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GYMNASTICS:
Russia, China
and Romania
are nipping at
their heels, but
the U.S. women
are favorites a er taking the team
gold at the 2011 World Champion-
ships. On a team filled with Olympic
veterans and new talent, the one to
watch is JordynWieber, 16, the 2011
All-Around World Champion.
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Storied Threads
TeamUSA has turned again to Ralph Lauren for
sartorial assistance. We take a peek at two of the
designer’s looks for London.
Olympic Village:
A modern update on vintage motifs
inspired by the London 1948 Olympic Games. Both
men and women will be in red, white and blue polos
with the RL Big Pony logo and the Team USA logo on
the chest, paired with white slim-fit shorts or pants
and finished off with red, white and blue ribbon
belts. Women also have the option of a polo dress.
Closing ceremony:
Men will wear white cotton shirts
with the Big Pony and team logos and pleated white
trousers; women will don crisp white blouses, midi
skirts and scarves designed to match the necktie-silk
belts in red, white and blue repp-stripe that both
sexes will wear. All will sport white newsie caps.
WEIGHTLIFTING:
Alongside perennial
favorites Russia and
Bulgaria, Asia’s power-
li ers have been on the rise, winning
five of the eight men’s events in Beijing.
Americanmen, on the other hand,
haven’t won Olympic gold since 1960.
FIELDHOCKEY:
The
American men haven’t
medaled since 1932; the
women, since 1984. And
with Holland, China, Argentina and
Germany dominating the sport
for the past 10 years, the U.S. team
faces long odds this time around.
TRIATHLON:
In a
sport currently led by a
pair of British brothers
(Alistair and Jonathan
Brownlee) and a Spaniard (Javier
Gomez), it’ll be tough for any
American to overcome the home
field advantage.
SOCCER:
In the
four Olympic
Games featur-
ing women’s
soccer, the U.S.
women won
three golds and one silver. In the
24 Olympic Games featuring men’s
soccer, the U.S. men notched a lone
fourth-place finish. Needless to say,
the women are solid bets to win; the
men face a challenge.
SWIMMING:
This is likely
Michael Phelps’
last Olympic
Games, and his
teammate Ryan
Lochte is coming off four medals in
Beijing, so expect both swimmers to
make a big splash in London. On the
women’s side, Natalie Coughlin will
be looking to add to her 11 medals,
including six in Beijing.
IRAN
48
ESTONIA
38
KAZAKH-
STAN
45
ETHIOPIA
38
NORTH
KOREA
43
CROATIA
27
INDONESIA
25
SLOVAKIA
24