Inside the Games http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0408/feature-stories.html.rss The Crowd Lifted Us Up http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416141627maduobbA0.2547571.html Bart Conner A U.S. Olympic gymnast recalls the highlights of his journey to the medal stand. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416141627maduobbA0.2547571.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:03:59 -0400 Hearing My National Anthem http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416142153cmretrop0.2821772.html Iztok Cop A Slovenian rower represents a brand-new nation at the Olympic Games and gives his country a special moment in the world spotlight. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416142153cmretrop0.2821772.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:05:44 -0400 Everything Else Stops http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416144037cmretrop0.7529871.html Gabriela Szabo A Romanian world champion runner reveals how it feels to close the final meters of a race and cross the finish line. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416144037cmretrop0.7529871.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:06:50 -0400 Always Play for Big Goals http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416155807cmretrop0.6964228.html Dawn Staley A three-time gold-medalist returns to the Olympic Games as a coach of U.S. women’s basketball in 2008. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416155807cmretrop0.6964228.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:28:08 -0400 You Lose a Lot of Games to Get There http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416152226cmretrop0.3574945.html Tab Ramos At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, this U.S. soccer player learned a lesson about losing that carried him through a long professional career. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416152226cmretrop0.3574945.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:48:14 -0400 The Climax of Everything http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416145505cmretrop7.790774e-02.html Bernard Lagat A champion distance runner looks forward to a third trip to the Olympic Games, this time as a U.S. citizen. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416145505cmretrop7.790774e-02.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:07:50 -0400 Giving Every Effort http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416153503cmretrop0.5191004.html Rulon Gardner A U.S. wrestling champion overcame a potentially disabling injury to make a second trip to the Olympic Games. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416153503cmretrop0.5191004.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:49:23 -0400 A Sense of the Water http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416160020maduobbA8.675784e-02.html Janet Evans A record-setting U.S. swimmer remembers the important moments in three trips to the Olympic Games. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/sports-english/2008/April/20080416160020maduobbA8.675784e-02.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:29:02 -0400