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Carly Patterson Predicts Gold for Team USA and Jordyn Wieber

Carly Patterson Predicts Gold for Team USA and Jordyn Wieber

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  Carly Patterson is one of the bigger names in USA Gymnastics history. Her biggest moments came during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she became an Olympic Champion by winning the All-Around Gold medal. She also came away from those games with Silver medals in both the team…

New Jersey’s Asjha Jones Talks Olympic Preparation and Expectation of Gold

New Jersey’s Asjha Jones Talks Olympic Preparation and Expectation of Gold

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Team USA’s women’s basketball team is set to begin a 4-game 3-country preparation tour for the Olympic Games tonight in Washington DC against Brazil. I caught up quickly with center Asjha Jones after the team’s practice on Sunday to talk about the state of the team and their Olympic expectations.…

10 Questions with Team USA Synchronized Swimmer, Mariya Koroleva

10 Questions with Team USA Synchronized Swimmer, Mariya Koroleva

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Synchronized Swimming may not be one of the more popular sports in the United States, but Mariya Koroleva and her partner Mary Killman are out to show their country and the rest of the world that they belong in London. The pair qualified for the duets portion of the synchro…

Featured Interview: A Conversation with Team USA Gymnast Aly Raisman

Featured Interview: A Conversation with Team USA Gymnast Aly Raisman

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One of the last things Aly Raisman said to me before our conversation ended was that she thinks about the fact that she is an Olympian everyday.  So, on a rare day outside the gym, less than a week before she was scheduled to reunite with her teammates in a…

10 Questions with Team USA Rhythmic Gymnast, Julie Zetlin

10 Questions with Team USA Rhythmic Gymnast, Julie Zetlin

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In London, Julie Zetlin will be the first athlete to represent the United States in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Games since Athens in 2004.  It took years of hard work, dedication and a refusal to give up.  Is gold on her mind?  She says she won’t even be thinking about…

10 Questions with Team USA Rowing Star, Sarah Trowbridge

10 Questions with Team USA Rowing Star, Sarah Trowbridge

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  Earlier in our Team USA Interview Series we featured rower Margot Shumway. Today we show you our conversation with her partner, Sarah Trowbridge. While rowing is not generally one of the first events that come to mind when American’s think about the Olympics, Sarah and Margot do not let…

10 Questions with Team USA Swimming Star, Chloe Sutton

10 Questions with Team USA Swimming Star, Chloe Sutton

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Last week in Omaha, Nebraska, freestyle swimmer Chloe Sutton qualified for her second Olympic Games; her first as a pool swimmer.  As an open water swimmer in Beijing, Sutton came up short of a medal.  Perhaps that is because, as she says, when she closed her eyes and envisioned herself…

10 Questions with Team USA Rowing Star, Margot Shumway

10 Questions with Team USA Rowing Star, Margot Shumway

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Margot Shumway qualified for the London Olympic Games in the double sculls event with partner Sarah Trowbridge. Shumway was a member of Team USA at the 2008 Olympics where she had a fifth place finish in quadruple sculls event. She loves rowing so much the general lack of publicity it…

10 Questions with Team USA Shooting Star, Jason Turner

10 Questions with Team USA Shooting Star, Jason Turner

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USA Shooter Jason Turner is on his way to his third Olympic Games, “aiming” for another medal.  He says if he can get to the place inside himself where he is not worried about success, success will come.  And by success, of course, he means a second medal. 1. You…

10 Questions with Team USA Table-Tennis Star, Lily Zhang

10 Questions with Team USA Table-Tennis Star, Lily Zhang

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For teenage table-tennis phenom, Lily Zhang, international competitions are second nature.  This summer, in London, Lily has yet another chance to showcase the experience and mental toughness that earned her the title, Olympian. 1. You started competing in National and International competition in 2009, at age 13.  Do you recall…

10 Questions with Team USA Soccer Star, Carli Lloyd

10 Questions with Team USA Soccer Star, Carli Lloyd

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Four years ago in Beijing, Carli Lloyd scored a goal in extra time against Brazil securing a gold medal and a spot atop the podium for the American women.  This summer in London she’ll give everything to reclaim gold for her teammates and her country.  In fact, gold is not…

10 Questions with Team USA Synchronized Swimmer, Mary Killman

10 Questions with Team USA Synchronized Swimmer, Mary Killman

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Team USA did not qualify for the London Olympics in the team portion of Synchronized Swimming. However, Mary Killman and her partner Mariya Koroleva qualified in the duets event. Mary, the youngest member of Team USA, will be making her first trip to the Olympics. Before switching to synchro, Mary participated…