U.S. Furious at Proposal That Hamm Return His Gold
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U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously  Friday to a suggestion all-round champion Paul Hamm should give  his gold medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by  the governing body of world gymnastics.
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The United States will have to get back to the gold medal game the hard way. After losing 3-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Americans
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Athens - The world&#39;s top gymnastics official wants American Paul Hamm to return his gold medal to help correct a judging error and quell a controversy, but the US Olympic Committee called the request &quot;deplorable&quot; and said Friday that Hamm will hang onto
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Their character questioned and commitment belittled, the United States men&#39;s team responded to their critics by taking the bronze with a gold-medal effort.
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Once again the elitist left-wing media is attempting to make Americans feel guilty for achieving excellence. Paul Hamm followed the rules, performed a brilliant high-bar routine and won the gold medal fair and square.
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A number of reporters who have interviewed US Olympic gold medallist Paul Hamm have asked him, unfairly, how he justifies his victory in the menâs gymnastics all around competition.
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have accused the governing body of world gymnastics of putting &quot;outrageous and improper&quot; pressure on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a South Korean rival.
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ATHENS -- In a move that only served to escalate the controversy surrounding American Paul Hamm's all-around gold medal, the International Gymnastics Federation yesterday asked the Olympic champion to give the medal to Korean rival Yang Tae Young as a gesture of fair play.
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THE US Olympic Committee will consider supporting South Korea&#39;s bid to claim a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error which gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.
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Olympic all-round champion Paul Hamm admitted he would be stunned if he lost the gold medal he was awarded in Athens following a judging error.
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The U.S. Olympic Committee is contesting an international ruling which could cost Michael Johnson and the rest of the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team their gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.
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An attempt by world gymnastics officials to find an easy ending to the Paul Hamm medal saga has backfired and turned the whole thing into an even bigger mess.
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The US Olympic Committee is contesting an international ruling which could cost Michael Johnson and the rest of the US 1,600-meter relay team their gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.
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Olympic all-round champion Paul Hamm  said on Monday he would return his gold medal if the Court of  Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rules a judging error denied South  Korea's Yang Tae-young the title.
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ATHENS - It is the American dilemma in every Olympic Games, and here we go again, the flashpoint this time a piece of gold from gymnastics.
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ATHENS The letter from the International Gymnastics Federation to the US Olympic Committee arrived Thursday night and, as soon as the USOC officials read it, they were furious.
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Controversial Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm is back in the United States and ready to move on. Hamm, in Worcester for the Rock &amp; Roll