Category Archives: Countdown to London
Countdown to London: Team USA Women’s Volleyball
The U.S. women’s volleyball team is currently ranked #1 in the world, but they’ve never won an Olympic gold medal. In fact, since the sport was added to the Games in 1964, the U.S. women own just three medals in total. The team fell just short in Beijing, losing to… Read More »
Countdown to London: Michael Phelps Eyes More Medals
Michael Phelps set an all-time mark at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, winning an unprecedented eight gold medals – to add to the six golds and two bronzes he won in Athens four years earlier. Phelps’ 16 Olympic medals are second only to Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won 18… Read More »
Countdown to London: U.S. Soccer Star Lauren Cheney
The U.S. women’s soccer team will be heading to London in hopes of repeating their gold-medal-winning performance from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Lauren Cheney was a part of that team and she says playing in England – where there’s so much soccer history – will make the Olympics experience… Read More »
Countdown to London: Maya Moore on Playing for Geno Auriemma
To say the United States has dominated women’s basketball since it became an Olympic sport in 1976 is a bit of an understatement. Team USA has taken home the gold medal in six of the eight Olympics in which it has competed. The only times someone other than the red,… Read More »
