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2012 Olympics Medal Count: U.S. Dominates In London

2012-08-13T14:01:31Z

With the 2012 London Olympics now a memory, it's easy to see the United States had a very good two weeks. After all the dust settled, the Americans dominated the medal stand by earning 104.

Without question, some of the most enduring events and moments were authored by an United States participant. One of the best stories is D.C.'s own Michael Phelps, who perhaps staked his claim as the best Olympian ever, winning another fistful of medals in his third straight Games.

The U.S. Basketball teams were once again terrific, winning gold in their respective events while the Women's Soccer team emerged victorious against Canada in a match for the ages before getting revenge on Japan in the final.

Nine medals were won by local athletes, including two by the aforementioned Phelps. Gabby Douglas took home gold in gymnastics while Georgia Gould (biking), Katie Ledecky (swimming) and Francarena McCrory (Track and Field) also earned a gold medal.

Overall here are the final standings in the medal count:

United States: 104 - (46 Gold, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze)
China: 87 - (38 Gold, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze)
Russia: 82 - (24 Gold, 25 Silver, 33 Bronze)
England: 65 - (29 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)
Germany: 44 - (11 Gold, 19 Silver, 14 Bronze)

For a full list of all the countries, please click here.

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2012 London Olympics Recap: Local Athletes Bringing Home Medals

2012-08-13T01:05:46Z

After two weeks of intense competition on the biggest sports stage in the world, the 2012 London Olympics officially came to a close on Sunday. The United States walked away the overall winners in the medal count as they finished the games with 104 total medals (46 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze).

Here is a look at athletes from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas that will be returning stateside with medals:

Gold - Georgia Gould (Cycling - Mountain Bike)
Gold - Gabby Douglas (Gymnastics)
Gold - Katie Ledecky (Swimming)
Gold - Francarena McCrory (Track & Field)
Gold, Silver - Michael Phelps (Swimming)
Bronze - Natalie Dell (Rowing)
Bronze - Kellie Wells (Track & Field)
Bronze - Terrence Jennings (Takekwondo)

Michael Phelps emerged as the biggest winner as he becomes the most decorated Olympian of all-time.

For a complete schedule of events and dates medals will be awarded, visit NBC Sports' official Olympic website. For complete coverage from the 2012 London Olympics, keep checking this StoryStream and visit SB Nation's Olympics hub.

London 2012 Olympics Daily Recap: Team USA Men's Basketball Highlights Final Day Additions To U.S. Medal Count

2012-08-12T23:55:19Z

The final day was a relatively quiet one for bot the local area and the United States in general, however the big win of the day for Team USA came in the Men's Basketball Gold Medal Game, with the team winning their second straight gold medal in the olympics.

Other big events today included the Men's Marathon with Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda winning. American Mebrahtom Keflezighi finished just off of a medal in fourth place.

Jake Varner of U.S. wrestling was also able to bring home a gold medal on the final day, winning the Gold Medal Match in the 96 kg division, defeating Valerii Andriitsev of Ukraine in the finals, 1-0, 1-0.

These wins added to the U.S. medal count, which the country won at the 2012 games.

2012 Summer Olympics Final Medal Count: United States Takes Home Most Golds

2012-08-12T19:54:31Z

Sadly, the events of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London came to an end Sunday, and to no one's surprise, the United States ends the games with the most gold medals and most medals overall.

The U.S. had the title locked up for a couple of days, yet they were still able to add to the total after the men's basketball team won their second consecutive gold medal in the Olympics.

Here is a video breakdown of the medal count in all of its 8-bit glory, along with a fine tribute to the United States for their achievements.

The closing ceremonies for the games will air at 8 p.m. ET on NBC from Olympic Stadium.

London 2012 Closing Ceremony: TV Coverage, Streaming, Live Updates And More

2012-08-12T12:00:26Z

The 2012 London Olympics come to an end on Sunday, concluding with the games' closing ceremony. London will hand over the Olympic Torch to the 2016 host, Rio de Janeiro. Artistic Director Kim Gavin will direct and highlight the success and highlights of London and the Olympic athletes these past two weeks. Over 4,100 performers will take part in the ceremony.

Athletes will march together and following tradition, will not march by nationality. Flagbearers with representatives from each country will begin the march in a single-file line.

The closing ceremonies begin at 4:00 p.m. ET, but will be tape-delayed on the East Coast at 7:00 p.m. ET. Unfortunately, the closing ceremonies will not be streamed live online by NBC, so U.S. viewers will have to wait patiently and avoid any potential spoilers.

For complete Olympics game coverage, read over our StoryStream with over 100 updates covering all the stories and athletes of London 2012.

2012 Summer Olympics: TV Listings For Sunday, August 12

2012-08-12T03:22:23Z

It's finally over. After 18 days of competition, 16 days between the opening and closing ceremonies, 302 events and dozens of memories, the 2012 Summer Olympics are about to end. Kevin Durant and the U.S. men's basketball team will look to go out with a bang against Spain in the gold medal game, while Peter Hudnut and the U.S. men's water polo team finish up a disappointing campaign with a 7th place game against Australia.

Below is a look at the listing of other events that will be televised on the networks of NBC.

NBC (6 a.m. -9 a.m.)

Track and Field: Men's Marathon

NBC Sports Network (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

Men's Basketball: Bronze Medal Game -- Argentina vs. Russia (6 a.m.)
Men's Handball: Bronze Medal Game -- Croatia vs. Hungary (7:45 a.m.)
Modern Pentathlon: Women's Fencing and Swimming (9 a.m.)
Men's Water Polo: Bronze Medal Match: Montenegro vs. Serbia (9:30 a.m.)
Men's Handball: Gold Medal Game -- France vs. Sweden (10:45 p.m.)
Men's Volleyball: Bronze Medal Match -- Bulgaria vs. Italy (12:45 p.m.)
Modern Pentathlon: Women's Riding and Combined Events (2:45 p.m.)
Men's Basketball: Gold Medal Game (replay, 3:30 p.m.)

MSNBC (7 a.m. -11 a.m.)

Wrestling: Men's Freestyle Qualifying (7 a.m.)
Cycling: Men's Mountain Bike Race (8:30 a.m.)

CNBC (8:30 a.m. -11 a.m.)

Boxing: Men's flyweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight, and super heavyweight finals

NBC (10 a.m. -1:45 p.m.)

Men's Basketball: Gold Medal Game -- USA vs. Spain (10 a.m.)
Men's Water Polo: Gold Medal Game -- Italy vs. Croatia (12:30 p.m.)

NBC (2:45 p.m.- 6 p.m.)

Wrestling: Men's Freestyle Finals, 66kg and 96kg (2:45 p.m.)
Men's Volleyball: Gold Medal Match -- Russia vs. Brazil (4 p.m.)

NBC (7 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Closing Ceremony (The Closing Ceremony will also be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time for anyone with a cable, satellite, or telco subscription.)

2012 London Olympics Medal Count: United States Breaks 100-Medal Threshold

2012-08-12T01:02:30Z

With only one day remaining at the 2012 Olympic Games, the United States has established what appears to be an insurmountable lead over second place China with a lone day of competition remaining. Team USA captured eight medals on Saturday, three gold, three silver, and two bronze, to bring their overall total to 102 medals, the first and only country to crack the 100-medal mark.

The top five countries on the overall medal leaderboard through Day 15 are below:

United States: 44 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze (102 overall)
China: 38 gold, 27 silver, 22 bronze (87 overall)
Russia: 21 gold, 25 silver, 22 bronze (78 overall)
Great Britain: 28 gold, 15 silver, 19 bronze (62 overall)
Germany: 11 gold, 19 silver, 14 bronze (44 overall)

London 2012 Olympics: Team USA Women's Basketball Wins Fifth Straight Gold

2012-08-11T23:00:12Z

London 2012 is coming to an end and many athletes will be coming back home to their countries with big smiles on their faces, including the U.S. women's basketball team. Team USA on their fifth straight gold medal on Saturday, beating France 86-50, and became only the third team in both men's and women's sports, to win five consecutive gold medals. WNBA star Candace Parker came off the bench and scored a team-high 21 points in the blowout.

Other highlights from Saturday's action include Jamaica's 4x100m gold medal performance. Led by Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprint crew ran their way to a world record time of 36.84 seconds. Team USA took home the silver medal with an impressive time of 37.04.

The last standout performance on Saturday came from Team USA's women's 4x400m team. DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, and Sanya Richards-Ross ran a gold medal time of 3:16.87, edging out Russia and Jamaica.