The sole member of the U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics team talks about what it takes to perform at the Olympics
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Athletes Prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games
From the qualifying trials to the opening ceremony, TIME rounds up photos of the world’s best athletes preparing for the 2012 Games in London
British Gold Rush? The Host Nation Gets Serious About the Olympic Medals Race
No stage is bigger than that of a home Olympics, so London 2012 officials drafted a battle plan early.
Felix-vs.-Tarmoh Dead Heat: Why Track’s Big Night … Went Kaput
As the last minute, Jeneba Tarmoh backed out of her prime-time duel with Allyson Felix. How the runoff veered off course
US Women’s Gymnastics Team Named, Minus Reigning Olympic Champ Nastia Liukin
It was goodbye to the reigning Olympic all-around champion and hello to the new faces of women’s gymnastics at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Sunday night. And on both counts there were plenty of tears.
50 Olympic Athletes to Watch
From Qatar to South Africa, Russia to the U.S., TIME takes you around the globe to meet the extraordinary men and women you’ll be seeing this summer at the London Games
Trained by SEALs
The elite unit preps London-bound Olympians for action
Woman Enough?
Inside the controversial world of Olympic gender testing
See the History of the Olympics in TIME Covers
From the Paris games of 1924 to the present, TIME was there.
David Beckham Left Off Britain’s Olympic Soccer Team
He’s Britain’s most famous soccer export, but he won’t be a part of its Olympic team