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spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Relay rally","The 4x100 swim relay
Michael Phelps couldn't contain himself after anchor Jason Lezak caught and passed his French counterpart. The U.S. team broke the world record, kept Phelps' dream alive and shut up the French team, who said they would \"smash\" the Americans before the event.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/lows/080821_swimming.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Thomas Kienzle", "AP", "358", "256", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Phelps' 8 golds","Phelps' 8 golds
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps went into Beijing with a goal to win eight gold medals and did just that, surpassing Mark Spitz as the most golden Olympian of all time. It took a couple dramatic finishes to get it done.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Phelps-gold.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Timothy Clary", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "229", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype and his nickname on the track. Bolt broke both the 100m and 200m world records, the first time that has ever happened at an Olympic Games. In the 100, he blew away the competition so badly that he began celebrating before he even crossed the finish line.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_bolt.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Shaun Botterill", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Gold on beach","Gold on beach
No one could beat golden girls Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor on the beach. Both players went into Beijing saying they would take some time after the Games to start families. They sure ended on a high note, beating a formidable Chinese pair in the final.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_may-walsh.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jamie Squire", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Men's gymnastics","Men's gymnastics
Despite losing both Hamm brothers to injury before the Olympics, Jonathan Horton and the U.S. men's gymanstics team defied the odds and came away from Beijing with the bronze in the men's all-around competition. Horton would also go on to win silver in the individual high bar event.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_mens-gymnastics.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Franck Fife", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "260", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Dara Torres ","Dara Torres
Missing out on a gold by just .01 seconds, Dara Torres came away from Beijing with silver in the 50m freestyle. Not bad for a 41-year-old woman competing against ladies half her age in the pool.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Liukin.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Al Bello", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Nastia Liukin","Women's gymnastics
As a team, the women's gymnastics team stumbled, but individually it was a different story. Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson finished 1-2 in the women's All-Around, a first for American women.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Torres.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Cameron Spencer", "Getty Images", "358", "270", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Just two weeks after his father-in-law was stabbed to death in Beijing, Hugh McCutcheon coached the men's volleyball team to its first gold medal in 20 years when the U.S. downed Brazil 3-1.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_volleyball.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Nick Laham", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Redeem Team","Redeem Team
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony of the U.S. men's basketball team celebrate winning the gold medal. After several down years, the Americans brought glory back to the court, dominating just about every team they faced with tight defense and some spectacular plays.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Williams%2C%20Ed/Photos/080824_RedeemTeam.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jesse D. Garrabrant", "NBAE/Getty Images", "273", "387", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Golden goal","Women's soccer
It took extra time to do it, but the U.S. women's soccer team captured gold with a 1-0 win over Brazil in the final. Carli Lloyd scored the game winner and goalie Hope Solo made some big saves to preserve a shutout.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_womens-soccer.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Hoang Dinh Nam", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "270", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Softball sorrow","Softball sorrow
In one of the biggest upsets of the Games, the U.S. women's softball team fell to Japan in the final match and was left with silver. Adding to the bad feelings, softball is being discontinued as an Olympic sport, so the women left their cleats on the field in a symbolic gesture.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_softball.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jonathan Ferrey", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Tyson Gay and Darvis Patton were left dejected after the two botched the final handoff in the men's 4x100 relay and were left out of the gold medal race.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_mens-track.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Stu Forster", "Getty Images", "273", "418", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Same race for the women. Same result. The final handoff went sour in the semifinals and the Americans were left out of the gold medal race in the 4x100. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_womens-track.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Nick Laham", "Getty Images", "273", "354", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Balance beam","Balance beam blunder
Expected to win gold in Beijing, the women's gymnastics team never pulled it together. Alicia Sacramone had two rough falls, one on beam and one on the floor exercise, leaving the Americans short of the top prize. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Sacramone.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Franck Fife", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "237", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Janos Baranyai of Hungary screams in pain after dropping dislocating his elbow during the men's 77kg weightlifting competition. The horrific injury was one of the most painful sights of the Games.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_elbow.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Phil Walter", "Getty Images", "273", "528", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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China's most celebrated athlete, Xiang Liu, never got much of a chance to run in the men's 110m hurdles. An Achilles tendon injury forced him out of the competition, breaking the hearts of millions of his fans.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_%20Xhiang.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Adrian Dennis", "AFP/Getty Images", "330", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Bitter bronze","Bitter bronze
Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian of Sweden stormed off the podium and threw his medal on the floor in protest. He disagreed with a decision in his match and was later stripped of his medal because of poor sportsmanship. ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Abrahamian.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Peter Parks", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "268", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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The favorite to win the women's 100m hurdles, Lolo Jones tripped over one of the final gates and stumbled over the line. She would not make the podium.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Lolo-Jones.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Nick Laham", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Olympicshighsandlows[i++] = new Array("","Smack talk","Smack talk
Jennifer Stuczynski of the United States was expected to compete for the gold and had so much confidence that she talked a little trash about winning before the event. She came up short.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_Jenn-Stuczynski.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jeff Gross", "Getty Images", "358", "272", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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Rau'shee Warren had a serious blunder early in the boxing competition when he believed he was in the lead and basically stopped fighting against Lee Ok-Sung. The seconds ticked off without Warren throwing a punch and he would leave Beijing empty handed.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/olympics/080821_boxing.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jacques Demarthon", "AFP/Getty Images", "243", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
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