The World Competes

Alicia Sacramone is returning to gymnastics, but she will first have to make it past her first competition on July 24th.

Sophie McKinna will be one of the athletes competing at the Youth Olympics. She hopes to make the London 2012 games as a shotputter, so she can compete in front of a home crowd.

UK Olympic fans can enjoy Olympic events from now until the 2012 games. “Open Weekend” is this weekend.

Cullen Jones is using his status as a gold medal winning athlete to teach African-Americans how to swim.

The IOC allowed the 2000 women’s 4×400 relay team to keep their medals.

Shannon Bahrke has retired from moduls skiing, but that doesn’t mean she’s retiring from life.

The Chinese gymnast team lost their team bronze medal from 2000; the US team, initially placing fourth, now have the bronze medal.

Olympic planners hope to make the luge track safer for Sochi in 2014.

London 2012 tickets go on sale in 2011, but you can sign up to receive updates now (via email) so you won’t forget later.

Natalie Coughlin is an accomplished swimmer that enjoys cooking.