McCrory Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Diver
07/23/2012
Nick McCrory’s London 2012 Olympics were bittersweet. While he and partner David Boudia won bronze in the Men’s Synchronized 10-Meter Platform Diving, McCrory failed to medal in the Individual 10m platform diving, finishing in 9th place while Boudia went on to win the gold.
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Kim Rhode Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Shooter
07/31/2012
When U.S. Olympic Shooter Kim Rhode, 33, won the gold medal in skeet shooting at the 2012 Olympic Games, she became the first Olympian ever to medal in five consecutive Olympic Games. She was also the first woman to ever win three individual gold medals in shooting.
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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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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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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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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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Nastia Liukin Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
09/11/2012
When you listen to U.S. Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin, 22, tell the story, it seems she was destined to be an Olympian from the time she was born. Nastia’s father, Valeri Liukin, won two gold and two silver medals as a Soviet gymnast in the 1980 Olympic Games.
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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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Miss Universe Olivia Culpo Denies Ryan Lochte Romance Rumors
01/07/2013
Many were hoping that two of the nation's most attractive figureheads, five-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, 28, and newly crowned Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, 20, had gotten cozy together, but now Culpo is revealing that the whispers are false.
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Chamique Holdsclaw Arrested For Assault On Ex-Girlfriend Jennifer Lacy
11/16/2012
Former WNBA basketball star Chamique Holdsclaw is in jail after stalking and assaulting her ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lacy, who is a member of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock. According to a police report, on Tuesday Holdsclaw trailed Lacy in her car, and when she pulled over, Holdsclaw smashed the car’s windows and fired a loaded gun inside the vehicle.
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Hope Solo Marries Jerramy Stevens Day After His Court Appearance For Alleged Domestic Assault
11/15/2012
U.S. Women’s soccer goalkeeper and Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo, 31, has married former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens, 33, a day after Stevens was arrested for fourth-degree domestic violence assault, according to Seattle's KING5.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin Talks Olympic Diet, Training
09/12/2012
While she didn't place a medal in the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. artistic gymnast Nastia Liukin, 22, who has since retired from the Olympics, racked up silver medals in 2008 Beijing games for the individual uneven bars and balance bean events, as well as the team — not to mention a bronze medal for the floor exercise and a gold for the all-around.
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'Fab Five' Gymnasts McKayla Maroney And Aly Raisman Injured During Post-Olympic Performance
09/10/2012
McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman — two members of the "Fab Five" (consisting also of Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas), the U.S. Women's Gymnastic team that nabbed the gold in the team event and won a few individual medals to boot at the 2012 Olympics — were injured over the weekend while performing uneven bars at the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics in Ontario, California.
