Olympic Champions

Congratulations to ALL of the U.S. Gold-Medal Olympic Champions thus far. Although there are many American medalists, all of whom deserve credit for their accomplishments, I would like this particular post to concentrate on saluting the select few Gold-Medal Champions. Here they are (as of August 17):

SWIMMING
Natalie Coughlin: Women's 100m Backstroke
Rebecca Soni: Women's 200m Breaststroke
Aaron Piersol: Men's 100m Backstroke
Ryan Lochte: Men's 200m Backstroke
U.S. Men's Relay Team: 4 x 100m Freestyle; 4 x 200m Freestyle; and 4 x 100m Medley
Michael Phelps: 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley, plus three medals won by the U.S. Men's Relay Team

TENNIS
Venus and Serena Williams: Women's Doubles

FENCING
Mariel Zagunis: Women's Individual Sabre

GYMNASTICS
Nastia Liukin: Women's Individual All-Around

ROWING
U.S. Women's Team: Women's Eight

SHOOTING
Walton Eller: Men's Double Trap
Vincent Hancock: Men's Skeet

CYCLING
Kristin Armstrong: Women's Individual Time Trial