Archive for 2012/08/01
Great Britain’s women’s volleyball team are outclassed in straight sets by World Cup champions Italy.
One of the two badminton pairs reinstated into the Olympic women’s doubles is guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
2012-04-18 Gabe Gardner won a gold medal in 2008 after over a decade of training with the US Men’s National Team, and he will share his stories and insights with our current USA Volleyball players in another webinar segment of Olympic medal winning players. His history on persevering from junior and college player, to being cut from the National Team, to the Olympic Games success, secrets to being a great hitter/blocker, favorite quotes, book and experiences will be shared. So will information on his current efforts to make another Olympic roster again for London 2012 while starting a boys’ volleyball program in northern California and working for the USOC’s Athlete Advisory Commission
2012-04-24 Libero Erik Sullivan played for the USA team for years and in two Olympics, and he will share his stories and insights with our current USA Volleyball players in another webinar segment of Olympic volleyball players. After an outstanding college career at UCLA as an outside hitter (winning two national titles), he received the FIVB Worlds Best Libero award one year. He then began giving back to the sport as a collegiate coach since 2004 and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Texas
Australia’s women prove too strong for Great Britain in the Water Polo Arena with a 16-3 victory in Group B.
2012-04-17 Middle blocker Tom Hoff will share his stories and insights in another webinar segment on Olympic Medal winning volleyball players. He played for the USA team for years, culminating his career by captaining the team to the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal.
Great Britain’s gold medal winners of the London 2012 Olympics are being honoured with a special stamp, to be rushed out by Thursday lunchtime.
Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome praise the “phenomenal” support they were given in the men’s time trial event.
Watch the key moments of Great Britain’s 61-67 defeat by Russia in the women’s basketball at the London 2012 Olympics.
LONDON – Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., made history Wednesday as he won the bronze medal in the men’s 100-metre freestyle at the Olympic Games in a race in which less than a second separated the eight finalists.
David McCann retires after finishing 27th in the Olympic time trial on Wednesday.
North Korea win their third weightlifting gold medal at London 2012 as Rim Jong Sim takes the women’s 69kg title.
BBC Sport’s Jake Humphrey shows his support for gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins by sporting a pair of Wiggins-esque sideburns.
Eight badminton players are disqualified from the women’s doubles after being accused of “not using one’s best efforts to win”.
Luo Yutong and Qin Kai win gold in the men’s synchronised 3m springboard to maintain China’s dominance of Olympic diving.
Carl Hester is amazed by the rise of Great Britain dressage team-mate Charlotte Dujardin as they prepare to go for Olympic gold.
Team GB riders Emma Pooley and Lizzie Armitstead finish outside the medals in the women’s road race. Kristin Armstrong won the gold medal to retain her title.