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A golden gift

A golden gift

With a broken mast, the Danish 49er team returned to shore thinking their gold medal quest was over. But back at the ramp, the Croatian coach had rigged his team's boat.

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Athlete Spotlight

Steven Lopez
Steven Lopez USA

Taekwondo

Arguably taekwondo's best ever, Steven has won two Olympic gold medals and four straight world championships. The Lopezes, three of whom are competing in Beijing, took to the sport at an early age and turned the family's two-car garage into a makeshift gym.

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2004 U.S. Olympic Medals

SportsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Swimming129728
Track & Field812525
Wrestling43411
Gymnastics26210
Equestrian1225
Shooting2103

By the Numbers

9: Screws in Paul Hamm's hand following an accident at U.S. Nationals.

7: U.S. Trials it took sailor John Dane to make his first Olympics.

58: Age of Dane by August, making him the oldest athlete on the U.S. team in Beijing. 

5,000: Miles marathon runner Deena Kastor plans to run in the six months leading up to the 2008 Games.

35: Average number of hours members of the U.S. gymnastics team spend each week practicing in the gym.

43,522: Distance in miles the U.S. softball team will have traveled as part of their "Bound 4 Beijing" tour before reaching Beijing in August. 

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