London 2012, Day 21 – London

It’s over? Already?! Where has the time gone?! Kidding! This has been a wonderful three weeks filled with so many great memories and even better people. But once we all crossed the finish line last night, it’s a miracle any of us had the brain capacity to make it to the right gate at Heathrow…

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London 2012, Day 20 – London

Can it be!? Closing Ceremonies! The final event of the 2012 London Olympics. I finished my story on flag bearer Bryshon Nellum and his coach Ron Allice, the longtime head coach at USC, and you can read it HERE. Once I get home and take a few days to recharge my battery, I’ll be able to…

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London 2012, Day 19 – London

Shhh … Don’t tell anyone, but this morning, I SLEPT IN! I had a long list of things I was “going to do” this a.m., like work out, go for a run, check out the Olympic store to buy souvenirs (I haven’t braved that zoo yet) … but instead, I slept in, made tea and…

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London 2012, Day 18 – London

TGIF! F! F? I thought yesterday was Friday! Or tomorrow. Doesn’t matter. It’s Friday. That means something in the rest of the world. Here, it means very little, aside from the fact that I would be waking up at 8 am to work out with some friends from Nike and covering BMX. My alarm came…

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London 2012, Day 17 – London

Are you ready for some football!? Just once this Olympics, I wanted a game to start with Hank Williams Jr. belting out those words over the loudspeaker. But I guess the sound of 80,000 screaming fans at Wembley Stadium (an Olympic and UK record for a women’s soccer match!) was a suitable replacement. And once…

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London 2012, Day 16 – London

Today was an off-day for women’s soccer and the team’s first full day in London. So, U.S. women’s soccer team, you’re finally in London. What are you going to do?! Why hold a press conference, of course! So much for the handful of us who’ve been covering the team. Today, there were at least 200…

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