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  • August 2008

    • Gold Medal Is Priceless, But Metal Is Worth $215

      MarketWatch  |  Aug 20, 08 8:49 PM CDT

      Gold Medal Is Priceless, But Metal Is Worth $215

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps’ eight Olympic golds may be priceless, but they're not worth that much to a commodities trader, MarketWatch notes. This year's gold medals are made mostly of silver and coated with less than a quarter-ounce of gold, putting their value around $215. But people are, of course, willing to shell out much more for a piece of Olympic history. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • metal prices  • silver

    • Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 5:23 PM CDT

      Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps' razor-thin victory in his seventh race is raising sticky ethical questions because the Olympics' official timekeeper is also one of Phelps' sponsors, the New York Times reports. Making matters worse, the timekeeper, Omega, and swimming's governing body won't break with protocol and release underwater images of the finish. They insist there's "absolutely no doubt" Phelps won and note that Serbia dropped its protest after seeing the images. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • gold medalist

    • US Wrestling Prodigy Wins Gold

      Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      US Wrestling Prodigy Wins Gold

      (AP) - Henry Cejudo, the 21-year-old US prodigy who had competed in only one world-level senior tournament before Beijing, won gold today in Olympic freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling. Cejudo, crying the moment the match ended and wrapping himself in an American flag, defeated Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan in the best-of-three match. Cejudo is the youngest American to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • United States  • gold medal  • wrestling

    • Phelps' Quest for the Gold Is Just Beginning

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 18, 08 10:32 AM CDT

      Phelps' Quest for the Gold Is Just Beginning

      (Newser) - Even before Michael Phelps dove into the pool in pursuit of his eighth gold medal, another epic task had begun: Turning the swimming star into a marketing icon . By the time he’d collected his final piece of gold—along with a $1 million bonus from Speedo—the 23-year-old was well on his way to an Olympic-sized payday, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • endorsement  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • Nike  • Speedo

    • How Phelps Saved the Games

      ESPN  |  Aug 18, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      How Phelps Saved the Games

      (Newser) - If the Chinese invented organized sports 6,000 years ago, writes Pat Forde on ESPN.com, then how appropriate that Michael Phelps came to Beijing to prove he was “the apotheosis of the athlete.” And America knows it. In a year when the Olympics had become “passe,” tens of millions of enthusiastic Americans rooted for Phelps in a way not seen since the Miracle on Ice. He “single-handedly saved the Olympics,” Forde writes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Mark Spitz

    • Bronze Medalists Happier Than Silver Winners

      Washington Post  |  Aug 18, 08 4:46 AM CDT

      Bronze Medalists Happier Than Silver Winners

      (Newser) - Newly minted gold medalists are ecstatic, second-place finishers slightly less so, and bronze winners the least happy—or so conventional wisdom would have it. But psychologists find that bronze medalists are usually happier than those who finish with silver, the Washington Post reports. Why does this Olympic paradox play out so regularly? More »

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      psychology  • gold medal  • happiness  • Olympics  • Olympic athletes  • psychological research

    • Nadal Captures Gold, No. 1 Rank

      Associated Press  |  Aug 17, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Nadal Captures Gold, No. 1 Rank

      (AP) - Rafael Nadal won the Olympic men's singles gold medal today, overcoming two set points in the second set and holding every service game to beat Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3. The gold medal was the first for Spain in Olympic tennis, and Nadal became the first top-five ranked player to medal in the traditionally upset-filled sport. He takes the No. 1 ranking tomorrow, ending Roger Federer's 4 1/2-year reign. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Roger Federer  • Serena Williams  • Venus Williams  • gold medal

    • 8 Golds: Phelps Makes History

      NBC  |  Aug 16, 08 10:51 PM CDT

      8 Golds: Phelps Makes History

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps swam into history today by picking up his 8th gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, NBC reports. Phelps swam the third leg of the men's 4x100 medley—yes, another world record—to trump Mark Spitz's record of 7 medals set more than three decades ago. "I'm more at a loss for words now than I was last night," said Phelps afterward, referring to the microscopic margin of victory in his previous race. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming

    • Defining Olympic Moment? Phelps By a Hair

      Washington Post  |  Aug 16, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Defining Olympic Moment? Phelps By a Hair

      (Newser) - Sure, if Michael Phelps wins his eighth Olympic gold, as he’s expected to do in the men’s relay, all eyes will be on him. And we’ll wonder (even more) if he’s all human or part-fish. But the Olympics' "defining fabulous moment" has already passed, writes Thomas Boswell in the Washington Post . It zipped by when Phelps won his seventh race by the width of a hair. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Olympics  • controversy

    • Phelps Ties Spitz With 7 Golds

      Associated Press  |  Aug 15, 08 9:41 PM CDT

      Phelps Ties Spitz With 7 Golds

      (AP) - Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic of Serbia by the thinnest of margins to win the 100-meter butterfly yesterday, tying Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics. Phelps, seemingly destined for second at the finish, somehow touched the wall first, a scant .01 seconds ahead of Cavic. The Serb's coach filed a protest, but the judges ruled that the cameras didn't lie: Phelps won. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • world record

    • Phelps Grabs Gold No. 6

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 08 9:53 PM CDT

      Phelps Grabs Gold No. 6

      (Newser) - Six for six. Michael Phelps swam to another gold medal with an easy win in the 200 individual medley, the AP reports. Phelps, who continued his perfect streak of world records, beat Hungary's Laszlo Czeh (silver) and fellow American Ryan Lochte (bronze). He's got two races remaining to set a record of 8 golds in a single Games—the 100 butterfly Friday night (10:10pm ET) and the 4x100 medley relay Saturday night (10:58pm ET). More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Team USA

    • Irate Wrestler Chucks Bronze

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 1:38 PM CDT

      Irate Wrestler Chucks Bronze

      (Newser) - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw his bronze medal to the floor during the ceremony, stormed off, and vowed to quit the sport, the Telegraph reports. "I don't care about this medal. I wanted gold," Abrahamian said. The wrestler had earlier confronted the judges’ over their decision that eventually gave the gold to Andrea Minguzzi, before being restrained by team officials. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Italy  • sports  • gold medal  • Sweden  • wrestling

    • Phelps' Winning Personality Separates Him From Spitz

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 08 7:02 AM CDT

      Phelps' Winning Personality Separates Him From Spitz

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps has passed Mark Spitz's record number of career gold medals, and is dead set on eclipsing the seven golds Spitz won in Munich in 1972. But apart from their metal preferences the two men are very different people, observes the New York Times . The detached Spitz matched his talent with cockiness that annoyed teammates and was accused of mind games—while Phelps is sociable and popular. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • Olympic athletes  • Mark Spitz

    • China Gymnasts Golden Amid Age Accusations

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 08 7:46 AM CDT

      China Gymnasts Golden Amid Age Accusations

      (Newser) - China’s women bested the defending champion US women to take their first gymnastics gold medal today, as the Americans stumbled and the younger, smaller Chinese gymasts won a comfortable lead. But the victory came amid continuing charges that the Chinese competitors—who average 4 foot 9 and 77 pounds—are under the legal age of 16.  More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • gold medal  • gymnastics

    • Phelps Makes History: 11 Golds

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 08 9:23 PM CDT

      Phelps Makes History: 11 Golds

      (AP) - Michael Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete who's ever competed in the Olympics. The 23-year-old American swimmer won his fourth and fifth golds of the Beijing Games with world-record victories in the 200 butterfly and the 4x200 relay. He now has 11 gold medals in his career, two more than any other Olympian. He's not done yet, of course. Though he won't speak of it publicly, Phelps has a chance to win a record 8 golds in a single Olympiad. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • Team USA

    • Phelps Nails 3rd Gold, New Record

      Baltimore Sun  |  Aug 12, 08 2:58 AM CDT

      Phelps Nails 3rd Gold, New Record

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps racked a third gold medal today, this one in the 200-meter freestyle, and obliterated another world record in the process. His time of 1:42.96 seconds shaved nearly a full second off his previous best, reports the Baltimore Sun . The gold, his ninth overall, ties him with Mark Spitz and three others as the winningest Olympians. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • world record

    • US Freestyle Team Grabs Gold by a Fingertip

      ESPN  |  Aug 11, 08 3:23 AM CDT

      US Freestyle Team Grabs Gold by a Fingertip

      (Newser) - Jason Lezak pulled ahead in the final moments of the 400-meter freestyle relay to win a gold for the US men’s swimming team and push Michael Phelps one step closer to a record eight golds, ESPN reports. Lezak, 32, swam the fastest leg in history—46.06 seconds—finishing a mere .08 seconds before the second-place French as the US team set a new world record of 3:08.24. More »

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      France  • United States  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal

    • Phelps Captures First Gold In Quest for History

      Reuters  |  Aug 9, 08 9:09 PM CDT

      Phelps Captures First Gold In Quest for History

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the Summer Olympics with a decisive victory in the 400-meters individual medley, Reuters reports. Phelps, who has a chance to win a record 8 golds in the Games, smashed his own world record—it lasted less than a day—with a time of 4:03.84. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary finished second, and USA's Ryan Lochte third. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming

    • IOC Strips Gold From 2000 US Relay Team

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 08 6:50 AM CDT

      IOC Strips Gold From 2000 US Relay Team

      (AP) - The International Olympic Committee today stripped gold medals from the US men's 1,600-meter relay team that competed at the 2000 Olympics, in the aftermath of Antonio Pettigrew's admission that he was doping at the time. The IOC executive board disqualified the entire team, the fourth gold and sixth overall medal stripped from that US track contingent in the past eight months for doping. More »

  • July 2008

    • Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      NPR  |  Jul 23, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      (Newser) - Zhao Yonghua was a Chinese national skiing champion and won several gold medals. But now, at 31, she is bedridden from diabetes, exacerbated by overtraining. With no hope of recovery or employment, the former star finally had to sell one of her gold medals to raise money for treatment. As NPR reports, Zhao is only one of many athletes whose lives have been upended in pursuit of sporting glory. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • gold medal  • Chinese athletes  • injured

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