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...this day, though. Not after I elbowed my way to the podium, asked for a standby seat, and received a boarding pass on the aisle near the front door. I was going to get home early...
Since the introduction of Olympic beach volleyball in 1996 the American teams have made the podium at every Games. China has played indoor volleyball competitively for decades, but it's only recently that they've focused on the outdoor game. On the men's side, the top-seeded Chinese squad of Wu Penggen and Xu "Tiny" Linyin lost to a German pair in the round of 16. So it was up to the women to make history. In addition to the silver for Tian and Wang, the Chinese team of Zhang Xi, 23, and Xue Chen, 19, beat Brazilians Renata...
...know, I feel like we let USA softball down," she says. "Many women have worn this uniform, and accepted nothing but gold. So many thoughts. What more could I have done? And then, can this be the last time that softball players stand on the podium at the Olympic games? The unknown [future] of our sport, all those young girls watching us, and all the many people who've supported me. I haven't seen my son in a month and a half, I can't wait to see his little face when I get home . . . so many things...
...That mentality certainly helped the U.S. men, who entered Beijing as long shots for podium appearances but earned bronze in a tight team competition, and closed out the meet with a silver medal for Jonathan Horton on the high bars. And after all the build up surrounding the American and Chinese rivalry, on the mats, the gymnasts are still gymnasts and the coaches are still coaches, no matter what country they call home. When China's Cheng Fei came off the floor in tears after a fall in the event final, Chow just did what came naturally. He gave...
...regimen kept him straight, and put him on the podium. With U.S. colleges cutting back men's wrestling programs, often to comply with Title IX's gender-equity requirements, Cejudo's rise offers an alternative path for prodigious wrestling talent. He skipped college; for better or worse, other grapplers will likely do the same...