Alicia Sacramone, USA Gymnastics -- Unlike teammates Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, Sacramone would just as soon forget her Olympic experience in Beijing. In addition to placing a disappointing fourth in the vault final--the team captain fell twice... ...full story at digg
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| 20 Jul 08 |
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YouTube video Congrats to the 2008 American Olympians- Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson, Alicia Sacramone, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek and Bridget Sloan! Good luck in China! |
| 13 Aug 08 |
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Tearful Sacramone misses gold but lands on front pages » Guardian Blogs The swarm around America's Alicia Sacramone was too much even for my elbows, but Chinese were worthy winners |
| 15 Aug 08 |
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While You Were Sleeping: August 15 » China Journal Every day for the rest of the Games, Journal reporter Adam Thompson will recap notable Olympic events that happened overnight for readers in the U.S. and elsewhere: U.S. gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, and Yang Yilin of China (Photo by... |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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Take me out to the ball game (Beijing version) » James Fallows Monday night fun, watching Team USA take on Team China at the Beijing Wukesong Olympic baseball field. The Olympic basketball stadium, which stands next door, is destined as a lasting addition to Beijing's sporting patrimony. The baseball field, like the... |
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The Chinese Gymnastics Association announces its Olympic team members » Shanghaiist Although it's not official yet, according to this Xinhua article, the following gymnasts are expected to be named to the Chinese Olympic gymnastics team next week (in ranking order): Men: Yang Wei (杨威), Li Xiaopeng (李小鹏), Chen Yibing (陈... |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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The Olympic Sponsor - Biggest Winners and Biggest Losers » All Roads Since the games are now over, I thought it would be interesting to debate which of the Olympic sponsors came away with gold and which pulled a hamstring. It is an important question, as Shaun Rein has pointed out on a couple of occasions, and for me it... |
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