Read more US Olympic athletes stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33078/us-olympic-athletes.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:33:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCrews searching the Hudson River for the victims of Sunday's collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane located an eighth body yesterday in the submerged plane but were unable to recover it, 1010 WINS radio reports. Rough water and silt impeded the efforts of divers, who suspended work...http://www.newser.com/story/66598/searchers-find-cant-recover-8th-body.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59524/olympian-johnson-crowned-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShawn Johnson now has a Dancing With the Stars' mirror ball trophy to put alongside her Olympic medals, Extra reports. The gymnast—at 17, the youngest star to compete on the show—took first place along with dancing partner Mark Ballas, leaving Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke in second place,...http://www.newser.com/story/59524/olympian-johnson-crowned-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 23:30:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55738/phelps-chugs-vodka-while-mom-plugs-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps, well on his way to reclaiming his All-American image, was spotted at a New York hotspot “drinking straight from a bottle of Grey Goose,” a source tells the Daily News . At one point, “he got up, started dancing like a loon and kept on yelling, ‘Shots!’” Phelps—...http://www.newser.com/story/55738/phelps-chugs-vodka-while-mom-plugs-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 10:13:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54579/olympian-could-be-the-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShawn Johnson could rake in a bundle if she succeeds as a reality star, TMZ reports. The Dancing with the Stars contestant, whose contract to appear on the show had to be approved by a judge because she’s a minor, made $125,000 just for being a contestant. The Olympian...http://www.newser.com/story/54579/olympian-could-be-the-dancing-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 13:30:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48560/sports-world-full-of-obama-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's powers of inspiration and unification reach beyond the political world: "All around the country, athletes responded to the new president," Gwen Knapp writes for the San Francisc o Chronicle. The inauguration sparked tears from big men who take physical punishment for a living, and Obama's rise has drawn...http://www.newser.com/story/48560/sports-world-full-of-obama-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 12:28:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43846/phelps-gal-pal-meets-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympic champion Michael Phelps brought his latest prize home: his girlfriend spent Thanksgiving with the family in Baltimore, People reports. The pair met in Vegas, where Phelps is practicing for the World Series of Poker and his gal pal works as a cocktail waitress. The Olympic sensation says the card...http://www.newser.com/story/43846/phelps-gal-pal-meets-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 6:30:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35478/us-womens-soccer-claims-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US women’s soccer team claimed Olympic gold today, besting Brazil 1-0 with a goal scored in extra time, the AP reports. Carli Lloyd scored the crucial goal, but goalkeeper Hope Solo was the star of the game, shutting down shot after shot from Brazil’s unrelenting offense. It is the...http://www.newser.com/story/35478/us-womens-soccer-claims-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 12:43:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34539/first-gold-for-us-womens-fencing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMariel Zagunis won the first US gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, leading an American sweep today in women's saber fencing. Zagunis, the 2004 saber champion, took the gold with a victory over Sada Jacobson, who took the silver. Becca Ward won the bronze.http://www.newser.com/story/34539/first-gold-for-us-womens-fencing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 Aug 2008 8:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34250/faster-stronger-and-more-polite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Olympians are getting a new type of training: lessons in how to behave in Beijing, reports the Wall Street Journal . In a required course the USOC calls the "ambassador program," US athletes are receiving instruction on topics ranging from appropriate chopstick use to the correct way to hold the...http://www.newser.com/story/34250/faster-stronger-and-more-polite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 3:48:22 CDT