NEWSTALK 860 » olympics http://ksfa860.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:04:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Polish Olympian to Sell Bronze Medal to Help Sick Five-Year-Old http://ksfa860.com/olympian-sells-medal-for-kid/ http://ksfa860.com/olympian-sells-medal-for-kid/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:26:24 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=144745 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.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/olympian-sells-medal-for-kid/feed/ 0 Laurence Griffiths, Getty Images East Texas Trampolinist 'Goes High' at the 2012 Olympics http://ksfa860.com/etex-trampoliner-goes-high-at-olympics/ http://ksfa860.com/etex-trampoliner-goes-high-at-olympics/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:42:20 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=83749 Dateline London:  The Beauregard Daily News in Lafayette, LA reports Newton, Texas High School grad Savannah Vinsant became the first American trampolinist to EVER qualify for the finals in the Olympic Games.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/etex-trampoliner-goes-high-at-olympics/feed/ 0 Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Olympic Gold Medals Aren't Really Gold at All — Find Out What They're Made Of http://ksfa860.com/olympic-gold-medals/ http://ksfa860.com/olympic-gold-medals/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:52:29 +0000 Don Deane http://tsminteractive.com/?p=129293 If there’s one thing we’ve always taken for granted regarding the Olympics, it’s that gold medals are actually made out of gold. So imagine our surprise when we learned that this year’s first place medals are mostly silver.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/olympic-gold-medals/feed/ 0 Mike Hewitt, Getty Images 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 7 — Michael Phelps Wins 17th Career Gold Medal In His Last Individual Race http://ksfa860.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-7-michael-phelps-wins-17th-career-gold-medal-in-his-last-individual-race/ http://ksfa860.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-7-michael-phelps-wins-17th-career-gold-medal-in-his-last-individual-race/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:00:02 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=128807 US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games:

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-7-michael-phelps-wins-17th-career-gold-medal-in-his-last-individual-race/feed/ 0 Al Bello, Getty Images Have You Seen 90-Year-Old Pole Vaulter William Bell in Action? http://ksfa860.com/90-year-old-pole-vaulter/ http://ksfa860.com/90-year-old-pole-vaulter/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:30:56 +0000 Ben Chew http://guyspeed.com/?p=60440 When most adults reach the twilight of their lifetimes, they tend to slow down and cast athletic activities aside. Ninety-year-old William Bell is not one of those people.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/90-year-old-pole-vaulter/feed/ 0 10 Unforgettable Moments from the Olympics http://ksfa860.com/10-unforgettable-moments-from-the-olympics/ http://ksfa860.com/10-unforgettable-moments-from-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:15:39 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=116384 The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/10-unforgettable-moments-from-the-olympics/feed/ 0 Getty Images South Korea To Host 2018 Winter Olympics [PHOTOS] http://ksfa860.com/south-korea-to-host-2018-winter-olympics-photos/ http://ksfa860.com/south-korea-to-host-2018-winter-olympics-photos/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:25:29 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=6693 The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The city was named the Olympics' host in a Wednesday announcement in Durban, South Africa.

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