The Olympics

They should probably just call the 2012 Summer Olympics the “Twitter Games,” as the microblogging service has been part of quite a few of the story lines so far in London. American swimmer Ryan Lochte is one of the many athletes at the games to maintain an active Twitter account. An account that got even more popular when the 27-year-old started off the Olympics with a defeat of rival Michael Phel

Like many Olympians, British diver Tom Daley uses Twitter to communicate with his fans. On Monday, one of his over 700,000 followers stepped out of line with a vicious taunt after the 18-year-old failed to medal in the 10m synchronized diving event.

The US swim team captured two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Monday, while the US men’s gymnastics squad disappointed. Here’s what happened at the London Games:

The Olympic creed begins “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part.”

Meet Britain’s newest teen heartthrob, Tom Daley. At only 18 years old, he’s competing in the London Olympic Games for Great Britain as a diver.

When I first saw this picture I thought someone had "shopped" it.  You know, changed the proportions using Adobe's image editing software "Photoshop".  No, I would be wrong.  These thighs are on display at the 2012 London Olympics and belong to Robert Forstemann, who's a cyclist competing for Germany in the Olympics.

The Olympics are about to begin in London. Sure, it’s a great gathering of the world’s most amazing athletes doing their thing, where competitors try to smash records quicker than you can say Zemfira Meftakhetdinova (seriously, that’s a real person going for the gold).

No one thought that the chubby asthmatic toddler back in Cuba would ever turn into an athlete. Luckily, Danell Leyva developed into one sexy gymnast. At 20 years old the Cuban-American is competing in the London Olympic Games for the US and specializes in the parallel bars and horizontal bar events.

Gymnast Aly Raisman was one of the big stories of the opening weekend of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The 18-year old from Needham, Ma. qualified for the all-around title, knocking teammate, world champion and best friend Jordyn Wieber out of the competition that Wieber would have been the favorite in. But the most entertaining part of Raisman’s near flawless routine was her parents’ reac

Despite being eight months pregnant, Nur Suryani Mohammed Taibi of Maylasia finished 34th among the competitors in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event at the Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Taibi, 29, entered the London Games ranked 47th in the world in the 10-meter air rifle.

Upsets and world records ruled the day on Day 2 of competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s action:

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