8 Gold Medal Olympic-inspired skincare tips

Love getting a good workout, but hate the post-sweat sesh effects on your skin? It doesn’t matter if you are an Olympic gold medalist or a bench warmer on your school’s lacrosse team—protecting your skin from sweat, sun and breakouts is equally important...

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Olympic legends to watch in London

We love a good underdog story, but there’s something simply amazing about watching a veteran athlete go out there and grab gold, whether it’s for the first time or for the fifth. Check out the athletes we can’t wait to watch this summer...

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Hot athlete alert: Nathan Adrian

Swimmer Nathan Adrian, 23, snagged a gold medal for the 4x100-meter relay in Beijing and is on target to collect more hardware in London. And with abs like that, we could watch him swim all day! Little Fish “I’ve been in the pool...

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What would you get a gold medal in?

With a week left 'til the Opening Ceremony, we've been indulging in some daydreaming. We admit it, chicas, our heads are in the clouds! What's on our minds? Nothing but gold! If we were to climb up to the top...

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Olympics 2012: We're obsessed!

I love the Olympics. From July 27 to August 12, I’ll be watching along with the rest of the world to cheer on the more than 10,000 men and women who have gone to London in search of just one thing—gold. ...

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Olympians spill 7 secrets for winning gold

You don’t have to be headed to London this summer to have an Olympic-size dream. Whether it's running your first 5K or making the field hockey, going after big goals takes tonsa hard work—and plenty of guts—before you get that glory. Here, four...

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Olympics, then and now: Vintage pics you've gotta see

Ever wondered what the modern Olympics looked like at its inception in the nineteenth century? Or what women used wear while swimming or shooting arrows? Hop into our time machine and go way, way back in Olympic history. It’s time to go vintage...

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9 young Olympians you should be watching

The United States is sending 530 athletes to London for the 2012 Olympic Games—and more than half of the athletes are female. While GL will be following all of the athletes from now through the closing ceremony on August 12, we’ve got our...

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London 2012: Spotlight on Jordyn Wieber

Gymnastics powerhouse Jordyn Wieber is a world champion, Olympic gold-medal favorite and, today, a birthday girl. Jordyn celebrates her 17th b-day today while prepping for the London Games with her teammates. Here’s the scoop on this dynamo: Jordyn began taking gymnastics when she...

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In the News: Should McDonald's be banned from the Olympics?

The 2012 Olympics are coming up fast, and the London Assembly has just made an unheard-of request: They would like the Olympic Committee to ban advertisements for McDonald’s and Coca-Cola from the games. Their goal is to cut down on the temptation for...

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