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'Whistle Girl' Is The Best Olympic Audio Replacement Ever [Video]

Clay — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:25:28 +0000

Here is a fact: If you can watch this Olympic Whistle Girl video without laughing a little bit, you might be a robot. This is easily the dumbest, funniest thing I’ve seen today, and probably tomorrow too. Olympic Whistle Girl

The 2012 Summer Olympics On Twitter – Numbers Breakdown

Clay — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:14:13 +0000

The London Olympic games are over now, and while the athletes are reflecting on their performances, Twitter has been hard at work breaking down their Olympic numbers. This has been pushed as the first ‘Twitter Olympics’ and the numbers do not lie, as 150 million tweets were sent about the Olympics. Here is a breakdown [...]

Olympic Commentators Are Not Nice – Compilation Video

Clay — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:58:49 +0000

The only thing harder than the physical and mental demands on Olympic athletes, are the TV commentators that watch them. When you combine the all American attitude of, “I can say what I want because I’m on TV” with a former athlete who thinks they still ‘have it’, this is what you get. A commentator [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 16 — US Captures Most Overall Medals As London Games End

Joe Student — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:36:59 +0000

The 2012 Summer Olympics came to a close in London on Sunday with the United States adding two more gold medals to bring its Olympic-high total to 46. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights: LeBron James scored 19 points, including a late three-pointer to seal the win, as the United States defeated Spain, 107-100, [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 13 — US Wins 5 Gold Medals

Joe Student — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:41 +0000

The United States won nine medals, including five golds, to take a commanding lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights: Carli Lloyd scored twice as the US women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal in [...]

These Are The Two Best/Worst Dives Ever [Video]

Clay — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:51:17 +0000

Diving into a swimming pool seems easy enough, I mean all you do is jump! Well, if it were that easy then everyone would do it and I wouldn't be able to feature these two awesomely bad dives!

Gold Medal Winners Cry 16% Of The Time On The Medal Stand

Clay — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:02:45 +0000

Winning a gold medal at the Olympics is a very emotional time. For most athletes it is the culmination of a lifetime of training.

It should come as no surprise that 16% of the gold medal winners break down in tears on the podium, but who cries the most?

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 12 — Allyson Felix Wins Gold as US Track Team Nabs 7 Medals

Joe Student — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:30:41 +0000

Led by seven medals from its track athletes, the United States ran past China into the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights: After finishing second in the race in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, US sprinter Allyson Felix [...]

Olympic Weightlifter Drops 432 Lbs On His Neck [Video]

B-Ray — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:12:27 +0000

German Weightlifter Matthias Steiner picks up a 432 lbs barbell and drops it on his neck. Being an Olympic athlete is one of the highest achievement you can reach in life.

Athletes train their whole lives for one moment to perform in front of a line of judges. Then this guy goes and drops a barbell on his neck....

Flint's Claressa Shields Will Fight For Gold After Dominating Performance [Video]

Clay — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:35:21 +0000

Flint's Claressa Shields dominated in her semi-final match against Volnova Marina, now she advances to the gold medal fight.

Grand Blanc's Geena Gall Has Qualified For The Semi-Finals In The 800 Meter Despite Injury

Clay — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:59:46 +0000

Grand Blanc Olympian Geena Gall has just advanced to the semi-final round in the Women’s 800m. Geena finished fourth in her heat, but her time was good enough to advance to the semi-final round tomorrow at 7:30pm. Geena hit her Facebook after the race and revealed that she has been running through an injury, but [...]

The Athletes Olympic Village Orientation Video Is Informational [Video]

Clay — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:54:58 +0000

I'm sure you've heard about the many hook ups that happen between athletes living in the Olympic Village during the Olympics.

Four years ago it was so public that the organizers included unlimited access to condoms, and other forms of protection to the athletes.

This year, the orientation video is a little different, and takes the sex issue head on.

Gabby Douglas Is The Most Watched Olympian So Far

Clay — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:23:42 +0000

There have been so many great stories to follow during this years Olympics, but it looks like U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas is the one who has caught most peoples eyes. Michael Phelps may have won more medals, but gymnast Gabby Douglas has gotten more internet clicks. NBC used their web traffic numbers to create a [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 10 — US Women's Soccer Team Advances on Alex Morgan's Late Goal

Joe Student — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:11:49 +0000

Though it was a light day for medals, there was still plenty of drama at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Monday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: Alex Morgan’s header in injury time gave the US women’s soccer team a 4-3 victory over Canada and a berth in the gold medal game [...]

Claressa Shields Moves On To The Next Round

B-Ray — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:06:37 +0000

Flints own Claressa Shields defeats Anna Laurell in the 2012 London Olympics guaranteeing her a spot for a bronze metal! But I’m 100% positive Claressa will bring back the gold! Keep up the good work, all of Flint has your back! (democratherald.com) This is the new face of American amateur boxing – young, feminine, and fearless. [...]

Flint's Claressa Shields Makes Her Olympic Debut Today – Watch The Live Stream

Clay — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:04:58 +0000

Flint's Claressa Shields will step into the Olympic boxing ring this morning in London as she starts her bid for a gold medal.

Will Ferrell Trash Talks Russian Gymnasts On Conan [Video]

Clay — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:32:35 +0000

Will Ferrell showed up on Conan last week spewing Olympic pride and a little hate toward the Russian gymnasts. Will pointed out the fact that the Russians have dominated gymnastics for so long, that he was happy to see the lose. He took it a step further saying it was awesome to see the cry! [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 9 — Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again in 100 Meters

Joe Student — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:46:10 +0000

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 meters on Sunday night, running the race in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds — the [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 6 — Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold

Joe Student — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:15:33 +0000

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap: US swimmer Michael Phelps edged teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley to claim a record 16th Olympic gold medal and extend his own overall medal record to 20. [...]

U.S. Olympic Divers Win Gold, Then Get On The Toilet [Pics]

Clay — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:19:53 +0000

The U.S. Olympic Dive team of Nicholas Robinson-Baker and Chris Mears took home the Bronze medal this year. They showed grace, strength and poise while diving. However all of those things put together with Photoshop and a toilet send a different message.