Her showdown with Russia's Irina Slutskaya figures to be an Olympic highlight, although Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes also are capable of medaling.
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"There are some who have great chances at medaling and it's going to bring an extra special feeling to it,"
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Ishimatsu has been a member of the U . S . national diving team since 2006, medaling in over ten different competitions nationally and internationally.
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The U . S ., given just an outside shot at medaling here, was beginning its Olympic competition with what looked like a brutal day.
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Should Strug be put in the third position in the rotation, her chances of medaling individually or even making the all-around final likely would increase.
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Clarke's refrain after the game sounded a lot like U . S . coach Ron Wilson did after his NHL-stocked team left without medaling.
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Still, Hamman has his sights on medaling, and with training becoming more of a chore at age 32, this could be his last major competition.
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Will Carl Lewis'streak of medaling in each of the World Championships end this year _ in possibly his final appearance in the biennial showpiece of athletics?
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She has two Olympic and three World Championship medals and just missed medaling at the 2002 Olympics, finishing fourth in downhill and fifth in super-G.
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Grandmaster Dong Keun Park was the winningest coach from any nation in any sport at the 1992 Barcelona games, with 13 of 16 USA Taekwondo athletes medaling.
