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The 2012 Inspiring Athletes Summer Olympics Review
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Chad Bonham
In what will likely go down in broadcasting history as the most watched Olympics of all-time, the 2012 London Games offered all of the drama, disappointment and downright awe-inspiring moments that we’ve come to expect. Here are just a few of the highlights from the 30th Olympiad: USA tops medal count, reclaims gold tally from…
Tamika Catchings, U.S. women go undefeated to take Olympic basketball gold
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Chad Bonham
With so much attention going to the U.S. men’s basketball team, it was almost a little too easy to overlook the dominance displayed by the American women. Team USA put any doubts to rest with an 86-50 victory over France en route to its fifth consecutive gold medal. The gold medal game completed an undefeated…
David Boudia shocks the diving world with Olympic gold medal in 10-meter platform
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Chad Bonham
David Boudia shocked the diving community with an Olympic gold medal performance in the 10-meter platform event. His score of 568.65 was good enough for U.S. Diving’s first Olympic gold since Greg Louganis won his second consecutive title at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Boudia barely qualified for the semifinals by finishing in 18th place…
Tobin Heath, Lauren Cheney and US women’s soccer team capture Olympic gold
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Chad Bonham
Tobin Heath and Lauren Cheney were among the women’s soccer players from 2008 to capture Olympic gold once again. After narrowly defeating Canada in double overtime (4-3), the Americans shot out to a 2-0 lead and staved off a scurried comeback attempt by Japan. It was the third consecutive Olympic gold medal for the USA…
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