American claims Khorkina crown
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ATHENS -- With a dazzling routine on the floor, American Carly Patterson staked her claim last night as the new queen of gymnastics. Patterson, 16, spoiled Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina&#39;s final chance at Olympic gold in gymnastics&#39; premier event and ...
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Paul Hamm etched his name into the  record books as he became the first American man to win the  Olympic gymnastics all-round crown Wednesday.
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The United States retained the Olympic  women's 4x400 meters relay title Saturday with a commanding win  over its traditional rival Russia.
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The US Open Championship trophy engraver has his work cut out for him now. But he better get used to see double-figure letter names on the glorious trophy because the Russians clearly aren&#39;t going away on the WTA Tour.
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Paul Hamm etched his name into the record books as he became the first American man to win the Olympic gymnastics all-round crown Wednesday.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- The diva does not warm up before her performance. Not much, anyway. That is something that other gymnasts do, and Svetlana Khorkina will never be confused with one of those.
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ATHENS -- Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own world record in the pole vault last night to win a showdown with teammate Svetlana Feofanova for the gold with an effort of 16 feet 1&#188; inches.
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Kim Rhode earned the United States a gold medal in double trap shooting yesterday, staking a unique claim as the first and last winner of the Olympic event.
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TURIN, Italy  - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov  retained their European ice dancing crown on Friday to keep  alive Russia's chances of sweeping all four titles in this  year's championships.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an unexpected victory in the women&#39;s 100 meter final at the Athens Olympics Saturday. The high-striding Belarussian, the first woman
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ATHENS When Carly Patterson of the United States stepped onto the mat for the floor exercises that would close the women&#39;s all-round gymnastics competition on Thursday, the name of Svetlana Khorkina glowed golden at the top of the scoreboard above the ...
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tennis&#39; grandest title -- the 17-year-old Sharapova fell in the third round of the US Open to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova wore a black ribbon in honor of the many victims in Russia.
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Serena Williams of US holds the championship trophy after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the inaugural China Open women&#39;s final September 26, 2004, in Beijing.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova became the third Russian woman to win a major this year, overpowering countrywoman Elena Dementieva in straight sets in the first all-Russian final at the US Open.
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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MOSCOW : Defending champion and French Open winner Anastasia Myskina advanced into the final of the 2.3 million dollar Kremlin Cup beating new world number one Lindsay Davenport of the United States here.
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Maria Sharapova's dazzling play matched her eye-catching attire on Tuesday as the Russian opened the defense of her U.S. Open crown in impeccably stylish fashion.