Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Two-time gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas chatted with First Lady Michelle Obama last night on "The Tonight Show." Tonight she's Dave's guest on "Late Show With David Letterman."
The London 2012 Olympics are officially over. The flame is out and now the stars of the games -- the gold-medal women's gymnastics team -- are making the rounds of TV shows. Monday night Gabby Douglas -- who moved to West Des Moines to train for the past two years at Chow's Gymnastics -- chatted with First Lady Michelle Obama and host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." According to the Huffington Post, Gabby admitted indulging in post-Olympics McDonald's food to the wrong person: healthy food advocate Obama, who teased the gymnastics champion. "You're setting me back, Gabby," Obama told Douglas, according to a network transcript. Douglas became the third straight U.S. athlete and first African-American to win the all-around title, the website…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
** Spoiler Alert ** Read on for results from Lolo Jones's track and field event today.
** Spoiler Alert ** Read on if you want to know Lolo Jones' results. Story begins below the line. ____________________ Sally Pearson just proved too tough in the 100-meter hurdles. The Australian World Champion won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12:35. American Dawn Harper pushed her to win the silver medal and Kellie Wells won the bronze. After narrowly making her way through the semifinals, Lolo Jones failed to medal in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles Tuesday afternoon, finishing fourth behind the three favorites. Jones, 30, a Des Moines native, was a big star heading into the 2008 Olympics in China when one clipped hurdle prevented her from winning the gold. This year's Olympics in London was seen as her chance for…
** Spoiler Alert ** Read on for results from Lolo Jones's track and field event today.
** Spoiler Alert ** Read on if you want to know Lolo Jones' results. Story begins below the line. ___________________________________________ Update 1:34 p.m.: It appears that Lolo Jones is in to the finals by the narrowest of margins. Finals are at 3 p.m. Previous Coverage Lolo Jones' dream of winning a gold medal in this year's Olympics games may still be alive after this afternoon's performance in the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles. If she qualifies with her time of 12.71 in the semifinals heat, the Des Moines native will be scheduled to run in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles at 3 p.m. today. NBC will be showing the races tonight during its 7 p.m. broadcast. Whether or not she makes it will depend on the times of the final …
Monday, August 6, 2012
See when Jones is scheduled to run on Tuesday.
Now that Iowan Lolo Jones has gotten past the first heat, it's time for the stakes to get even higher. Jones is scheduled to race the 100-meter hurdles in London at 1:15 p.m. Iowa time Tuesday for the semifinals, and if she passes that round, she will race at 3:00 p.m. the same day. For those who want to see it on television, it will likely be played during NBC's Prime Time Olympics segment starting at 7 Tuesday night. Jones, 30, a Des Moines native, breezed into her second day with a time just short of the fastest on the day.
Spoiler Alert -- Jones runs well in the first round and tries to console an emotional fellow hurdler.
Lolo Jones will live to hurdle another day. Jones, 30, won her heat in the 100-meter hurdles at roughly 4:00 a.m. Iowa time this morning. Jones finished with 12.68 seconds, just a little behind the fastest time of 12.57 pace set by world-champion Sally Pearson in another heat. The time qualifies the Des Moines native to run in the semifinals on Tuesday. Times for the semifinals and finals can be found here. After winning her heat, Jones tried to console Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton, who after running the second fastest time in the world this season, failed to qualify after tripping on a hurdle. She hit the fifth hurdle in her heat, veered toward the inside lane, got off stride and never recovered. She threw herself to the ground after…
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Iowans all over the state reacted with glee yesterday at Gabby Douglas' gold medal performance.
Iowans all over the state reacted with joy and pride as adopted daughter Gabby Douglas triumphed in the individual all-around women's gymnastics competition, winning gold for herself and her country. Already a gold medal winner as part of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Douglas, the 16-year-old with the million-dollar smile, competed Thursday morning in the individual all-around finals at the London 2012 Olympics. Russia's Victoria Komova took the silver. Read the full Thursday schedule for the U.S. Women’s Olympics Gymnastics Team at the 2012 London Olympics. Douglas, who has lived and trained in West Des Moines for the past two years, made history today as the first African-American Olympic all-around champion in gymnastics. And Iowans…
The Olympics in London are well under way and there are some athletes with Iowa ties still alive. Here is a schedule if you want to watch Lolo Jones, Diane Nukuri-Johnson, Kineke Alexander.
The Olympics has been a mixed bag for Iowan competitors so far. Gabby Douglas, who has lived and trained in West Des Moines the last two years, recently secured a gold with the United States gymnastics team. She is prepared to compete for individual gold on Thursday. Two University of Iowa Hawkeye swimmers -- Heather Arseth, a current swimmer, and Dragos Agache, an alumni -- failed to medal after swimming for their respective countries. Another former Hawkeye swimmer who later transfered to the University of Florida, won a gold medal along with Michael Phelps and other teammates on the 4X200-meter relay. But what remains beyond that is the track and field events:
West Des Moines-trained Gabby Douglas vied for the top individual gymnastics honor today in the all-around competition. See who got the gold medal below, and check out the schedule of events.
Gabby Douglas, who has lived and trained in West Des Moines for the past two years, made history today as the first African-American Olympic all-around champion in gymnastics. Christine Brennan of USAToday noted Douglas' achievement as she won a gold medal in the all-around event at the London Olympics, her second gold of the games. Already a gold medal winner as part of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Douglas competed Thursday morning in the individual all-around finals at the London 2012 Olympics. Douglas won the all-around gold medal over Russia's Victoria Komova. NBC, which has exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights for the summer Olympics, will air highlights tonight, beginning at 7 p.m. The competition began at 10:30 a.m., CDST (4:30 p…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Spoiler alert: The U.S. women's gymnastics team -- call them "The Fierce Five" -- won a gold medal Tuesday over Russia and third-place Romania.
Spoiler Alert: The U.S. women's gymnastics team won the gold medal Tuesday at London 2012 Olympics, according to CNN.com "An emotional Raisman seals the deal for the U.S. with a blistering performance: 15.3. Gold for the U.S, silver for Russia and bronze for Romania," the network posted on its website. Des Moines Register reporter Mark Emmert tweeted that the U.S. won "by a whopping 5.066 points. Raisman crying, telling her teammates she loves them. Gabby, always, smiling big." Crucial to the team win was Gabby Douglas, who moved to West Des Moines two years ago to train with Liang Chow at Chow's Gymnastics. The U.S. squad took the lead on completion of the first rotation, the vault, with a lead of 1.733 points over China and 1.766 over …
Iowa's adopted daughter steps up her quest for four gold medals. Here's her schedule.
Douglas and other members of the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastic Team step up their quest for gold today, with the West Des Moines-trained gymnast on top of her game. The competition begins at 10:30 Iowa time. NBC will be televising Douglas and the rest of the team Tuesday night. Read what Gabby needs to do. The U.S. Women's Team features: The U.S. women's lineup is: Here’s the schedule ahead for Team USA: Tuesday, July 31: Women’s Team Final – 10:30 a.m. Iowa time (4:30 p.m., London time). Thursday, Aug. 2: Women’s Individual All-Around, 10:30 a.m. Iowa time (4:30 p.m. London time) Sunday, Aug. 5: Women’s Vault Final, 8:50 a.m. Iowa time (2:50 p.m. London time) Monday, Aug. 6: Women’s Uneven Bars, 8:50 a.m. Iowa time (2:50 p.m. London time…
Teresae Donovan
9:48 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Lolo Jones seems to be getting judged left and right about her performances in the Games. Honestly I think she is doing fantastic for being at the Olympics one year after spinal surgery. I’m sure everyone wanted her to win the gold but it doesn’t seem like it was meant to be. Lolo tried her best and that should be good enough. Where is the supportive spirit of the US? These are our … more ›