Team USA's Jordyn Wieber competes on the uneven bars during the women's individual qualification round on Sunday. She missed qualifying for the individual all-around final, but will compete on floor exercise in individual event finals.

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China's Linlin Deng, in a multiple-exposure photograph, competes on the beam during the women's individual qualifying event on Sunday.

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Team USA's Kyla Ross lands on the beam during a qualifying event on Sunday.

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Team Germany gymnasts keeps a few teddy bears nearby as they warm up on the balance beam in the women's qualifying round.

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Swimmers compete in the men's 100-meter backstroke semifinal on Sunday.

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London England — U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt swims to a silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle race.

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London England — U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer swims to a gold medal, and a world record time of 55.98, in the women's 100-meter butterfly.

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London, England — U.S. swimmer Brendan Hansen, top, stays ahead of Japan's Kosuke Kitajima to win a bronze in the men's 100-meter breaststroke. His longtime Japanese rival came in fifth.

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Michael Phelps watches as teammate Ryan Lochte dives in for the final leg of the men's 4x100 freestyle relay. Despite leading most of the race, Team USA finished second to France.

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Michael Phelps receives his silver medal along with his 4x100 freestyle relay teammates. Team USA was edged out by France.

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Team USA's Tim Hutten (blue cap) battles Montenegro's Boris Zlokovic for the ball during a preliminary round in the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday.

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Team USA defenders try to block the shot of Montenegro's Aleksandar Radovic during a preliminary round on Sunday. The U.S. beat Montenegro 8-7.

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France's Tony Parker loses control of the ball as Team USA's James Harden closes in during an early round.

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Kobe Bryant fights off France's Tony Parker during a preliminary game. The U.S beat France 98-71.

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Team USA's Kimberly Rhode competes in the second round of women's skeet shooting on Sunday. With her win, Rhode becomes the first U.S. athlete to win an individual sport medal at five consecutive Olympic Games.

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London England — Turkey's Cigdem Ozyaman empties her shotgun shells during women's skeet shooting on Sunday.

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U.S. gymnast Kyla Ross performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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A fan cheers for Team USA during the first half of the U.S.-France men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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French center Ronny Turiaf, left, challenges Kobe Bryant during the U.S.-France basketball game Sunday at the London Olympics.

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French guard Tony Parker listens to Brazilian referee Cristiano Maranho during the U.S.-France basketball game Sunday at the London Olympics. Parker has donned goggles for the Olympics because of an eye injury he suffered as a bystander during a bottle-throwing melee in June at a New York nightclub.

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Lebron James dunks over Ali Traore of France during the U.S.-France basketball game on Sunday, Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Marianne Vos, left, of The Netherlands, outsprints Britain's Elizabeth Armitstead, right, to win the gold medal Sunday in the women's road cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Tunisia's Kamel Alouini, center, jumps to shoot during a handball match against Sweden on Sunday at the London Olympics.

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China's Chen Ruolin practices her women's 10m platform dive at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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Jesus Villafane Vez of Venezuela dives for a ball during the beach volleyball match against The Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday.

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Lasha Shavdatuashvili of the nation of Georgia, right, reacts during his judo match Sunday against Masashi Ebinuma of Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Poland's Joanna Lochowska drops the bar during a weightlifting competition Sunday at the London Olympics.

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Rafail Vergoyazov of Kazakhstan competes in the men's canoe slalom at Lee Valley Whitewater Center on Sunday as part of the 2012 London Olympics.

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A multiple exposure picture shows fencers during a match at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Thailand's Ardee Saylom, top, seems to have the upper hand in his boxing match against Kazakhstan's Gani Zhailauov on Sunday at the London Olympics. Zhailauov, though, advanced to round of 16.

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