August 24, 2004

You oughtta be in pictures

Congratulations to Kerri Walsh and Misty May for winning, a few minutes ago, the USA's first ever gold medal in women's beach volleyball. SI.com sensed greatness:


And SkySports Olympics 2004 also caught the human drama:

You just know there's a movie in this.

Ah, the Olympic spirit...

UPDATE: For more celebration of the value of sport, we can thank the fine photographers of the Associated Press. First, we have Dave Martin:

Colleague Adam Butler also captures an appreciation of the nuances of athletic excellence:


Finally, the folks at the < href="http://www.fivb.org/">Federation Internationale de Volleyball" understand the joy of competing and winning:

Posted by Craig Ceely at August 24, 2004 09:13 PM
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