Take a look back of the most memoriable moments of the 2008 Olympics.
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Olympic Moments
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Slideshow: Best Moments Of The 2008 Olympics
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U.S. Hoops Back On Top, Beats Spain For Gold
BEIJING — Arm-in-arm, they climbed onto the middle of the medals platform, the spot that for so long was U.S. private property.
Some players flashed their Olympic medals to the crowd. One pretended to take a bite, just to make sure it was real.
Yep, it was gold - the color the Americans always used to win [...] -
U.S. Women’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight Gold
BEIJING — Lisa Leslie and the U.S. women’s basketball team were once again too good for Australia at the Olympics.
Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory against Australia on Saturday night. She joined former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players [...] -
Winston-Salem Man Creates Golden Goggles
By Lisa O’Donnell, Media General News Service
David Weathers helped put some of the sparkle in swimmer Michael Phelps’ trophy case.
Though 14 Olympic gold medals may dominate Phelps’ collection of hardware, he also owns several Golden Goggle awards, which Weathers made in the basement of his home in Winston-Salem.
The Golden Goggle Awards are presented each year [...] -
U.S. Women’s Soccer Teams Wins Gold, Defeats Brazil 1-0
BEIJING (AP) — Outplayed and overwhelmed for most of the night, the Americans got the only shot they needed.
Olympic champions, once again.
Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of overtime Thursday night, Hope Solo bailed out her teammates time and again, and the United States beat Brazil 1-0 to win the gold medal in women’s [...] -
Raleigh’s Bershawn Jackson Helps US Sweep 400M Hurdles
BEIJING — The American track team was in bad need of a comeback, and Angelo Taylor was the perfect person to provide it.
Taylor, a once-troubled 29-year-old who was laying electrical wire 14 months ago, became the first 400-meter hurdler since Edwin Moses to win gold medals eight years apart Monday. He led the first sweep [...] -
Michael Phelps Makes Olympic History: 30 Amazing Photos
Check out these amazing photos from NBC’s official coverage.
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Phelps Passes Spitz With 8 Gold Medals
BEIJING - Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday to become the grandest of Olympic champions.
Jason Lezak held on to the lead Phelps gave him, anchoring the United States to a world record in the 400-meter medley relay against an Australian team that [...] -
USA’s “Redeem Team” Beats Spain, Clinches 1st Place In Group
BEIJING — Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world.
And not even the world champions - on paper anyway - could give the Americans a game.
Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the Americans turned the marquee matchup of [...] -
Liukin Edges Johnson For All-Around Gold
BEIJING — Elegance and power, almost in equal portions. A combination that just shouldn’t work.
Yet it’s what women’s gymnastics requires. When done precisely, it is mesmerizing. Just like Nastia Liukin’s command performance at the Beijing Olympics on Friday.
In an intense climax to a friendly rivalry with U.S. teammate Shawn Johnson, Liukin won the all-around gold [...]
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