Olympics: Beijing 2008 > Olympian Profiles
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08.17.08 Bad boy and diving diva flout China’s athletic normBadminton player Lin Dan and diver Guo Jingjing stand out – both as gold medalists and as rebels in a sports system specifically designed to avoid such things. |
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06.27.08 How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprintersThe world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend. |
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06.09.08 An Olympic hopeful as driven in his business as on the matWrestler T.C. Dantzler, owner of a million-dollar company, is competing this weekend for a berth on the 2008 US Olympic Team. Reporter Mark Sappenfield describes T.C. Dantzler's posh office, complete with designer furniture and views of the Rocky Mountains. Reporter Mark Sappenfield |
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05.22.08 One athlete’s story of competing in his country’s first OlympicsReporter Jay Weiner discusses Roman Cress, The Marshall Islands' first track runner. Reporter Jay Weiner |
