After the Fourteenth day of competition here are the standings for Our Olympics 2012:

Gold Medal: South Korea (Tina Torres) - 520 pts

Silver Medal: Germany (Simona Hareer) - 475 pts

Bronze Medal: Japan (Kathy Smith) - 385 pts

Here are the rest of the teams standings:

France	Lori Cress	355
Italy	Pam Keller	340
Hungary	Allison Montanille	270
Denmark	Erin Cress	230
Netherlands	Adrian Garcia	225
Kenya	Dan Perez	200
Romania	Elyse Jarvis	195
Canada	Derek Gutierrez	195
Spain	Dakota Decker	190
Ethiopia	Gary Keller	190
Georgia	Graydon Cress	190
Czech Rep.	Emilie Torres	185
Jamaica	Zach Martin	180
New Zealand	Amanda Winningham	180
Kazakhstan	Lisa Blair	175
Ukraine	Krystyn Slack	170
Turkey	Brittany Cress	170
Azerbaijan	Brian Hughes	160
Cuba	Amy Brennan	155
Belarus	Carrie Stockton	135
Croatia	Steve Keller	135
Brazil	Hannah Martin	125
Poland	Marshall Cress	125
Bulgaria	Dave Martin	125
Sweden	Fletcher Martin	100
Argentina	Alix Boyd	100
Switzerland	Jessica Marshall	95
Norway	Kevin Rafferty	90
Armenia	Brian Cress	85
Slovakia	Danielle Gibbs	70
India	Sean McDonald	55
Uzbekistan	Sue Martin	45

Middle of the Road: Kazakhstan (Lisa Blair) - 175 pts

Coal Medal: Uzbekistan (Sue Martin) - 45 pts

Congratulations to everyone on the Podium! 

And as Always,

May the Odds be ever in your Favor!

Every time the USA wins gold, you win points!

In Track and Field, the US raced in the Women's 4 X 400M Relay and took home Gold!

The random drawing goes to...

Jeneba Tarmoh: New Zealand (Amanda Winningham) - 5 pts

Tianna Madison: Georgia (Graydon Cress) - 5 pts

Bianca Knight: South Korea (Tina Torres) - 5 pts

Carmelita Jeter: Bulgaria (Dave Martin) - 5 pts

Allyson Felix: Hungary (Allison Montanille) - 5 pts

Lauryn Williams: Jamaica (Zach Martin) - 5pts

In wrestling, Jordan Burroughs took home the Gold in the Men's Freestyle in 74Kg/163lbs. 

 The random drawing goes to... Italy (Pam Keller) - 5 pts.

Congratulations to everyone who received points today and to all of our Olympic athletes!

And as Always,
May the Odds be ever in your Favor!

It is time to vote for the "Find your greatness"photo contest. Vote for which team you think should be Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal prize. 

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Thanks to all who participated! All photos will be worth 5 Bonus points! 

Now it is time for everyone to vote for Gold, Silver and Bronze. Please have your votes in by tomorrow Saturday at 10:00 PM.

And as Always,

May the Odds be ever in your Favor!

Fifteenth Submission FYG (Find Your Greatness) Photo Contest:

How did Krystyn Slack (Ukraine) find her greatness?

She raced in the Disneyland Canoe Race and she won!!! Congratulations! She is in the front row farthest to the left.

Bonus 15 pts for winning Gold for America.

Fourteenth Submission FYG (Find Your Greatness) Photo Contest:

How did Brian Cress (Armenia) find his greatness?

He gave it his all in the 100M Hurdles but got this picture as he pulled his hamstring in the middle of the race.

We are sure that he finished the race strong despite injuries!

Thirteenth Submission FYG (Find Your Greatness) Photo Contest:

How did Pam Keller (Italy) find her greatness?

She is saving the Olympics from something that should never be a sport. She comments, "Entering trial balances... wrong kind of balances."

Twelfth Submission FYG (Find Your Greatness) Photo Contest:

How did Graydon Cress (Georgia) find his greatness?

It's Man VS Beast. Graydon suggested Puppy Tug-a-war as a new sport.

Eleventh Submission FYG (Find Your Greatness) Photo Contest:

How did Adrian Garcia (Netherlands) find his greatness?

He created a new sport for the Olympics - Shopping Cart Racing!!! EPIC!

Excellent job wearing your teams colors!!!!

Tina Torres (South Korea) sent this great photo of an Olympic Wrestler winning Gold.

Bonus points for South Korea (5 pts).

Erin Cress (Denmark) found this collection of the greatest Olympic pictures from these games.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics-2012-best-photos-london-games-gallery-1.1133906

Pam Keller (Italy) sent these three great videos.

1. Italy missed the St Louis 1904 Games but the gallant struggle of marathon runner Dorando PIETRI at the London 1908 Olympic Games is still remembered. He led into the stadium but as he fell on the final lap he was helped by officials. Disqualification followed but he received a consolation cup from Queen Alexandra. A road near the site of the 1908 stadium bears his name to this day. You don't have to get the Gold to make a lasting impression on others.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52p8BVEPqQg&feature=em-share_video_user

2. First featured in the London Games in 1948, Olympic Synchronised Swimming is a demanding water sport often referred to as water ballet.

Olympic Synchronised Swimming is a women only event, that requires pairs and teams of eight to perform a short routine to music. Synchronised Swimmers are awarded points by judges based on technical merit and artistry. Graceful yet technically difficult, Olympic Synchronised Swimmers display unbelievable feats of advanced water skill.

Arrangements made here in London is very excellent with good architecture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnReIuz_Yo&feature=em-share_video_user

3. Even though this is in Italian, it is really fun to see the signs, the way people dressed and the style of competition. London 1948 Olympic Games!

(Also, a great quote from the video - "The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." - True Olympic Spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS5x2tJtWog&feature=em-share_video_user

Thanks for the amazing videos !!! Bonus points for you - 15 pts great history and heritage all the way to modern.

 

The moment that you have all been waiting for....

... a sneak peek at the Medals. We have Gold, Silver, Bronze, Middle of the Road, Coal and the spirit of the Olympics medal. It is not yet painted because it will be decorated like the winners flag! Good luck!

And as Always,
May the Odds be ever in your Favor!

We made a mistake! Graydon Cress (Georgia) asked if he was in the drawing jar because his name had never been drawn for a random drawing so we went through the jar and Georgia wasn't in it!!! I double checked the jar to make sure that every other country was in the jar and they were. I am so sorry Georgia! 

Bonus Points: 40 pts to Georgia (Graydon Cress) - this is a fairly good average of what other teams have made off of drawings.

And as Always,

May the Odds be ever in your Favor! (they are definitely more in your favor now)

After the Thirteenth day of competition here are the standings for Our Olympics 2012:

Gold Medal: South Korea (Tina Torres) - 490

Silver Medal: Germany (Simona Hareer) - 440

Bronze Medal: Japan (Kathy Smith) - 375

France	Lori Cress	340
Italy	Pam Keller	285
Hungary	Allison Montanille	265
Romania	Elyse Jarvis	195
Canada	Derek Gutierrez	190
Kenya	Dan Perez	190
Denmark	Erin Cress	190
Czech Rep.	Emilie Torres	185
Netherlands	Adrian Garcia	180
Spain	Dakota Decker	175
Jamaica	Zach Martin	165
Kazakhstan	Lisa Blair	165
Ukraine	Krystyn Slack	150
New Zealand	Amanda Winningham	150
Azerbaijan	Brian Hughes	145
Ethiopia	Gary Keller	145
Cuba	Amy Brennan	145
Belarus	Carrie Stockton	135
Turkey	Brittany Cress	135
Croatia	Steve Keller	135
Brazil	Hannah Martin	120
Georgia	Graydon Cress	115
Poland	Marshall Cress	115
Bulgaria	Dave Martin	105
Sweden	Fletcher Martin	100
Switzerland	Jessica Marshall	95
Norway	Kevin Rafferty	90
Armenia	Brian Cress	80
Argentina	Alix Boyd	70
Slovakia	Danielle Gibbs	70
India	Sean McDonald	55
Uzbekistan	Sue Martin	35

Middle of the Road: Ethiopia (Gary Keller) - 145 pts

Coal Medal: Uzbekistan (Sue Martin) - 35 pts

Congratulations to everyone on the podium!

And as Always,
May the Odds be ever in your Favor!