Michael Phelps has been doing a lot of smiling lately. In the last lap of the 4x200m freestyle relay on Tuesday, he started smiling. Underwater. Three days later, after definitively claiming his record-setting 17th gold (and 21st …
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U.S. Soccer’s Goal: Visit London
If the British Tourist Office is looking for a team to sponsor during these Games, it might look no further than the U.S. women’s soccer team
London 2012: How The ‘Women’s Games’ Are Inspiring Britain’s Girls
Eloise Taylor arrived at London’s Olympic Park on August 2 dressed for the games. With a Union Jack flag tied round her neck like a cape and a Union Jack handkerchief knotted around her chin-length hair, the seven-year-old …
Pigments of Imagination: Colors of the Olympics
The vibrant venues of the 2012 London Olympics have inspired rich, saturated photos. TIME’s photo editors bring you the most colorful moments of the Games.
History-Making High: How U.S. Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas Became the Olympic All-Around Champion
Douglas makes history twice: she’s the first African-American all-around Olympic champion and the first U.S. gymnast to win both that title and the team gold in the same Games
Rafalca’s Horse Sense: What Dressage Can Teach Mitt Romney About Politics
If the Republican presidental candidate had watched his wife’s horse Rafalca going through her paces in the dressage competition, he’d have acquired valuable wisdom.
Welcome to Switzerland: An Olympic PR Blitz at London 2012
The Swiss organizers, who have a budget of $4.6 million, opted to showcase the quirky.
Twenty Gymnasts to Watch in the Women’s All-Around and Event Finals
The Americans won the team competition, but there are still 15 individual medals up for grabs. Meet the favorites.
Comeback Kid: U.S. Gymnast Danell Leyva Wins Bronze in All-Around
Leyva leaps from 19th place to earn bronze with a dazzling high bars routine
London Statues Wear Couture Hats for Olympics
In London‘s famed Trafalgar Square, the pigeons are pecking, tourists are clicking, and atop Nelson’s column, the Admiral is wearing a couture hat. Lord Nelson’s new accessory — a 5-foot Union Jack-themed bicorn — is just one …