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Faster, Stronger ... and More Polite?

Katherine Thompson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:48:22 CDT

US 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...

Phelps, Hoff Smash Records in Omaha

Harry Kimball — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:53:09 CDT

Records fell at the Olympic trials in Omaha yesterday as both Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff triumphed in the 400 IM, USA Today reports. Each swimmer had a personal motivation: Phelps took almost a second of his own world record, and Hoff recaptured the record from Stephanie Rice.

U.S. Takes Gold in Medley

Patrick Hopkins — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:51:36 CDT

The U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay team of Michael Phelps, Klete Keller, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay won gold and set a world record Friday night. The team's time of 7:03.24 is 1.42 seconds better than the previous mark, set by Australia in 2001 at the world...