The latest on Lindsey Vonn’s injury, surgery, return to World Cup and Winter Olympics

Here’s the latest news on Lindsey Vonn in the wake of her season-ending crash in the Super G at the World Championships and subsequent rehab.

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Most recently: 

• The Daily Mail reported that Lindsey Vonn stayed with Tiger Woods on his yacht Privacy while the golfer was playing (and winning) the WGC-Cadillac Championship on March 10 in Florida.  Read more.

Previous headlines:

• A former ski champion interviewed by the Denver Post said Vonn was injured precisely because she was being aggressive. More.
• Everyone is wondering if Vonn can heal fast enough to be ready for the Winter Olympics. Read one doctor’s opinion.
• Did Lindsey catch a ride home on Tiger Woods’ jet? See for yourself.
• Vonn had successful surgery in Vail on Feb. 10. The four-time world champ posted a post-op photo and also posted an Instagram photo of herself exercising. Want to see what Lindsey’s injured knee looks like? She posted a photo.
• Lindsey’s sister, Laura Kildow, is blogging about Lindsey’s recovery. Read about the race-day accident here.
• Tune in to Today on Monday, Feb. 25, when Lindsey gives her first interview since the crash.
• Lindsey told reporters on Feb. 22, in her first availability since the crash, that in some ways the injury makes her an “underdog.” Read the story in the Denver Post.
• Lindsey told reporters on Feb. 22 that the Super G course was unsafe and the race should have been postponed and that the injury makes her an “underdog.” Read the story in the Denver Post.
• On Feb. 25 Lindsey told Matt Lauer of Today that she never thought her career would be ended by the injury. Watch the video.

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Here’s your guide to Winter X Games in Aspen

It’s time for Winter X Games  in Aspen. The annual gathering of the biggest stars in winter extreme sports takes over Buttermilk this Thursday through Sunday (Jan. 24-27).

Shaun White (who will compete in pipe AND slopestyle) will be there, of course, competing with fellow snowboard stars Louie Vito, Scotty Lago and Mark McMorris. Ski stars on the invite list include Tom Wallisch, Bobby Brown and Russ Henshaw.

On the women’s side look for snowboarders Kelly Clark, Torah Bright, Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler. Freestyle ski stars on hand will include Roz Grounwoud, Maddie Bowman, Keri Herman and Kaya Turski. And do NOT forget Swany-sponsored Brita Sigourney, the winner  in ski halfpipe at this year’s Winter Dew Tour.

Who better to preview the games than ESPN? See What to Watch at X Games. Here’s a story on Louie Vito from the Denver Post that also includes the daily practice, preliminaries and finals schedule at Winter X.

Are you attending? Make sure you check out this CRUCIAL parking and shuttle bus information as well as competition venue information.

Can’t attend? Here’s the TV schedule.

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Swany Gloves excited to sponsor freeski pipe star Brita Sigourney at Winter X Games in Aspen

Brita Sigourney flying to victory at Dew Tour in Breckenridge (Alli Sports)

Swany Gloves is excited to announce it will sponsor freeski pipe star Brita Sigourney at the Winter X Games in Aspen. (Here’s a guide & schedule for the competition).

Brita rocks some Toast 3N1 mitts from Swany Gloves at the Dew Tour

Brita has started the season with a bang. The Californian earned a dominating win at the Dew Tour in December wearing The Claw, the official glove of the Dew Tour. She followed that up with a third-place finish (just .02 out of second) at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain.

We caught up with Brita, who will compete at 6:30 p.m. Friday (Jan. 25) in the Women’s ski superpipe final, to talk about her preparation for Winter X. Here’s what she had to say:

“I just finished up a week-long training camp in Breckenridge with the U.S. Freeskiing team, in which we had early morning sled laps at the half pipe. It was really nice to have access to an empty pipe and quick laps so we could really focus on what we wanted to accomplish before X Games.

“I have been working on cleaning up the run that has already been successful for me. I have also taken the last few days off of snow to get well rested and re-energized for next week. My knee has been a bit swollen and sore (Brita had knee surgery last spring), so I am hoping this break will help me be skiing at my top level when it comes time to throw down.

“I have been spending a bit of time in the gym to substitute for missing time on snow, and I am confident my body will be feeling great for our first official X Games practice on Tuesday (Jan. 22).”

Learn more about this talented freeskier in this feature story and at the U.S. Freeskiing website (Follow her on Twitter @britasig).

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Hard work helped Swany Gloves-sponsored Brita Sigourney jump back into competition with Ski SuperPipe win at Dew Tour in Breckenridge

Brita Sigourney flying to victory at Dew Tour in Breckenridge (Alli Sports)

It’s not as if Brita Sigourney was a novice entering the recent Winter Dew Tour. After all, the skier had multiple podiums over the past two years in Dew Tour and X Games.

Then again, she was hardly a favorite, since the Breckenridge event was Brita’s first competition after tearing an ACL and undergoing months of rehab. On second thought, maybe that recovery process was an advantage for the U.S. Freeskiing team member, sponsored by Swany Gloves at Dew Tour.

“Because of all the rehab, I feel strong,” Brita said. “And people are saying I look really strong out there.”

Brita rocks some Toast 3N1 mitts from Swany Gloves at the Dew Tour

That’s an understatement. The athlete won her semifinal heat in Women’s Ski Superpipe and then scorched the field in the Dec. 14 finals with a first run so strong that Brita was able to enjoy a pressure-free “victory” run the second time down the pipe.

Brita explained that how she injured the knee contributed, in its own way, to her successful comeback. “It wasn’t that hard mentally to return because I didn’t (injure myself) in the pipe, I did it freeskiing. So there really wasn’t an issue mentally getting back into the pipe.”

The California-born skier noted that she works hard not to enter events with out-sized expectations, anyway.  “I try not to put pressure on myself going into a competition. And here, I just wanted to start getting back to where I was before my injury.”

Mission accomplished.

The victory will certainly raise Brita’s profile going into the U.S. Grand Prix Jan. 9-12 in Copper Mountain and Winter X Games Jan. 24-27 in Aspen.  While Brita acknowledged the added attention coming her way, she is focused on a more distant goal: the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where ski pipe will be included for the first time.

“The qualifying events are next year,” Brita said, when asked how much pressure she will feel at the upcoming events. “So the main goal for all of us (on U.S. Freeskiing) is to stay healthy this season“

That’s easier said than done: 11 of 22 team members had knee injuries last season. Brita, 22, has endured four operations already in her career. In addition to her ACL, she’s suffered a broken collarbone, shattered knee and a broken pelvis.

That’s the hard reality of extreme sports. But it also generates camaraderie among the competitors, since they all face the same challenge. One example of that is a tradition that those who top the podium must spend 10% of the winnings (That’s $25,000 at Dew Tour) taking the other competitors to dinner. So Brita took everyone out for sushi.

“It wasn’t too bad because Maddie Bowman (who came in second) helped out some with the check. But it was definitely the most I’ve ever paid for a dinner!”

Learn more about Brita at U.S. Freeskiing and follow her on Twitter @britasig

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Tim Ryan, the “voice” of skiing, has retired

Tim Ryan, who’s been announcing World Cup ski races since 1978, has decided to hang it up.

The Canadian-born announcer has covered racing at three Olympic Games. Learn more in this story from SkiRacing.com.

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Watch Lindsey Vonn relive her gold medal downhill run at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

With the next Winter Olympics just two years off in Sochi, it’s fun to look back two years to the 2010 Winter Games, when Lindsey Vonn became the first American woman to win gold in the downhill.

Check out this great video, which combines an interview with Lindsey with photos and video to help re-create the dramatic moment.

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It’s time to talk about 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia

So now that the London Summer Olympics are over, no better time to talk about the Sochi Winter Olympics, right?

That’s what Time Magazine thought, so they tracked down Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and chief executive of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, who was in London to observe the recent Games.

Among some of his comments:

• “The Olympic Games are …the greatest catalyst to accelerate positive change and development.”
• “We now have more than 55,000 workers working 24/7.”
• “Some of the venues will be dismantled (after the Games) and then moved to other regions of Russia. Others will be converted for different purposes.”

Read the entire Q&A.

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Lindsey Vonn talks Sochi Winter Olympics while attending London Summer Olympics

Lindsey Vonn at the Olympics.

Nothing out of place with that statement — until you realize the world’s best woman skier was at the SUMMER Olympics.

Sure enough, Vonn played the fan recently at the London Summer Olympics, meeting athletes and attending events. But Lindsey also took some time to talk about the upcoming World Cup season and the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.

See what she had to say.

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Olympics Week 2: Dream Team outlasts Spain to cap “golden” weekend for U.S. basketball

It wasn’t as easy, but the victory was just as sweet when the Dream Team tipped Spain for the Gold Medal, thanks to some late heroics from Lebron James and 30 points from Kevin Durant.

The victory completed a weekend that saw the U.S. claim the other Gold Medal in Basketball when the women swamped France for their fifth straight gold medal on Saturday.

AUG. 10: Bring on the gold medal basketball game, the U.S. is ready. The Dream Team pounded Argentina, 109-83, on Friday after yet another slow first half, earning the right to play Spain for all the marbles on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony all scored double-figures in one quarter alone to key the victory and display the team’s offensive firepower. They will need good shooting against Spain, which boasts a powerful inside game with Marc and Pau Gasol, along with Serge Ibaka.

AUG. 9: Call it revenge. Call it redemption. The American women will simply call it a Gold Medal effort as they defeated Japan 2-1 on Thursday in the Olympics soccer finals. The victory gives the Americans their third straight gold medal (fourth overall) and avenged the team’s heartbreaking loss to Japan in the World Cup championship.

The U.S. scored 8 minutes into the game on a header by Carli Lloyd off a great crossing pass from Alex Morgan and maintained that 1-0 lead at half. Lloyd scored again on a a beautiful crossing strike in the second half to extend the margin before the Japanese got on the board on a goal by Yuki Ogimi. From there on in it was “white-knuckle” time, especially when goalie Hope Solo made a miraculous diving save on a breakaway shot late in the game to preserve the victory. St0ry & Boxscore.

The Olympics bring out the the best in Usain Bolt. The charismatic Jamaican sprinter defended his 200-meter crown with a Gold Medal performance on Thursday, just days after he defended his 100 meter title. He’s the only man to ever do that. Even more impressive? Jamaica swept the top three spots in the race, with American Wallace Spearmon fourth.

Better news for Americans on the track came when Ashton Eaton, as predicted, won the decathlon ahead of teammate and two-time world champion Trey Hardee.

Also: LoLo Jones defended herself against claims by other athletes that Jones had been “overhyped” and American Manteo Mitchell provided the day’s most inspirational moment by helping the US quality for the 4X400 Final on Friday while running on a broken leg.

For ALL results from the Olympics, visit here.

AUG. 8: It’s a three-peat for Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in Olympic beach volleyball. The American pair beat the other team from the states, Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, in straight sets to claim gold for the third straight time.

On the hardcourt, Kobe Bryant finally ramped it up (6 straight 3-pointers!) as the Dream Team roared to life in the second half to crush Australia and set up a difficult rematch with Argentina in the semifinals.

Meanwhile, an American gold rush finally began on the track, thanks in large part to the Women’s Team.

• Allyson Felix, after earning silver in the past two Olympics, finally won gold in the 200 meters, beating 100-meter champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. Fellow American Carmelita Jeter claimed bronze.
• Brittney Reese won the long jump, a rare win for U.S. women.
• It wasn’t ALL about the women, Aries Merritt of the U.S. won gold in men’s 110-meter hurdles.
• Usain Bolt warmed up for Thursday’s 200 final by winning his heat, as did his teammate (and 100 silver medalist) Yohan Blake.

AUG. 7: The U.S. is guaranteed gold AND silver in women’s beach volleyball after Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, as well as Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, each won semifinal matches. Walsh and May-Treanor are going for a third Olympic gold. Also at the Olympics on Tuesday:

• Gymnast Gabby Douglas tumbled again — this time on the balance beam — but teammate Aly Raisman claimed bronze in beam and gold in floor exercise.
• In the men’s 1,500-meter final, the favored Kenyans faded and Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria pulled away for the win. That’s the same Taoufik Makhloufi who had been expelled from the Olympics by the governing body of track and field because he had not put in a real effort in 800-meter qualifying the day before. Find out how he got back in the race.
• Team USA crushed Canada 91-48 in women’s basketball to reach the semifinals against Australia.

AUG. 6: What a game! U.S. Women’s Soccer rallied not once, not twice, but three times in its semifinal game against Canada before Alex Morgan headed home a perfect centering pass from Heather O’Reilly late in injury time for a thrilling victory.

Canada’s Christine Sinclair was brilliant, recording a hat trick, while Megan Rapinoe (2 goals) and Abby Wambach accounted for the other U.S. goals. Morgan’s score, her first since the Americans’ first game of the tournament, pushed the Americans into a finals rematch with Japan, which won the World Cup last year over the Americans.

In basketball, the Dream Team only led nemesis Argentina by one point, but then went on a 42-17 spree behind Kevin Durant’s 17-point third quarter to blow the game open and win 126-97. Durant had 28 in the game, which was marked by chippiness after Argentinian player Facundo Campazzo seemed to strike Carmelo Anthony in the groin after he made a shot.

AUG. 5: Just call it another “bolt from the blue.” Usain Bolt, after injuries and uneven results in the past year, blasted to the head of the class on Sunday to re-claim the title of “World’s Fastest Man” by winning the 100-meters at the Summer Olympics. In the process, he broke the Olympic record he set at the last Olympics. More. In other track and field news, American Sanya Richards-Ross won the 400-meters.

Also at the Olympics on Sunday:

• Andy Murray spanked Roger Federer in straight sets to finally win a major event.
• Serena Williams kept on winning, claiming the Gold medal in doubles with sister Venus Williams.
• And while Oscar Pistorius did not advance to the finals of the 400, bowing it out in the semis, it’s doubtful that Olympics fans will soon forget the talent and courage of the double amputee, who also will compete in the relays with South Africa later in the meet.

AUG. 4: Did you expect anything less from Michael Phelps? The most decorated Olympian ever added one more gold, his 18th out of 22 career medals, in the 4X100 Medley relay on Saturday night. Speaking of golden performances in swimming relays, the U.S. Women set a world record in winning gold. Take a bow: Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt. In other Olympics news:

• Serena Williams added to her hardware haul, winning gold in tennis by blasting Maria Sharapova and becoming the only woman besides Steffi Graff to have won a Gold Medal and all the major tennis events.
• The Bryan Brothers also completed the “Golden Slam” by beating France.
• The Dream Team came back to earth, barely beating Lithuania in pool play thanks to Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony.
• Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce repeated as the women’s 100 meters champ, just edging out American Carmelita Jeter.
• In the day’s feel-good story, Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, finishing second in his 400-meter heat to reach Sunday’s semifinals.

AUG. 3: The U.S. swimming team continues to make BIG news in the pool. How big? Consider these efforts on Friday:

• Michael Phelps extended his already amazing record medals haul by winning his 17th career gold medal (now 21 medals in all), and third of these games, by winning the 100-meter butterfly in what he has said will be his final competition. But he does still have one relay left, which Team USA is expected to win.
• Meanwhile Missy Franklin, the young American superstar from Denver, won gold and set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke to position herself as the next big thing in swimming. She also has a relay left.

In other news: The U.S. Women’s Soccer team beat New Zealand 2-0 to reach the semifinals. Men’s Beach Volleyball, was not so lucky. The defending champs lost to Italy in the round of 16. The finals are set in tennis: Serena Williams will play Maria Sharapova while Roger Federer will face Britain’s Andy Murray. Federer reached the final after an epic, 19-17 third set win over Juan Martin Del Potro. Murray reached the final with a straight-sets win over Novak Djokovich.

AUG. 2: It was a good day to root for Americans at the London Summer Olympics, but perhaps not as great a day for much-hyped swimmer Ryan Lochte. Here’s a sampling of U.S. heroics:

• The irrepressible Gabby Douglas won gold as the best overall gymnast.
• Tyler Clary set an Olympic record, winning the 200-meter backstroke, with fellow American Lochte finishing third.
• The amazing Michael Phelps extended his “golden” results by winning the 200-meter IM, beating (you guessed it) the star-crossed Lochte.
• Rebecca Soni lowered her own world record in the 200-meter breaststroke to claim gold.

AUG. 1: It has been a BIG two days for American Allison Schmitt, who struck gold twice. Schmitt started late Tuesday with an Olympic Record and win in the 200-meter freestyle, then capped Wednesday by winning the 4X200 freestyle relay with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Shannon Vreeland.

The Franklin juggernaut took a temporary break earlier when the talented 17-year-old only managed fourth place in the 200-meter freestyle. That being said, it isn’t Missy’s best event and Schmitt earned gold. See what happened.

Now the British REALLY have something to cheer about. Bradley Wiggins overpowered the field in the Olympics time trial to claim gold, while fellow Brit Chris Froome earned the bronze. See how they did it. Sadly, American Taylor Phinney collected his second fourth-place finish of the Olympics.

Meanwhile, American cycling fans got to cheer for women’s time trial winner Kristen Armstrong, who topped the field.

Cheating in Olympics badminton? It’s true. And the cheaters have been expelled, 8 players in all, including a Chinese team, two South Korean teams and an Indonesian pair. Read what happened in the National Post.

JULY 31: It’s official: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever. The swimming legend won a gold in the 4X200 freesyle relay and just missed silver in the 200-meter butterfly to record his 19th medal (15 gold) to surpass the previous record of 18. And he still has three events left. Read more.

Also on Tuesday, the Dream Team crushed Tunisia after a slow start and the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team surged to gold in the Team Competition. Read more.

JULY 30: It was a pool party for the U.S.A. at the Summer Olympics on Monday as swimmers Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers struck gold.

Rising superstar Franklin won gold in her first individual event, the 100-meter backstroke, just minutes after a 200-meter freestyle semi-final. Then Grevers followed that up with an Olympic record in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. Learn more and see what American came in second. The news wasn’t as good for Ryan Lochte, as the American star failed to medal in the 200 freestyle.

Au revoir, France. It took the latest Dream Team a while to find its rhythm, but when they did, Lebron James and company easily put away Tony Parker and France 98-71 in the Olympics opener for both teams. Next up for the U.S.? Woeful Tunisia. More. In other events on Sunday.

• American swimmer Dana Vollmer didn’t just win the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly, she set a world record, too.
• A day after failing to reach the podium, Michael Phelps helped put the U.S. in position to win the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, but the French pulled off an amazing comeback for gold. Here’s what happened.
• One day after the British men failed to bring home a gold medal in the road race, a woman cyclist from Great Britain, Elizabeth Armitstead, managed to bring home silver in the driving rain.
• U.S. Soccer officials said goalie Hope Solo would not be disciplined for recent tweets critical of color commentator Brandi Chastain. Learn more and see why Julie Foudy finds the whole thing sad.

July 28: So much for perfection. U.S. superstar Michael Phelps not only didn’t top the podium in his first event at the London Olympics, he didn’t even make it on the podium. You read that right: U.S. rival Ryan Lochte won the 400-meter IM on Saturday,with Phelps a distant fourth. See what happened. In other events on Saturday:

• The U.S. Archery team stunned favored South Korea in the semifinals and then came within a point of gold in the finals, losing to the Italians but winning silver, America’s first medal in the Games. More.
• The American Women’s Soccer team cruised to a 3-0 win over Colombia, but the big news was the Twitter trash talk goalie Hope Solo directed at NBC color commentator Brandi Chastain. Find out why Solo was criticizing the former World Cup-winning defender. More.
• The U.S. Women’s basketball team struggled, but pulled away from Croatia while the Women’s Volleyball team also opened with a win over South Korea.
• The men’s road race produced a surprise winner when Alexander Vinokourov joined a big breakaway, then out-dueled Colombian Rigoberto Uran in the final 200 meters for the win. More.

JULY 25: The U.S. Women’s Soccer team had a slow start to its Summer Olympics, falling behind France 2-0, but then Abby Wambaugh scored, followed by a pair from Alex Morgan, as the team rallied to win 4-2. More.

Did you know you can watch every Summer Olympics event live? Here are the TV listings as well as the streaming schedule for watching online. Here’s a complete schedule.

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Summer Olympics: Phelps golden one last time, while Missy Franklin and friends set world record

Did you expect anything less from Michael Phelps? The most decorated Olympian ever added one more gold, his 18th out of 22 career medals, in the 4X100 Medley relay on Saturday night.

Speaking of golden performances in swimming relays, the U.S. Women set a world record in winning gold. Take a bow: Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni , Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt. In other Olympics news:

• Serena Williams added to her hardware haul, winning gold in tennis by blasting Maria Sharapova and becoming the only woman besides Steffi Graff to have won a Gold Medal and all the major tennis events.
• The Bryan Brothers also completed the “Golden Slam” by beating France.
• The Dream Team came back to earth, barely beating Lithuania in pool play thanks to Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony.
• Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce repeated as the women’s 100 meters champ, just edging out American Carmelita Jeter.
• In the day’s feel-good story, Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, finishing second in his 400-meter heat to reach Sunday’s semifinals.

AUG. 3: The U.S. swimming team continues to make BIG news in the pool. How big? Consider these efforts on Friday:

• Michael Phelps extended his already amazing record medals haul by winning his 17th career gold medal (now 21 medals in all), and third of these games, by winning the 100-meter butterfly in what he has said will be his final competition. But he does still have one relay left, which Team USA is expected to win.
• Meanwhile Missy Franklin, the young American superstar from Denver, won gold and set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke to position herself as the next big thing in swimming. She also has a relay left.

In other news: The U.S. Women’s Soccer team beat New Zealand 2-0 to reach the semifinals. Men’s Beach Volleyball, was not so lucky. The defending champs lost to Italy in the round of 16. The finals are set in tennis: Serena Williams will play Maria Sharapova while Roger Federer will face Britain’s Andy Murray. Federer reached the final after an epic, 19-17 third set win over Juan Martin Del Potro. Murray reached the final with a straight-sets win over Novak Djokovich.

For ALL results from the Olympics, visit here.

AUG. 2: It was a good day to root for Americans at the London Summer Olympics, but perhaps not as great a day for much-hyped swimmer Ryan Lochte. Here’s a sampling of U.S. heroics:

• The irrepressible Gabby Douglas won gold as the best overall gymnast.
• Tyler Clary set an Olympic record, winning the 200-meter backstroke, with fellow American Lochte finishing third.
• The amazing Michael Phelps extended his “golden” results by winning the 200-meter IM, beating (you guessed it) the star-crossed Lochte.
• Rebecca Soni lowered her own world record in the 200-meter breaststroke to claim gold.

AUG. 1: It has been a BIG two days for American Allison Schmitt, who struck gold twice. Schmitt started late Tuesday with an Olympic Record and win in the 200-meter freestyle, then capped Wednesday by winning the 4X200 freestyle relay with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Shannon Vreeland.

The Franklin juggernaut took a temporary break earlier when the talented 17-year-old only managed fourth place in the 200-meter freestyle. That being said, it isn’t Missy’s best event and Schmitt earned gold. See what happened.

Now the British REALLY have something to cheer about. Bradley Wiggins overpowered the field in the Olympics time trial to claim gold, while fellow Brit Chris Froome earned the bronze. See how they did it. Sadly, American Taylor Phinney collected his second fourth-place finish of the Olympics.

Meanwhile, American cycling fans got to cheer for women’s time trial winner Kristen Armstrong, who topped the field.

Cheating in Olympics badminton? It’s true. And the cheaters have been expelled, 8 players in all, including a Chinese team, two South Korean teams and an Indonesian pair. Read what happened in the National Post.

JULY 31: It’s official: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever. The swimming legend won a gold in the 4X200 freesyle relay and just missed silver in the 200-meter butterfly to record his 19th medal (15 gold) to surpass the previous record of 18. And he still has three events left. Read more.

Also on Tuesday, the Dream Team crushed Tunisia after a slow start and the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team surged to gold in the Team Competition. Read more.

JULY 30: It was a pool party for the U.S.A. at the Summer Olympics on Monday as swimmers Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers struck gold.

Rising superstar Franklin won gold in her first individual event, the 100-meter backstroke, just minutes after a 200-meter freestyle semi-final. Then Grevers followed that up with an Olympic record in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. Learn more and see what American came in second. The news wasn’t as good for Ryan Lochte, as the American star failed to medal in the 200 freestyle.

Au revoir, France. It took the latest Dream Team a while to find its rhythm, but when they did, Lebron James and company easily put away Tony Parker and France 98-71 in the Olympics opener for both teams. Next up for the U.S.? Woeful Tunisia. More. In other events on Sunday.

• American swimmer Dana Vollmer didn’t just win the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly, she set a world record, too.
• A day after failing to reach the podium, Michael Phelps helped put the U.S. in position to win the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, but the French pulled off an amazing comeback for gold. Here’s what happened.
• One day after the British men failed to bring home a gold medal in the road race, a woman cyclist from Great Britain, Elizabeth Armitstead, managed to bring home silver in the driving rain.
• U.S. Soccer officials said goalie Hope Solo would not be disciplined for recent tweets critical of color commentator Brandi Chastain. Learn more and see why Julie Foudy finds the whole thing sad.

July 28: So much for perfection. U.S. superstar Michael Phelps not only didn’t top the podium in his first event at the London Olympics, he didn’t even make it on the podium. You read that right: U.S. rival Ryan Lochte won the 400-meter IM on Saturday,with Phelps a distant fourth. See what happened. In other events on Saturday:

• The U.S. Archery team stunned favored South Korea in the semifinals and then came within a point of gold in the finals, losing to the Italians but winning silver, America’s first medal in the Games. More.
• The American Women’s Soccer team cruised to a 3-0 win over Colombia, but the big news was the Twitter trash talk goalie Hope Solo directed at NBC color commentator Brandi Chastain. Find out why Solo was criticizing the former World Cup-winning defender. More.
• The U.S. Women’s basketball team struggled, but pulled away from Croatia while the Women’s Volleyball team also opened with a win over South Korea.
• The men’s road race produced a surprise winner when Alexander Vinokourov joined a big breakaway, then out-dueled Colombian Rigoberto Uran in the final 200 meters for the win. More.

JULY 25: The U.S. Women’s Soccer team had a slow start to its Summer Olympics, falling behind France 2-0, but then Abby Wambaugh scored, followed by a pair from Alex Morgan, as the team rallied to win 4-2. More.

Did you know you can watch every Summer Olympics event live? Here are the TV listings as well as the streaming schedule for watching online. Here’s a complete schedule.

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