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Day 17:  Sunday, August 12

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    Korea's gold grabbing 'Soft Drink Pig' in the money
    Aug. 28, 5:48 PM

    SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's "Soft Drink Pig" Oh Jin-hyek can buy himself a lifetime's supply of fizzy pop after Hyundai Motor Group rewarded the archer's gold medal feat at the London Olympics with a massive cash bonus.

    Oh and his bow-toting sweetheart Ki Bo-bae scooped the men's and women's individual titles and were handed a combined bonus of 450 million won ($400,000) for their golden exploits at the 2012 Games.

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    Golden boy Uchimura spooked by "stalker"
    Aug. 23, 9:09 PM

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura has experienced the darker side of celebrity after complaining of a schoolgirl "stalker", local media reported on Thursday.

    The 23-year-old, who won the all-around title in London earlier this month, said the teenager had chased after him on her bicycle.

  • Girl power carries U.S. back to top of medal table
    Aug. 12, 4:11 AM

    By Steve Keating

    LONDON (Reuters) - The United States clawed back to the top of the Olympic medal table at the London Games, waving goodbye to Michael Phelps its greatest ever medal producer, and saying hello to a brigade of young newcomers who will carry the torch onto Rio.

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    Gymnastics - Russia's golden reign goes on
    Aug. 12, 1:46 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - It was raining sequins on the final day of the London Games as Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world to win a fourth successive group all-around Olympic title on Sunday.

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    Russia eclipse world champions Italy for gold
    Aug. 12, 12:26 AM

    LONDON (Reuters) - It was raining sequins on the final day of the London Games as Russia's rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world to win a fourth successive group all-around Olympic title on Sunday.

    Italy arrived in London having won the last three world titles and had high hopes of knocking the Russians off their pedestal but a slight improvisation in their display with five balls did not go unnoticed by the judges.

  • Gymnastics - Douglas heralds change in world order
    Aug. 12, 12:13 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - Gabby Douglas arrived at the ‘Twitter Olympics' with a handful of followers, a cute nickname and a bubbly personality to go with her megawatt smile.

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    Women warriors urged to keep up the fight
    Aug. 12, 7:14 PM

    By Belinda Goldsmith

    LONDON (Reuters) - As women athletes leave the London Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention, former female Olympians have some advice for the women of 2012 - keep up the fight.

Day 16:  Saturday, August 11

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    Gymnastics - Russia's Kanaeva first to land golden double
    Aug. 11, 3:22 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - Russian Evgeniya Kanaeva produced four mesmerising routines full of grace and charm on Saturday to become the first rhythmic gymnast to win back-to-back individual Olympic all-around golds.

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    Russia struggle to match past glories
    Aug. 11, 2:54 AM

    By Mark Trevelyan

    LONDON (Reuters) - A series of Russian disappointments at the London Olympic Games have prompted a defensive response from sporting officials, the resignations of at least two coaches and a mock-epic poem lamenting the cruel vicissitudes of sport.

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    Gymnastics - We did it our way, says defiant British team
    Aug. 10, 3:07 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - Their own federation barred them from the Olympics and denied them any funding but Britain's rhythmic gymnasts were smiling defiantly on Friday after jumping through hoops, literally, to make their debut at the London Games.

  • UFO leaves South Korean red faced
    Aug. 10, 2:27 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - There were plenty of multi-coloured ribbons and florescent clubs flying through the air at Wembley Arena on Friday but when South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was out to impress the judges with her juggling act, a UFO was suddenly spotted.

Day 15:  Friday, August 10

Day 14:  Thursday, August 9

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    Golden Douglas just wants to walk her dog
    Aug. 9, 3:19 AM

    By Avril Ormsby

    LONDON (Reuters) - Gabby Douglas said she just wanted to go home to the United States to see her family and dogs, go to the beach and do a bit of shopping but acknowledged her life would not be the same after she struck gymnastics gold at London 2012.

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    Gymnastics - Grandma's sequins for Egyptian debutante
    Aug. 9, 2:48 AM

    By Paul Majendie

    LONDON (Reuters) - She finished last but one in a black sequined outfit made by her grandmother but for Egypt's first Olympic rhythmic gymnast Yasmine Mohmed Rostom it was a proud day for Arab women.

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    Timeline - Disgraced and sent home from the London Olympics
    Aug. 9, 2:09 AM

    (Reuters) - Expulsions and exclusions so far at the London Olympics :

    DRINK:

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    Russia show plenty of tricks and treats
    Aug. 9, 1:44 AM

    By Pritha Sarkar

    LONDON (Reuters) - There were still 82 days to go before children around the world go 'trick or treating' but fans wandering into Wembley Arena on Thursday could have been forgiven for thinking they had stumbled upon a Halloween party at the Olympics.

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    Gymnastics: "Fierce Five" prepare to take act on tour
    Aug. 8, 6:09 AM

    By Steve Keating

    LONDON (Reuters) - Their gold medals in hand, gymnastics 'Fierce Five' posed for pictures and talked up their 40 city United States tour on Wednesday, promising to play all their London Olympic hits.

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Results

  1. Menʼs Individual All-Around
  2. 1 JPN Japan
    Uchimura
  3. 2 GER Germany
    Nguyen
  4. 3 USA United States
    Leyva
  1. Menʼs Team All-Around
  2. 1 China
  3. 2 Japan
  4. 3 United Kingdom
  1. Menʼs Floor Exercise
  2. 1 CHN China
    Zou
  3. 2 JPN Japan
    Uchimura
  4. 3 RUS Russia
    Ablyazin
  1. Menʼs Pommel Horse
  2. 1 HUN Hungary
    Berki
  3. 2 GBR United Kingdom
    Smith
  4. 3 GBR United Kingdom
    Whitlock
  1. Menʼs Rings
  2. 1 BRA Brazil
    Nabarrete Zanetti
  3. 2 CHN China
    Chen
  4. 3 ITA Italy
    Morandi
  1. Menʼs Vault
  2. 1 KOR South Korea
    Yang
  3. 2 RUS Russia
    Ablyazin
  4. 3 UKR Ukraine
    Radivilov
  1. Menʼs Parallel Bars
  2. 1 CHN China
    Feng
  3. 2 GER Germany
    Nguyen
  4. 3 FRA France
    Sabot
  1. Menʼs Horizontal Bar
  2. 1 NED Netherlands
    Zonderland
  3. 2 GER Germany
    Hambuchen
  4. 3 CHN China
    Zou
  1. Womenʼs Individual All-Around
  2. 1 USA United States
    Douglas
  3. 2 RUS Russia
    Komova
  4. 3 RUS Russia
    Mustafina
  1. Womenʼs Team All-Around
  2. 1 United States
  3. 2 Russia
  4. 3 Romania
  1. Womenʼs Vault
  2. 1 ROU Romania
    Izbasa
  3. 2 USA United States
    Maroney
  4. 3 RUS Russia
    Paseka
  1. Womenʼs Uneven Bars
  2. 1 RUS Russia
    Mustafina
  3. 2 CHN China
    He
  4. 3 GBR United Kingdom
    Tweddle
  1. Womenʼs Beam
  2. 1 CHN China
    Deng
  3. 2 CHN China
    Sui
  4. 3 USA United States
    Raisman
  1. Womenʼs Floor Exercise
  2. 1 USA United States
    Raisman
  3. 2 ROU Romania
    Ponor
  4. 3 RUS Russia
    Mustafina
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