london 2012

NBC’s round the clock coverage of the 2012 Olympics has yielded hours and hours of video goodness – from hurdler Michelle Jenneke’s hypnotic warm up dance to an pole vaulter’s shattering fall.

The United States surpassed the 100-medal mark during another record-setting day at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

US Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney turned in an amazing performance at this year’s Summer Games in London. Unfortunately, the judges were not impressed. And neither was Maroney, who was caught on camera with her silver medal and a hilarious facial expression. Enter: the Internet, which quickly turned the frustrated Olympian into a meme – McKayla is Not Impressed. We’ve since discovered McKayla is

Carli Lloyd scored two goals as the United States women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday night in London.

Chinese Hurdler Lui Xiang won gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics, but after a fall on the first hurdle his dreams of Gold for the 2012 London Olympics were dashed.

You are on the largest stage in the world and catastrophe strikes.

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action:

When it comes to the 2012 Olympics, British bookshop owner David Mitchell said it best, “Performance levels have become so much higher that it’s so hard now to get a medal.” Just think about Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of whom have won medals by mere seconds ahead of their competitors. But does that make those Olympians who came just shy of placing any less athletic?

2012 Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is breaking barriers this year in London. Just this Saturday, the man known as “Blade Runner” competed in the 400-meter run and finished in second to move on to the semifinals this Sunday. And he did all this with two prosthetic racing legs.

US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games:

Shreveport weighlifter Kendrick Farris, competing in the 85kg (187 pound) weight class at The Olympics in London finished in 10th place overall after the second group of competitors finished their lifts this afternoon. Farris had completed his round 3rd in his group this morning

Olympics medals aren’t worth much, so it may surprise you to know that medalists also get stuck with a hefty tax bill.