Gabby Douglas Tells ‘Vanity Fair’ Former Teammates Called Her ‘Slave’
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Although Gabby Douglas has been showered with praise since winning two Olympic gold medals, the 16-year-old gymnast recalled a time when she was teased and taunted by her fellow teammates, who she said called he…
NBC Sets Record for Olympic Viewers
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — According to statistics from Nielsen, the London Olympics drew an Olympic-record 219 million unique viewers across all of NBC’s platforms, surpassing the 215 million who watched the Beijing Olympics in 2008 an…
Spice Girls Dazzle at London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony
Fred Duval/FilmMagic(LONDON) — The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics brought a dash of traditional British pomp and culminated with a number of performances by English pop and rock super stars and a show-stopper by the Spice Girls.In contra…
London Olympics End with US Leading in All Medal Categories
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(LONDON) — Day 16 of the London Summer Olympics proved to be a fitting conclusion to the Games for Team USA, which finished the way it started by winning a couple of medals.The U.S. men’s basketball team defeated Spain…
Olympic Weightlifter Drops 423-Pound Barbell on His Neck
YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) — German weightlifter Matthias Steiner lost his balance and dropped a 423-pound barbell on his neck during the 105-kilogram, super-heavyweight weightlifting finals Tuesday.Video shows Steiner, Germany’s defend…
Olympic Weightlifter Drops 423-Pound Barbell on His Neck
YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) — German weightlifter Matthias Steiner lost his balance and dropped a 423-pound barbell on his neck during the 105-kilogram, super-heavyweight weightlifting finals Tuesday.Video shows Steiner, Germany’s defend…
US Men’s Basketball Coach Denies Running Up Score
Mike Hewitt/Getty Images(LONDON) — After the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team crushed Nigeria by more than doubling its score, the Americans found themselves playing defense against accusations that their record-setting 156-73 rout was unsportsmanli…
2012 Olympics: NBC Accidentally Airs Water Polo Player’s Breast
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sharp-eyed Olympics viewers might have caught a glimpse of a little more skin than they expected when watching women’s water polo on Wednesday.The site Deadspin was the first to catch the aquatic wardrobe malfu…
Women’s Gymnastics Team Gets Tweeted by GaGa, Bieber
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — What’s the best way to get a music superstar to acknowledge your presence on Twitter? Be a gold medal-winning Olympian.After snagging the gold medal at the London Olympics Tuesday night, the U.S….