Sunday, August 12, 2012

London's Olympic Closing Ceremony concludes with fireworks on August 12, 2012.

The London Olympics come to an end... Now that the Games of the 30th Olympiad are over, just thought I'd share a few memorable gold (and silver) moments that Team USA enjoyed over the last two weeks. For those of you peeved that I didn't include photos of other U.S. gold medalists here, the United States won a total of 104 medals (46 of them gold) in the 2012 Summer Games. I could post pics of at least half of the 46 first-place winners, but this would make for a very long journal entry. There are always the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and of course, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. I'll get over the fact that I originally thought Sochi was a town in Japan... That is all.

The U.S. men's basketball team celebrates with gold medals after defeating Spain, 107-100, on August 12, 2012.
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McKayla Maroney makes her now-famous scowl after winning a silver medal for the women's vault final on August 5, 2012.
REUTERS / Brian Snyder

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh conclude their Olympic beach volleyball careers with gold medals on August 8, 2012.
REUTERS

Gabrielle Douglas poses with her gold medal after winning the women's Individual All-Around in gymnastics on August 2, 2012.
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On August 4, 2012, Michael Phelps poses with a special trophy recognizing him as the greatest Olympian of all time...with 22 career medals.

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