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Jonathan Horton Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gymnast
07/18/2012
Jonathan Horton already won a silver medal at 2008’s Beijing game for the horizontal bar, and this time around in London, Horton has his eye on the gold. At 26, Horton is something of a veteran of the sport, having already won numerous medals in a variety of events, and while he didn't claim the gold medal he was after, he added more valuable experience to his strong gymnastics resume.
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Wallace Spearmon Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Sprinter
07/18/2012
When sprinter Wallace Spearmon competed in the 200-meter race at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he crossed the finish line in third place — only to find out later that he had been disqualified for stepping out of his lane.
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Jessica Hardy Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Swimmer
07/18/2012
Jessica Hardy is no stranger to winning world competitions, and the 2012 London games proved to be no exception. Competing in her first-ever Olympics (she qualified in 2008 but tested positive for a banned substance and was not allowed to compete), Hardy nabbed a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relays and bronze in the 4x100m freestyle, far suprassing the goals she posed to Uinterview before the Games.
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Phil Dalhausser Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Volleyball Player
07/19/2012
Phil Dalhausser isn’t your typical American athlete. For starters, he was actually born in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland to a German father and a Swiss mother. Moreover, Dalhausser didn’t start out playing volleyball, a sport that he and his volleyball partner, Todd Rogers, have come to dominate, until much later in life than a lot of his fellow Olympians.
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Kristian Ipsen Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Diver
07/20/2012
The 2012 games in London were Kristian Ipsen's first Olympic appearance, and Ipsen, 19, had high hopes this summer, and he didn't disappoint, earning the bronze medal in the 3m snychro event with his diving partner Troy Dumais.
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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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Ariel Hsing Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Table Tennis Player
07/30/2012
At the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. table tennis player Ariel Hsing, 16, nearly shocked the world when, as the No. 115 ranked player in the world, she almost defeated the No. 2 seed of China, Li Xiaoxia, losing 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.
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Dana Vollmer Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Swimmer
07/28/2012
No other athlete got off to a hotter start at the London Olympics than U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer. On just the second day of the Olympic events, Vollmer, 24, not only won a gold medal, but also set a world record with a time of 55.
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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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Hunter Kemper Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Triathlete
07/27/2012
U.S. triathlete Hunter Kemper, 36, served as one of the grizzled veterans at the London Olympics, having also competed in Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. And while Kemper did not achieve his goal of medaling in London, ultimately finishing in 14th place in the triathlon, he left his lasting mark on the sport he helped shape for his entire career.
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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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Jordyn Wieber Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Gymnast
07/18/2012
Jordyn Wieber, the 17-year-old artistic gymnast, came into the 2012 Olympic games with a specific goal in mind. Though Wieber has had much success individually — she won the all-around gold medal at the 2011 Gymnastic World Championships in Tokyo — this summer Wieber was focused on the U.
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Brady Ellison Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Archer
08/08/2012
Despite failing to bring home the gold this summer, U.S. archer Brady Ellison left London with his head held up, as he helped the U.S. team win the silver medal in archery. Ellison, 24, along with teammates Jake Kaminski and Jacob Wuki, defeated Japan and upset the defending gold medalists, South Korea, before losing to Italy in the final match.
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Sarah Hammer Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Track Cyclist
08/09/2012
After the 2012 London Olympics, cyclist Sarah Hammer has become among the most decorated women cyclists in U.S. history – with her silver medal finish in the omnium, a six-event, two-day competition, and her team’s second place result in the team pursuit.
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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).
