Wednesday, August 1, 2012

2012 Summer Olympics



Here at The Preserve we are getting very excited for the Summer Olympics! Did you know that there are only a number of sports that have stuck with the Summer Olympics since the very beggining? They are athletics, swimming, fencing, and gymnastics!

Some other interesting sports that are no longer practiced in the Olympics today include tug-of-war, golf, rugby, polo, lacross, duelling pistol, tandem cycling, pigeon shooting, and one hand weight lifting. I'm sure you can understand why they no longer have duelling pistols in the Olympics anymore!


We have some really promising USA athletes this time around including but not limited to:

  • Diving: Chris Colwill
  • Fencing: Lee Keifer
  • Decathlete: Bryan Clay
  • BMX Super Cross Racing: Alise Post
  • Synchronized Diving: Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen
  • Rowing: Andrew Campbell
  • Platform Diving: Haley Ishimatsu
  • Sailing: Anna Tunnicliffe, Debbie Capozzi, Molly Vandermoer
  • Gymnastics: The US National Women’s Team
  • Equestrian: Margie Engle
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