They only come around once every two years, so the Olympics are exciting no matter what. But hearts really start pounding when a competitor that's favored to win ends up getting surpassed by another. And if that underdog is from your own home country, that's when things really get crazy. In the build up to Rio, let's take a look at the captivating - and at times, heart-breaking - upsets from Olympics past. 1. Argentina's basketball gold in Athens, 2004The United States had taken home the gold medal in basketball every year since 1988, so it came as a big shock when...
- 8/2/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
Tune in alert as Michael Phelps swims for his final individual gold medal of the London Olympics Friday night in the 100m butterfly, a race which he memorably won by .01 seconds in Beijing. Missy Franklin swims for her third gold medal . fourth overall . in the 200m backstroke, her best event. Also in primetime, Cullen Jones and Anthony Ervin chase gold against the fastest men in the pool in the 50m freestyle. From NBC Mag 7, the story behind the gold medal-winning women.s gymnastics team from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, airs tomorrow night in primetime. All seven members of the team (Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden and Jaycie Phelps)...
- 8/3/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Not to gloat, but ... America Is Better Than Everyone Else On The Planet In Women's Gymnastics!!!!The U.S. women's gymnastics team didn't just win Gold in the team competition ... they Crushed the competition ... slaughtering Russia by a whole 5 points. Just to compare, China beat the Us back in 2008 by 2ish points ... in what was then considered to be a pretty dominant performance. So, 5 points is Huuuuuge. It's a big deal ... the team -- made up of Jordyn Wieber,...
- 7/31/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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