Romney Supports Eliminating Taxes on Olympic Medals
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Mitt Romney, who often touts his role spearheading the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, supports plans to exempt U.S. Olympic athletes from paying federal taxes on the medals and prize money they win during th…
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…
Obama Congratulates Gold Medal Gymnastics Team
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images(AKRON, Ohio) — From Air Force One this morning, President Obama phoned the “Fab Five” in London to congratulate the gold medal-winning women’s gymnastics team on their success.The president, on his way to…
2012 Olympics: Day 5 Recap
Al Bello/Getty Images(LONDON) — Swimming Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Finals – Gold: The United States – Allison Schmitt, Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Shannon Vreeland (7:42.92 – New Olympic Record); Silver: Australia; Bronze: …
Sen. Rubio Introduces Bill to Eliminate Tax on Olympic Prizes
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Cal(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill today in the Senate that would exempt U.S. Olympic medal winners from paying federal taxes on their medals and prize money earned in the Olympics.“Our tax code…
Olympic Badminton Players Disqualified Over Match Throwing
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — They tried to lose to win. And now they have been thrown out of the Olympics. It was a stunt so glaring, so obvious that the crowds jeered and the referees tried to intervene. It began when Chinese top seeded women Wan…
Olympic Badminton Players Disqualified Over Match Throwing
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — They tried to lose to win. And now they have been thrown out of the Olympics. It was a stunt so glaring, so obvious that the crowds jeered and the referees tried to intervene. It began when Chinese top seeded women Wan…
Olympic Badminton Players Disqualified Over Match Throwing
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — They tried to lose to win. And now they have been thrown out of the Olympics. It was a stunt so glaring, so obvious that the crowds jeered and the referees tried to intervene. It began when Chinese top seeded women Wan…
Summer Games Score Olympian TV Numbers
MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Not surprisingly, the London Summer Olympics dominated the TV ratings in the past week.
The opening of the games, which featured an elaborate celebration of all things British — including a parachuting James…
Day 4 Recap of The 2012 London Olympics
Mandatory Credit: Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Men’s Skeet Shooting Finals – Gold: Vincent Hancock of the United States (148); Silver: Anders Golding of Denmark; Bronze: Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar;Swimming – Women’s 2…
Five-Ring Fever: When Olympic Parents Push Their Kids Too Hard
Polka Dot Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Judi Brown Clarke, a silver medalist in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics who went on to coach at Michigan State University, witnessed young athletes who fell apart as their controlling par…
Michael Phelps Becomes Most Decorated Olympian
CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history when he struck gold Tuesday in the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay.The medal is Phelps’ 19th overall; fifteen have been gold.Ph…
Jordyn Wieber’s Dreams Deflate After Lifetime of Focus
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(LONDON) — Gymnast Jordyn Wieber disintegrated into tears as she failed to advance to the all-around final Sunday in London–an individual Olympic gold medal now out of reach in the sport’s premiere event that takes place o…
Kristi Yamaguchi Touts Romney’s Olympic Achievement in Ad
Jonathan Leibson/FilmMagic(WASHINGTON) — After a week of headlines over Mitt Romney’s London Olympics security skepticism, the pro-Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future is bringing in some golden reinforcements to tout the Republican presidential …
They Eat What? Food Secrets of Olympic Athletes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian; gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. So what do these elite athletes eat to stay in peak shape?Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian an…
Male Synchronized Swim Team Barred from Olympics
ABC News(LONDON) — At the Queen Mother Sports Centre in the heart of London, a group of medal-winning athletes is training for one of the most demanding Olympic competitions– synchronized swimming. Their sport requires precision, teamwork and stamina…
NBC Sets Records for Olympic Coverage
MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — NBC’s coverage of Friday’s opening ceremonies of the London Olympics averaged a record 40.7 million total viewers, according to the Nielsen Company, the Los Angeles Times reports. The previous …
Romney on Olympics: ‘I Tend to Tell People What I Actually Believe’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — Mitt Romney on Sunday shrugged off the suggestion he would like a do-over on his controversial comments about the London Olympics, stating that he says what he “actually believes.”He added, however…
Robert Gibbs: Romney ‘Embarrassed’ Himself at Olympics
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday said that Mitt Romney “embarrassed” himself in London when he questioned the readiness of the city to host the Olympics.“Mitt Romney wondered aloud whether L…
Rhode Wins Fifth Consecutive Olympic Medal
Lars Baron/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kimberly Rhode captured the gold medal in women’s skeet shooting Sunday. She becomes the first American to win an individual medal in five consecutive Olympics.The 33-year-old Rhode scored 99 points, setting an …