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The Complete Set of Olympic Articles

Posted by Christopher Spicer August 16, 2012

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Because sometimes you just want to read week old articles about an event that has been over for four days. But just in case you really do want to read all my rambling and rantings of the Olympics, then you have one spot to meet your needs.

Quick Opening Ceremony Thoughts

Odd Events of the Olympics' Past

Alexandre Despatie Diving Back In After Injury

Guor Marial: A Man with No Country but Full of Country Pride

Alas, Dog Trimmer Have Always Been Denied Olympic Glory

The Legend of the Blind Archer

IOC Denies Chance to Commemorate Fallen Olympians

Here and There: A Random Assortment of Thoughts and Musings - 8/2/12

Things You May Have Missed Over the Last Six Days

Rebecca Soni Smashes World Record

US Women Eight Row to Second Gold Medal and a Sports Legacy

Kayla Harrison Overcomes Abusive Past to Win America's First Ever Judo Gold

Who to Watch in Women's Triathlon

Random Saturday Morning Olympic Thoughts

Canada's First Gold Medal

Nicola Spirig Wins Gold in a Photo Finish

More Olympic Ramblings from a Couch Potato

Canadian Women's Soccer Team Can Still Make History

Who to Watch in Men's Triathlon

A Rather Interesting Article on the Women's Soccer Team from a Week Ago

Alistair Brownlee Crushes the Olympic Curse

Time for More Canadian Olympic Gushing

Canadian Women's Soccer Team Gets Some Redemption

Silver Looks Far Less Gaudy than Gold, Tonya Verbeek

Usain Bolt Sprints into the Record Books

Female Muslim Athletes Competing to Pave Way for Women Rights

Is Synchronized Swimming Really a Sport?

17 Awesome Moments from 17 Days of the Olympics

It's Four Days Late, but I Still Have Olympic Thoughts

It was a fun 17 days, and hopefully a few of these articles can help you relive the last two weeks of awesome.

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