United States Athletes Dominate Multiple Events At Olympics
The report summarizes U S competitors across cycling fencing archery shooting and weightlifting with top finishes by Samuel Sanchez and Sada Jacobson plus multiple U S finishers like Levi Leipheimer Christian Vande Velde and George Hincapie in road racing and various U S athletes earning medals in sabre fencing and weight classes across swimming archery and boxing with notable placings for Emily Caruso and Katerina Emmons among others.
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Levi Leipheimer
Santa Rosa
Calif
Christian Vande Velde
Boucer
Colo
George Hincaple
Greenvill
S.C
Jason Mccartney
Coralville
Iowa
David Zabriskie
Salt Lake City
Americans rout Czech Republic in Olympic opener
In Beijing, the U S women’s basketball team routed the Czech Republic 97 to 57 as Diana Taurasi scored 17 points, Cappie Pondexter added 12, and Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 14 rebounds. President Bush watched from courtside as the U S moved toward a fourth consecutive gold.
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Beijing
Bush
United States
Czech Republic
Diana Taurasi
U.S
Taurasi
Cappie Pondexter
USA Basketball
Val Ackerman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lisa Leslie
America
Sylvia Fowles
Fowles
Eva Vitechova
Mali
Team USA
Ivana Vecerova
Zagunis Adds Gold As U S Fencing Stars Shine
Beaverton's Zagunis won the women's saber, overcoming teammate Jacobson in the gold medal bout. Ward claimed bronze with a late rally against Russia's Velikaya. The U S women, led by Zagunis and Ward, set Olympic fencing momentum and sparked national pride.
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Sofiya Velikaya
F Xue
China
Mariel Zagunis
Portland
Ore
Bao Yingying
Becca Ward
Azza Besbes
Tunisia
Sada Jacobson
Dunwoody
Russia
Meda Mariel Zagunis
Manuel Zagunis
Portland, Ora
Sada. Jacobson
Dunwoody Ga
Bush
Zagunis
United States
Jacobson
U.S. Olympic Committee
USA Fencing
Ward
Oregon
Beaverton
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Fairfield
Conn
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Samuel Sanchez
Spain
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Aly
Fabian Cancellara
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Dunwoody, Ga
Jubo Man
Choi Min-ho
South Korea
Ludwig Paischer
Rusta
Rishod —Sobirov
Uzbekistan
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Netherlands
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Romania
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Cuba
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Japan
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Argentina
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