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Fourth Place Medal is a Yahoo! sports blog about the Olympics edited by several contributors.
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Usain Bolt adopts a cheetah, names him 'Lightning Bolt'

Nov 2, 2009
The world's fastest man has adopted the world's fastest animal. As part of an effort to help protect Kenya's endangered species, Usain Bolt formally adopted a three-month old cheetah cub today in Nairobi. (What? You thought the worl...

Vancouver Unveils Untraditional Medals for 2010 Winter Olympics

Oct 15, 2009
The medals that will be awarded at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics were unveiled today, with organizers touting the awards' connections to Canada, utter uniqueness and hefty weight. What they didn't mention is that they look like microwaved frisb...

After Chicago's Olympic Debacle, Acting CEO Forced Out at USOC

Oct 7, 2009
After Chicago's Olympic bid debacle, leaders of the various Olympic sports organizations were given a questionnaire in which they were asked whether acting CEO Stephanie Streeter "had the ability to be an effective leader of the Olympic move...

The Five Leading Candidates to Host the 2020 Summer Olympics

Oct 5, 2009
Rio de Janeiro was just named host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, so you know what that means: Time to start speculating about which city is the favorite to host the Games of 2020! Fourth-Place Medal ranks the five most likely host cities for the nex...

Blur, Gorillaz Frontman Albarn to Direct '12 Opening Ceremony?

Sep 24, 2009
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was such a resounding success that it's hard to imagine that anyone didn't love the Zhang Yimou-directed spectacle except, perhaps, for the people in London charged with following it up in 2012. Af...

Best of the decade: The 10 best Olympic moments on ice

Nov 25, 2009
As we hit the end of the decade, Yahoo! Sports is taking a look back at the past ten years in sports. Here at Fourth-Place Medal, we're looking through the best and the worst of the last five Olympics. Today, the most memorable moments on ice, in...

The 10 greatest Olympic swimming moments of the decade

Nov 23, 2009
With the decade winding down, Fourth-Place Medal will look at some of the greatest Olympic moments of the past 10 years. Today, the top 10 swimming moments of the 2000s. (It's a list dominated by Americans and Australians (one in particular), mainly...

The 10 most memorable moments of gymnastics this decade

Nov 23, 2009
As we hit the end of the decade, Yahoo! Sports is taking a look back at the past ten years in sports. Here at Fourth-Place Medal, we're looking through the best and the worst of the last five Olympics. Today, the most memorable moments in gymnastics. ...

After rough week, Phelps admits he's 'not in the greatest shape'

Nov 13, 2009
Michael Phelps confirmed Friday what everyone else already knew: He's out of shape. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist failed to win any of his five races earlier this week at a World Cup meet in Stockholm and, more surprisingly, didn't qualify for the...

Don't expect to see women's ski jumping in Vancouver

Nov 12, 2009
A Court of Appeal in Vancouver began hearing arguments today about why female ski jumpers should have the right to compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics. There are claims of sexism and discrimination, threats of cancelling the men's event if the...


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