Showing posts with label American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2010

Team USA stuns Canada in hockey


On the day before the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, and donning vintage jerseys to commemorate the U.S.'s 1960 gold medal-winning team, Team USA summoned the powers of history to their side, defeating the mighty Canadian team, 5-3. In the most anticipated match of the back-to-back-to-back hockey extravaganza, dubbed "Super Sunday".It was the first time the two teams played in the Olympic Games since the 2002 gold medal game, when Canada defeated the U.S., 5-2, and the first time the Americans defeated their neighbors in 50 years.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Phelps wins second gold

Michael Phelps collected his second gold medal and stay on course for a possible eight on an incredible record-breaking day at the Water Cube on Monday.Phelps joined his American team mates Garret Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak to smash the 4x100 meters freestyle relay after a breathtaking struggle with France that threatened to sink his chances of breaking Mark Spitz' record of seven golds at a single Olympics.