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Lead Stories: November 20, 2008

U.S. spears gold for fencing

Posted August 10, 2008 at 10:37 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Beijing Results, Events, Other, Special Features, Videos

Fencer Mariel Zagunis won the first U.S. gold in Beijing, further minting an American rise from obscurity to the leading-edge of the sport. The 23-year-old was the first American to capture gold in fencing saber in 100 years when she won in Athens, while Zagunis says after a 1-2-3 U.S.…

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Human Interest Saturdays: Chinese-Canadian Olympians

Posted May 3, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor

Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Culture/History, Human Interest, Events, Aquatics, Other, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor

Not every Chinese-born Olympian will be competing for their birth country in Beijing. Dozens of competitors now living throughout the world will be making a homecoming during this years’ Olympics. In fact eight will…

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Complete List of Team USA News Sites

Posted December 17, 2007 at 12:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008

Summer Olympian has gathered a list of links to websites that spotlight news for each of the 36 USOC sports.Some of them may not get updated as frequently as others do, but these are the “official” news sites for the US Olympic tem in each sport, leading up to the…

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