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History unfolded in 6 minutes and 59.70 seconds. With a little help from three of his friends, Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian of them all, winning his 19th career medal, breaking the standard set by legendary Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina.

Kim Yu-na put one hand to her mouth and let the tears flow. All that pressure, so many expectations. The "Queen" took it all on and delivered royally.

U.S. skier Bode Miller won the gold medal in the men's super combined at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday. It is the first Olympic gold medal of Miller's career and fifth medal overall. He already has three silvers and a bronze. It is his third medal of the Vancouver Games, a U.S. alpine skiing record, and it is the U.S. team's eighth medal at these Games, also a U.S. record.

Apolo Ohno won his seventh Olympic medal on Saturday night in the 1,ooo-meter race, making him the most decorated American Winter Olympian of all time.