Articles filed under Gymnastics
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After gold, Fierce Five facing uncertain futureAug 08, 2012 9:51 pm - LONDON — They stood together, arms locked, Olympic gold medals around their necks and — for just a moment — between their teeth. The cameras flashed. The exhausted Fierc...
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Raisman finishes Olympics in style with floor goldAug 07, 2012 2:12 pm - LONDON — Aly Raisman finished the Olympics in style. The U.S. captain matched Gabby Douglas in gold medals, winning the title on floor exercise Tuesday. Add in the bronz...
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Gabby Douglas chases more gold in individual beamAug 06, 2012 5:34 pm - LONDON — Gabby Douglas is back for her grand finale. Already a two-time gold medalist, the American teen nicknamed the Flying Squirrel has a chance for one more title be...
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Maroney falls, Izbasa wins gold on vaultAug 05, 2012 10:11 am - LONDON (AP) — McKayla Maroney’s feet skidded out from under her and a look of shock crossed her face. The Olympic gold medal that everyone was certain was hers was gone....
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Douglas sacrificed much in quest for goldAug 04, 2012 6:44 pm - There’s a sleep-away summer camp in my hometown that I attended for five years when I was a kid, starting at age 9. My dad has often asked me why I don’t send my own kid...
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Olympic Gold: Gabby Douglas' moment to rememberAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — AP photographer Gregory Bull knew it would come — the moment when Gabby Douglas does that little bit extra. Her leap, high above the beam, in the women's all-ar...
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Douglas shatters glass ceiling with historic winAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON - Gabby Douglas believed two years ago, when she convinced her mother to let her move halfway across the country. Martha Karolyi became a convert over the winter,...
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'Gabby' wins all-around gymnastics gold for U.S.Aug 02, 2012 12:00 pm - LONDON — Might be time to get Gabby Douglas a new nickname. Olympic champ works. Known as "The Flying Squirrel," Douglas won the women's all-around title Thursday night,...
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Women’s all-around, Lochte-Phelps II highlight Thursday’s Olympic slateAug 01, 2012 9:36 pm - LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices and determinat...
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US women win 1st Olympic gymnastics title since 1996Jul 31, 2012 1:00 pm - LONDON — One by one, the Americans thundered down the runway, soared high above the vault and slammed into the mat. Boom! Boom! Boom! When the fireworks were over, so wa...