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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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Nathan Adrian Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Swimmer
08/01/2012
U.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian, 23, left the London Olympics with the individual gold medal he so desperately wanted, and in doing so became the first American since Matt Biondi in 1988 to win gold in the 100m freestyle.
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Rau'shee Warren Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Boxer
08/02/2012
It takes U.S. Olympic boxer Rau’shee Warren 10 seconds to size up his opponent. “I just give them ten seconds of what they're going to do, and then that's when I come out and I let my punches go,” Warren, 25, told Uinterview exclusively.
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Brenda Villa Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Water Polo Star
08/03/2012
After four trips to the Olympics, Team USA women’s water polo player Brenda Villa, 32, left London with her elusive first gold medal. Villa had been a member of three previous medal-winning squads (two silvers and a bronze), but now she has the full spectrum of colors on display, and no doubt the gold shines brightest.
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Errol Spence, Jr. Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Boxer
08/03/2012
U.S. Olympic boxer Errol Spence Jr., 22, found himself in the middle of controversy during the 2012 London Olympics when his defeat at the hands of India’s Krishan Vikas, 20, was overturned by the International Amateur Boxing Association after video evidence revealed that points had been miscalculated.
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Reed Kessler Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Equestrian
07/31/2012
Despite being disqualified from competition, U.S. equestrian Reid Kessler is still holding onto her dreams of bringing home an Olympic gold medal in the future. Kessler, 18, became the youngest American to compete at the 2012 London Olympics in her sport.
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Tim Morehouse Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Fencer
08/03/2012
Coming off a silver medal finish at the 2008 Beijing Games, Tim Morehouse, 34, entered the London Olympics with his eyes on the gold. And while Morehouse and his teammates failed to medal, this appears to be a minor hiccup in the otherwise stellar career for Morehouse, who has complemented his athletic success both as a strong media presence and as an advocate for the sport among young people.
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Gwen Jorgensen Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Triathlete
08/06/2012
Although she finished in 38th place at the 2012 Games, U.S. Olympic triathlete Gwen Jorgensen felt buoyed by the support of fans who lined the course. "You could hear people cheering all the way around and it was really awesome to have that many fans out cheering for us.
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Sanya Richards-Ross Video Interview, U.S. Olympic Sprinter
08/06/2012
It has been a long four years for U.S. Olympic runner Sanya Richards-Ross. Expected by many to win gold in the 400-meter race in Beijing 2008, Richards-Ross instead took home the bronze medal. A year earlier, she was diagnosed with Behcet’s disease, an autoimmune illness with effects such as skin lesions and painful sores in and around the mouth.
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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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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.
