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Wow! Travelers heading to the Winter Olympics in Sochi should expect to have their personal electronics hacked.

It's rare that a Louisiana athlete competes in the Winter Olympics. It's also rare that an athlete competes in the Summer and Winter Olympic games. And that's why Lolo Jones is such a big deal.

For all the strides gay athletes have made – see Jason Collins – not everyone is ready to embrace them.

Olympian Ryan Lochte recently appeared on E!’s ‘Fashion Police,’ where Joan Rivers and her crew dissect the outfits of celebs. Well, Lochte wasn’t exactly showing off his taste in clothes or his personal style.

NBC’s round the clock coverage of the 2012 Olympics has yielded hours and hours of video goodness – from hurdler Michelle Jenneke’s hypnotic warm up dance to an pole vaulter’s shattering fall.

The United States surpassed the 100-medal mark during another record-setting day at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

Candace Parker scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the United States women’s basketball team soundly defeated France, 86-50, on Saturday night to win the gold medal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

The stories that come out of the Olympic Village are legendary. I guess a nice way to put it is that athletes the world over find a new way to spread 'world piece' every four years. So, what happens when all of your events are over and you have a few days to burn before the Olympic Closing Ceremonies. Well, you celebrate! And that's exactly what American swimmer Ryan Lochte did.

In the name of all that is girl power, it’s really happening! The Spice Girls will be performing at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on Aug. 12, and we have the photos to prove it!

As the Olympics come to an end, people have been anxiously waiting for the closing ceremony, where the Spice Girls are set to perform (along with rumored Elton John).  One Direction have also been tapped to perform at the closing ceremony as well, and some details about their super secret performance have leaked.

This might be the coolest Olympic related video we’ve seen. What happens when you don’t have the rights to put Olympic videos on your website? You create your own out of Lego blocks! That’s what The Guardian in the UK did. Watch one of their creations below!

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: