The 19-year-old Olympic medalist — and noted heartthrob — made the announcement on YouTube
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Wu Minxia: Chinese Diver’s Parents Hid Family Illness, Deaths from Her
How far would you go to ensure your child’s olympic success? Would you drive her to practice every day? Would you never tell her about her mother’s eight-year battle with cancer and lie about the death of her grandparents for over a year?
Olympic Highlights in Photographs
The best action and reactions from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
A Young Olympian: Diver Carolina Mendoza’s Path to London
Although she is one of the youngest athletes set to compete in this summer’s Olympic games, 15-year-old Carolina Mendoza displays a maturity beyond her years through her training
Diving: The New Sport for Wunderkinds
Now that gymnastics bars competitors under 16, diving, where competitors can be as young as 14, is where the youngest stars, like Carolina Mendoza, just 15 years old, are to be found
China’s Gold Standard
China’s athletes demolish the competition in weight lifting and diving. It’s not a passion; it’s a job
Taking a Dive: Is Great British Hope Tom Daley Set for an Unsuccessful Olympic Games?
Why hasn’t Daley harnessed his obvious abilities as a springboard to predicted success this summer?