Now that the medals have been awarded, the flame has been extinguished, and most of Team USA is back on American soil, you’re probably wondering what’s next for our Olympians. In the '90s, the definitive answer might have been “I’m going to Disneyland!” But today that answer is, “I’m going to be on television!”
The members of the US women's gymnastics team have become huge celebrities, thanks to their gold-winning performance at the Olympics. But they're still teenagers, which means it's time for them to get summer internships. (After all, you can only pad your resume so much with Olympic medals.)
The 2012 Summer Games are over. But the Olympic spirit lives on thanks to Polish windsurfer Zofia Noceti-Klepacka, who will fulfill the promise she made to the family of a five-year-old who suffers from cystic fibrosis by selling her bronze medal.
While Americans might not immediately recognize the name Mo Farah, he was kind of a big deal during the 2012 London Olympics. That's because the Somali-born distance runner won two gold medals for his adopted country of England, taking first place in the 5,000m and 10,000m races.
While the good ol' US of A came out on top in medal count for this year's Olympic Games, it's team Great Britain who's making headlines with their new video in which they lip-sync 'Don't Stop Me Now,' a song made famous by England's own rock band Queen.
Fresh off her team and all-around gymnastics gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Gabby Douglas stopped by 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.' And she was greeted by a fan -- the First Lady herself, Michelle Obama.
In the 16 days of Olympic competition, the world celebrated tremendous victories and experienced devastating defeats. But more importantly, we saw the sorts of qualities that embody the true spirit of the Olympic games; perseverance, bravery, and dedication
With all of their members on the wrong side of 35, it's a bit weird to still think of the Spice Girls as girls. But the fab fivesome proved they still had some "spice" left during their performance at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics Sunday.
Think you've seen all of the 'McKayla Maroney is Not Impressed" meme? Well now the gymnast herself is getting in on the game.