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  1. 2012 Arizona Cup Registration Now Open

    United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 14, 2011

    Phoenix, AZ - The AAE Arizona Cup is scheduled to take place March 22-25 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, International Target Archery Range, in Phoenix. Over 250 of the top archers from around the world, including U.S. Olympic Team… Full Story »


  2. London 2012 Olympics: British Waterways play down reports of Olympic Park 'crocodile'

    Telegraph UK - The Olympics &bull Dec 13, 2011

    British Waterways officials have moved to calm fears after a mysterious creature, thought to be a crocodile, was spotted in the canals around the London 2012 Olympic stadium. Officials believe that a report of a 16lb Canada goose being attacked… Full Story »

  3. Charlotte to Host 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom

    United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 12, 2011

    CHARLOTTE, NC - December 12, 2012 - The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) will host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom April 12 - 14, 2012. The three-day competition also features live music and a fireworks display on Saturday night. The competition and festival will be free and open to the public. The USNWC hosted the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials leading up to the Beijing Olympics. The center will also host the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials… Full Story »


  4. Putting paralympic athletes in the spotlight

    Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Dec 10, 2011

    Marie Hardin, associate director of the Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University, takes a look at the interaction of sports coverage and U.S. culture. The mainstream media are still falling behind in covering disability sports and the network of resources for athletes with disability is far from perfect, but a new blog carries a promise of making things… Full Story »

  5. Local crowds enjoy first Paralympic test event

    London 2012 News &bull Dec 5, 2011

    The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, took place in the Olympic Park this weekend and saw China beat Canada in the final to take the gold medal. The tournament was hosted at the Handball Arena on… Full Story »

  6. First Paralympic test event brings Goalball to Olympic Park

    London 2012 News &bull Dec 2, 2011

    The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, starts this weekend (3-4 December) at the Handball Arena on the Olympic Park. Five women's teams from Canada, China, Great Britain, Sweden and the USA will battle it out at… Full Story »


  7. 2012 Summer Olympics in London: Staff & Volunteer Uniforms Unveiled by Adidas

    Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011

    Though the 2012 Olympic Games are more than eight months away, we've already been treated to a fashion preview from the Canadian team. And designers like Stella McCartney (Great Britain), Cedella Marley (Jamaica) and Polo Ralph Lauren (USA) are among… Full Story »

  8. Drug bans row could harm 2012 Olympics, claims anti-doping chief - The Independent

    Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011

    Telegraph.co.uk Drug bans row could harm 2012 Olympics , claims anti-doping chief The Independent The row has escalated since CAS found in favour of the US athlete LeShawn Merritt last month and overturned the International Olympic Committee's rule 45 that… Full Story »


  9. Rockers help a cyclist roll

    ESPN - Olympics News &bull Nov 21, 2011

    Kathryn Bertine is an elite cyclist and the author of two sports memoirs, As Good As Gold (ESPN) and All the Sundays Yet to Come (Little, Brown). She can be reached through her site www.kathrynbertine.com. One of my greatest non-cycling passions is film. Watching movies, studying them, writing screenplays, accepting imaginary Oscars -- I love film. When my cycling offseason rolls around, I actually have the time to catch up on my beloved indie flicks and off-the-beaten-path documentaries. Every October and November, I glue myself to the couch, heave my achin' legs onto some pillows,… Full Story »

  10. U.S. secures final two divisions for 2012 London Games

    United States Olympic Committee News &bull Nov 21, 2011

    The United States Taekwondo Team secured its maximum number of four spots for the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday when Steven Lopez(Sugar Land, Texas) and Paige McPherson(Sturgis, S.D.) both reached the finals in their respective divisions at the Pan American… Full Story »

  11. 2011 TRA/TUM/DMT World Champs - Synchro bronze for GB

    British Gymnastics &bull Nov 19, 2011

    Tumbling and DMT team and trampoline synchronized finals 19/11: British synchronized trampoline pair Kat Driscoll and Amanda Parker have taken the World Championship bronze medal in front of a jubilant crowd at the NIA in Birmingham. Competing as the last pair in the evening finals the girls remained fully composed, despite the massive ovation from the home crowd, to put in a near perfect routine with a slight loss of synchronicity midway to give them a… Full Story »

  12. RT @_IWBF: Women's Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medal game Saturday between the USA and Canada - both teams have spots in London 2012

    London 2012 &bull Nov 19, 2011

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  13. Porter aiming big for 2012

    United States Paralympics News &bull Nov 18, 2011

    Myles Porter attempts a take down at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center dojo during practice. The 25-year-old is trying to become the first Olympic and Paralympic judo athlete in 2012. In 2006, Myles Porter was struggling in organic chemistry, scrambling for a class to take so he didn't have to move home while he was attending classes at University of Toledo. By 2011, that judo class he picked up has him… Full Story »

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  14. Gonda going for 2012 Olympic ticket - Coquitlam Now

    Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 18, 2011

    More specifically, Canada's hopes of earning a spot in the women's under-49-kg division in taekwondo depends on how the 25-year-old Port Moody native fares at a crucial tournament in Queretaro, Mexico. The Simon Fraser University criminology student is part of… Full Story »


  15. 2011 Parapan American Games - Day 5

    United States Paralympics News &bull Nov 18, 2011

    I'm overwhelmed, happy. I thought the scoring was wrong, and I was so in the moment of shooting my shot, so I was shocked to realize I had won. This has been such an amazing opportunity." This is the best venue we've ever shot at by far," said Hess. "The competitive field was really strong talent-wise, and this whole experience really has me looking forward to the Paralympics next year." In the men's competition, Sergeant Michael Lukow (Alamosa, Colo.), won silver in the individual recurve competition. Sergeant Lukow, a member of the Army's Paralympic World Class Athlete Program had this… Full Story »

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  16. Way to go!! MT @WCBballCanada: Canada Women #wheelchairbasketball qualify for London 2012 w/win vs Mexico; to play for GOLD @ParapanGDL2011

    London 2012 &bull Nov 18, 2011

    Way to go!! Permalink to Way to go!! This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 2012, canada, gold, london, mexico, mt, parapangdl2011, play, qualify, wcbballcanada, wheelchairbasketball, women, wwin. Bookmark the permalink. Full Story »


  17. GB earn Olympic trampoline place

    BBC - Olympic Sports &bull Nov 17, 2011

    Coverage: BBC Red Button and online. Friday - team finals, 1825-2100 GMT. Saturday - 1755-2120 including men's individual final from 2020. Kat Driscoll secured an Olympic trampoline place for Great Britain after an eight-hour wait during World Championship qualifying in Birmingham. Though she finished ninth overall, nations may only send a maximum of two competitors… Full Story »

Meet Britain's least-known world number one: Kat Driscoll

Kat Driscoll secured an Olympic trampoline place for Great Britain after an eight-hour wait during World Championship qualifying in Birmingham.

Needing a top-eight place to secure GB an Olympic spot and qualify for the individual final, the world number one, 25, finished seventh.

After competing at 1100 GMT, Driscoll watched on as others tried to oust her.

"Knowing we've secured that spot and I'm in my first Worlds final is fantastic," Driscoll told BBC Sport.

Though she finished ninth overall, nations may only send a maximum of two competitors to the Games and, as China had four athletes in the top eight, Driscoll was elevated to seventh.

"Without a doubt, it's been the most horrific day of my life. [The wait] was awful.

Without a doubt, it's been the most horrific day of my life

Kat Driscoll

"When I got off I was disappointed with how I'd competed - I didn't think my score would be competitive - but as the day went on I didn't know where to sit, I wanted to cry all the time and I wanted to be sick. The feeling now makes it worthwhile."

Though Driscoll is top of the world rankings, top trampolinists from the likes of China and Canada do not compete in as many ranking events.

As a result, the field at this event is by far the strongest of the year and a dozen or more women could easily have finished in the top eight.

A minor slip in the second of Driscoll's two qualifying routines dropped her score to 98.765, below the 100-point mark she had hoped to exceed.

Having posted her score early in the qualifying competition, the Tyne and Wear star then had to endure eight hours in which subsequent rivals tried to unseat her.

Portugal's Ana Rente and Japan's Ayano Kishi, the last two to go and both capable of knocking Driscoll out of the reckoning, failed to match her score and left the Briton sobbing in the arms of her husband as the Olympic place was confirmed.

For Somerset's Laura Gallagher, 22, it was a different story. She qualified ninth, one place outside the final, a result which means Britain can no longer have the maximum of two female trampolinists at London 2012 - a slightly unexpected setback for the team.

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"I can't really describe it. It was really disappointing, and then to be so close and miss out by one place is devastating," said Gallagher, who scored 98.290 to miss Sunday's individual final - and an Olympic place - by 0.155 marks.

"It's horrible, but I'm really pleased for Kat."

Driscoll is not guaranteed to take up the spot at the Games she has earned here as Olympic trials next spring will confirm the name Britain puts forward, though she is the clear front-runner.

Britain's men failed to qualify for any places at the Games, Luke Strong posting the team's highest finish (31st) ahead of Jack Helme (39th) as Nathan Bailey and James Higgins had disappointing outings.

January's Olympic test event, at London's O2 Arena, will offer the men a final opportunity for Olympic qualification. GB can send one man to the test event, with one place available if he finishes in the top five.

The women have reached Friday's team final as the combined scores of Driscoll, Gallagher and Emma Smith (14th in qualifying) propelled them into third overall, behind China and Canada.

"We have mixed feelings about today," said Tim Jones, the British Gymnastics performance director.

"Our aspirations were to secure at least a couple of places for the 2012 Olympics. We have four strong women and it has been a solid day of performances but I think we probably would have hoped one of them would have shone in qualification.

"Whilst not distracting from Kat's performance in making the final, which was a terrific achievement, it probably wasn't the performance everybody was looking for."

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Meet Britain's least-known world number one: Kat Driscoll

Kat Driscoll secured an Olympic trampoline place for Great Britain after an eight-hour wait during World Championship qualifying in Birmingham.

Needing a top-eight place to secure GB an Olympic spot and qualify for the individual final, the world number one, 25, finished seventh.

After competing at 1100 GMT, Driscoll watched on as others tried to oust her.

"Knowing we've secured that spot and I'm in my first Worlds final is fantastic," Driscoll told BBC Sport.

Though she finished ninth overall, nations may only send a maximum of two competitors to the Games and, as China had four athletes in the top eight, Driscoll was elevated to seventh.

"Without a doubt, it's been the most horrific day of my life. [The wait] was awful.

Without a doubt, it's been the most horrific day of my life

Kat Driscoll

"When I got off I was disappointed with how I'd competed - I didn't think my score would be competitive - but as the day went on I didn't know where to sit, I wanted to cry all the time and I wanted to be sick. The feeling now makes it worthwhile."

Though Driscoll is top of the world rankings, top trampolinists from the likes of China and Canada do not compete in as many ranking events.

As a result, the field at this event is by far the strongest of the year and a dozen or more women could easily have finished in the top eight.

A minor slip in the second of Driscoll's two qualifying routines dropped her score to 98.765, below the 100-point mark she had hoped to exceed.

Having posted her score early in the qualifying competition, the Tyne and Wear star then had to endure eight hours in which subsequent rivals tried to unseat her.

Portugal's Ana Rente and Japan's Ayano Kishi, the last two to go and both capable of knocking Driscoll out of the reckoning, failed to match her score and left the Briton sobbing in the arms of her husband as the Olympic place was confirmed.

For Somerset's Laura Gallagher, 22, it was a different story. She qualified ninth, one place outside the final, a result which means Britain can no longer have the maximum of two female trampolinists at London 2012 - a slightly unexpected setback for the team.

KAT DRISCOLL

Kat Driscoll Follow BBC Sport's Ollie Williams on Twitter at Trampoline Worlds

"I can't really describe it. It was really disappointing, and then to be so close and miss out by one place is devastating," said Gallagher, who scored 98.290 to miss Sunday's individual final - and an Olympic place - by 0.155 marks.

"It's horrible, but I'm really pleased for Kat."

Driscoll is not guaranteed to take up the spot at the Games she has earned here as Olympic trials next spring will confirm the name Britain puts forward, though she is the clear front-runner.

Britain's men failed to qualify for any places at the Games, Luke Strong posting the team's highest finish (31st) ahead of Jack Helme (39th) as Nathan Bailey and James Higgins had disappointing outings.

January's Olympic test event, at London's O2 Arena, will offer the men a final opportunity for Olympic qualification. GB can send one man to the test event, with one place available if he finishes in the top five.

The women have reached Friday's team final as the combined scores of Driscoll, Gallagher and Emma Smith (14th in qualifying) propelled them into third overall, behind China and Canada.

"We have mixed feelings about today," said Tim Jones, the British Gymnastics performance director.

"Our aspirations were to secure at least a couple of places for the 2012 Olympics. We have four strong women and it has been a solid day of performances but I think we probably would have hoped one of them would have shone in qualification.

"Whilst not distracting from Kat's performance in making the final, which was a terrific achievement, it probably wasn't the performance everybody was looking for."

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