2012 Olympic medal count standings after third full day of events
Examiner.com
China and the US are fighting it out for the total number of medals earned at the London Olympics, but China is dominating the gold medal count. By Laura Edwins, Contributor / July 30, 2012. Rich Clabaugh. Enlarge Photos China still leads the medal count after two days of competition, staying one step ahead of [...]
Read More2012 Olympic medal count standings after third full day of events
Examiner.com
Jul 30 11:00p by Bill Hanstock. The third day of medal competition at the 2012 Olympic Games ended with the United States tied for the lead in the total medal count. Of course, Monday's events were long over by the time NBC tape-delayed the prime-time LONDON — The coach of reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber [...]
Read MoreUS official: Jordyn Wieber's 'going to come out fighting like a dog'
Detroit Free
That's the mantra for Jordyn Wieber and the rest of the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team going into today's team final at North Greenwich Arena, where the Americans hope to capture the gold medal for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Games. -So who suffered the bigger disappointment: Nastia Liukin or Jordyn Wieber? Both [...]
Read MoreStars' Olympic Memories
Daily Beast
Look who's coming back to Dancing With the Stars! Shawn Johnson and Apolo Ohno are putting their dancing shoes back Hot Crazy Important Weird. Follow: Video, Shawn Johnson, Shawn Johnson Olympics, Shawn Johnson Today, Today Shawn Johnson, Media News. Shawn Johnson opened up a. Melissa Rycroft came in third on Season 8 of “Dancing with [...]
Read MoreReporter critical of NBC Olympics has Twitter account suspended
Fox News
Say what you will about tape delays, but they seem to be working just fine for NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics in London. The network's first three days of coverage averaged 35.8 million — the most-watched weekend Fortunately, the lodge has Wi-Fi for guests, and I brought my iPad. So I downloaded NBC Olympics [...]
Read MoreBobbles will cost Jordyn Wieber big payday at London Games
USA TODAY
Reining world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber failed to qualify for the women's all-around final by less than half a point, erupting into tears at the news. She was edged out by teammates Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman, who also broke down after The odds-on favorite to win gold finishes behind women's gymnastics teammates Aly Raisman [...]
Read MoreJohn Orozco's missteps cost US Gymnastics team, but Bronx teen needs no …
New York Dai
For John Orozco, growing up in the Bronx was tough, probably more tough than the competition he's facing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. According to. The team finals for men's gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics were filled with drama after a nail-biter of a finish. Before he set out to conquer the [...]
Read MoreReporter critical of NBC Olympics has Twitter account suspended
Fox News
Owners and stakeholders of Big Media have thick skins. So the persistent trending of #NBCFail, and the riotous reading that the tweet stream provides, is. The internet is having a tantrum over NBC's terrible coverage of the Olympics. It's an entertaining spectacle, but nothing new. Since the early days of the World Wide Web, it's [...]
Read MoreMay-Treanor and Walsh Jennings win
FOXSports.co
Outside of the obvious reasons for that, the team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are a large reason for the sellout crowds at Horse Guards Parade. In typi. Outside of the obvious reasons for that, the team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are a large reason for the sellout crowds at Horse Guards [...]
Read MoreBobbles will cost Jordyn Wieber big payday at London Games
USA TODAY
As anticipated, the U.S. women's gymnastics team ruled the day, but their world was rocked when world champion Jordyn Wieber failed to advance to the individual all-around finals. In other upsets, France nabbed the gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle Jordyn Wieber will miss the All-Around Final in women's gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics. [...]
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