Word: mcpeak
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...whole, the Americans were wisely swagger free, though the beach-volleyball duo Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs celebrated their bronze medal as if they had just liberated France. In fact, their win came over an Australian team whose top player reinjured her shoulder during the match, forcing her to serve underhand. But the most egregious celebration of the Games was by Swedish triple jumper Christian Olsson, whose oblivious victory lap was so lengthy that it interrupted the medal ceremony for the 1,500-m wheelchair race. Thanks for taking the pressure off, Christian. --With reporting by Jeff Chu, Sean Gregory...
...pair made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball. They would have been the first to win any medal for the U.S. in the sport but were beaten to that honor by about an hour by teammates Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, who won bronze in a tough three-set match against Australians Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson. It was a particularly poignant victory for McPeak, who, at 35, is one of the grand dames of the sport and helped build up the professional tour in the U.S. ?After...
...sport known for its partner-swapping and back-stabbing, May-Walsh stand out; in 2000, both were in Sydney, but playing for different teams, and both came up short of a medal. May was partnered with McPeak, and finished fifth on the beach, while Walsh?s indoor volleyball team came just short of a bronze. When the two finally paired up in 2001, they quickly moved up the World Tour rankings, and became the first US team to win the world championships last year. Completely in sync on the court, the two lead their own lives off the sand...
...Beach, Calif. (May); Redondo Beach, Calif. (Walsh) EVENT Beach volleyball THE DRAMA They're the top-ranked duo in this two-person game, but May recently suffered an abdominal strain. Walsh says they'll play anyway. THE COMPETITION Beach volleyball was a sensation in Sydney. This year Americans Holly McPeak (May's ex-partner) and Elaine Youngs, as well as second-ranked Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede, are primed to capitalize on any openings May-Walsh may leave...
Some war planners are concerned that the JDAM stockpile--about 20,000--would be insufficient for a new Iraq war. Thus the Boeing factory outside St. Louis is producing 2,000 kits monthly, and will soon increase production. McPeak says the biggest problem is that intelligence has not kept pace with the precision of the system. Too often JDAMs hit the right coordinates but the wrong targets. That happened in the system's debut during the 1999 Kosovo campaign, when a B-2 dropped three JDAMs on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. The U.S. bombed the site thinking...