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Team USA At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Team USA athletes won 46 events. This translated to 127 different U.S. athletes coming home with gold medals in their pockets — and 10 U.S. Olympians had more than just one. For diver David Boudia, it was the culmination of a dream that began in 1996 while he…

Haute Living If you’re looking for tips on how to get a killer figure, Nastia Liukin is your girl. This Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast has been named of the “11 greatest bodies on Earth” (in addition to other accolades, such as “Female Athlete of the Year” and “Individual Sportswoman of the Year.” You might know the…

Des Moines Register Sports talk radio loves, loves, loves to debate whether teams have reached a level of dominance worthy of the dime-a-dozen “dynasty” tag. Liang Chow, though, has created an indisputable one amid a sea of sequins and taped wrists. Elite gymnasts Norah Flatley and Rachel Gowey each finished among the top four in…

Des Moines Register In the summer of 1993, gymnast Shannon Miller’s body stomped the growth accelerator — shooting up four inches. The 16-year-old who had won five Olympic medals just months earlier in Barcelona found herself quickly scrambling back to the drawing board. “Everything was a little bit off,” said Miller, 37. “Things I’d been…