Wednesday, August 15, 2012

USA! USA!! USA!!!

WE ARE #1!

The 2012 Summer Olympics were held in London, England



Here are pictures of some of our GOLD MEDAL winners!

 GABBY DOUGLAS
GYMNASTICS ALL AROUND

"THE FIERCE FIVE"
TEAM GYMNASTICS 

 MEN'S SWIMMING RELAY

MICHAEL PHELPS BECAME THE GREATEST OLYMPIAN OF ALL TIME! 

RYAN LOCHTE 

MISSY FRANKLIN 

 SERENA WILLIAMS
WOMEN'S SINGLES...TENNIS

 

 SISTERS SERENA & VENUS WILLIAMS
WIN WOMEN'S DOUBLES

TREY HARDEE, SILVER AND ASHTON EATON, GOLD
DECATHLON
TEN TRACK & FIELD EVENTS ARE COMPETED IN OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD.
THE WINNER IS CONSIDERED THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE!
KERRI WALSH AND MISTY MAY-TRAENOR
WIN THEIR 3RD GOLD MEDAL IN 3 DIFFERENT OLYMPICS
BEACH VOLLEYBALL

 USA WOMEN'S SOCCER

 8 WOMEN ROWING

 GREATEST OLYMPIAN!
MICHAEL PHELPS NOW OWNS THE RECORD FOR MOST OLYMPIC MEDALS.
18 GOLD...2 SILVER...2 BRONZE
IN THE 2008 OLYMPICS, MICHAEL WON 8 GOLD MEDALS!

VINCENT HANCOCK
SKEET SHOOTING

WOMEN'S WATER POLO

CARMELITA JETER
TRACK

WOMEN'S SOCCER

LEBRON'S A LITTLE HAPPY!

"THE DRIVE FOR FIVE!"
USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WIN THEIR 5TH GOLD MEDAL...THE ONLY TEAM TO WIN THE GOLD MEDAL SINCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAME IN THE OLYMPICS.


MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF THE US MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM...ALL WITH THEIR HANDS OVER THEIR HEARTS DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!


THOUGH NOT FROM THE USA...THESE TWO ATHLETES WERE FAVORITES:
USAIN BOLT OF JAMAICA WON THE 100 METER AND THE 200 METER DASHES
AT THE 2012 AND 2008 OLYMPICS

OSCAR PISTORIUS OF SOUTH AFRICA IS A DOUBLE AMPUTEE.
AWE-INSPIRING!

1 comment:

Ann Mitchell said...

Oooops...Oscar Pistorius is up for murder of his girlfriend. :(