Share this: Imagine this: You finally accomplished your lifelong dream of winning an Olympic medal, and it’s displayed prominently in your trophy case. But when you show it to family and friends a year later, it doesn’t look the same — in fact, it’s flaking apart. That scenario apparently is a reality for a number of medal winners from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. According to a report from the Agence France-Presse, a good chunk of the 2,000-plus medals from Rio, which were made with recyclable material, have chipped away and shown signs of deterioration. “We’re seeing problems with the covering on between six or seven percent of the medals and it seems to be to do with the difference in
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U.S. finishes Olympics with 121 total medals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Team made itself right at home in Rio. The British, they had a Games to savor as well. The host Brazilians got soccer gold that they craved, the Russians struggled on the heels of the exposure of a state-sponsored doping program, and the Chinese finished well below expectations. So went the medal race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where the Americans – with women leading the way – dominated both the gold and overall totals. The U.S. finished with 46 gold medals and 121 medals overall, its 51-total-medal margin over second-place China the largest in a non-boycotted Olympics in nearly a century. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime
Gabby Douglas Answers Critics Who Don’t Think Winning Gold Medals Is ‘Patriotic’…
Share this: Although Gabby Douglas positioned her hands well enough to win Olympic gold, keyboard warriors still aren’t satisfied. The U.S. gymnast was criticized Tuesday for how she stood on the podium during the national anthem at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. While her teammates stood with their hands on their hearts during the anthem, Douglas stood with her hands at her side, prompting accusations of “disrespect” from some Twitter users. Douglas on Wednesday used the same medium explain herself. As if she even needed to do so. Douglas only was on the podium because she helped USA gymnastics win the gold medal in the women’s team competition … just as she did in 2012. If that isn’t “patriotic” enough, I don’t know what is. Thumbnail
Olympic Swimming Results: USA Dominates With Gold Medals, Records On Day 3
Share this: Day 3 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was an excellent one for USA swimming. The Americans took home six medals in the pool: two gold, one silver and three bronze. Here’s a closer look at how things transpired Monday. Men’s 200M Freestyle FinalConor Dwyer won his first individual Olympic medal, taking home the bronze with a time of 1:45.23. He finished behind gold medalist Sun Yang (1:44.65) and just three hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Chad le Clos (1:45.20). Another American, Townley Haas, finished fifth at 1:45.58. Women’s 100M Backstroke FinalKathleen Baker (58.75) nearly won a gold medal, but settled for a silver after Katinka Hosszu, “The Iron Woman,” (58.45) just out-touched her at the conclusion of the