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The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing are less than two weeks away, and we're definitely starting to feel some Olympic fever. We know we're just supposed to blindly support anyone representing Team USA No Matter What, but are there any local athletes to whom we can throw a little extra love? (Baltimore doesn't count). A quick perusal of of the USOC athlete roster says, why yes! Keep in mind, a lot of Team USA still hasn't filled out their online profiles, and we weren't about to check each of the ones who didn't, so there could be even more. But here's a few potential hometown heroes for you to keep in mind.
Gao Jun: And finally, representing Team USA at Table Tennis, this Gaithersburg, Md. resident became a U.S. citizen after winning a silver medal in Barcelona. She likes "love songs, 007 and Batman movies and to reminisce about her father taking her to table tennis school as a child in China."
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wow, guess gao jun will be able to do a little more than reminisce, eh?
good luck to everyone, from every country, sez i. just don't want to see anyone hurt, or see anyone have an asthma attack from the clean, clean beijing air.
for what it's worth, kate ziegler is 20, not 24 -- i swam with her once, way way back in the day, and she pretty much blew me out of the water even then. go ziggy!
Where is the DC speed walking team?
Giuseppe. Rowr.
That is all.
Guiseppe's favorite class is Chemistry 309? FREDTERP
You know, at first I scoffed, but then... I have to think that at The Olympic Level, even Badminton is pretty bad ass.
STEVEHOLT!
http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2008/07/09/gtown-grad-sailing-to-olympics/
What about Alan Webb ?? From Reston, VA and still living and training there .... went to the olympics last time as well ...
Vickster Webb failed to make the team. He refused to talk to the press afterwards? FREDTERP
i swear to god, fredterp's posts are becoming the most entertaining here for me, because they are just so....interesting. IMGOPH