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2012 Olympics

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Meet the 2012 Olympians From Ohio

Take a look at some hometown names to cheer for in the 2012 Olympic Games!

They've put in innumerable hours of sweat, blood and tears to get where they are today. They are among the best of the best and are ready to prove their mettle. 529 athletes from 45 states will represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. They are competing in events as diverse as athletics, fencing, rowing, soccer and basketball. For everyone, from swimmer Katie Ledecky, 15, to 54-year-old equestrian jumper Karen O’Connor, these Games represent the culmination of all the hard work and dedication they've put in to win the coveted medal. It's time to meet the Olympians from Patch towns in Ohio. Here are a few quick facts about your Olympians.  Katie Bell Sex : Female  Competing in Diving Event / position / class: …

Mark McGuire

9:19 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Tianna Madison - 2003 graduate of Elyria High School - Olympian in 100m dash and 4x100 relay. Won 10 state championships while running track at Elyria.   more ›

Thursday, July 19, 2012

2012 U.S. Olympic Uniforms Made in China — Congress is Outraged, Are You? (POLL)

The designer, Ralph Lauren, said he will make future uniforms in the United States.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the United States Olympic Committee should be "ashamed of themselves" for allowing the 2012 U.S. olympians' uniforms to be made in China, according to a CBS News story.  The designer, Ralph Lauren, recently announced the uniforms will be made state-side from now on — starting with the 2014 winter olympics — following an uproar from the government. Reid even went as far to say that the Opening Ceremony Parade Uniforms and collection of village wear apparel should be burned.  "If they have to wear nothing but a singlet saying USA on it painted by hand, that’s what they should do," Reid said, according to a People.com story. The Ralph Lauren company issued this statement after Congress and many Americans…

Julia Ye

4:23 pm on Friday, July 20, 2012

With many Americans still unemployed, many think the U.S. Olympic Committee should have off-shored American jobs make uniforms for American athletes in China. What do you think? Should we burn or wear the uniforms made in China? Join the debate next Tuesday 24 in New York City: http://bit.ly/LYNXPM   more ›

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