the message we took there was that you had boycotted olympic games and i know the entire sordid olympic team has come to prove that we are the true champions in general sentiment well the world has changed since the fall of the iron curtain and wrestlers from the good start have become models for success for nations beyond russia the enormous internal competition a local athletes and coaches have been exporting their trade and thus wrestling traditions all over the globe these are martial arts schools internationally recognized in courses from tiger stand work all over the world from colombia to turkey to help develop national schools which is a true recognition of darkest times role in wrestling and ask for after athletes or they also represent foreign teams like turkey croatia macedonia azerbaijan and you . the competition for a place on the russian national wrestling team is as high as ever in dagestan the republic's leadership is naturally keen on continuing this trend supporting all sports at the grassroots level with. the huge sports developing a program and pass a special law des

olympic wrestling team again.he olympic training camp in colorado springs to check in on the ultimate heavyweight. >> reporter: the last time many of us saw rulon gardner, he was competing on nbc's "the biggest loser." it's not the place we expect to find former olympic champions, yet there he was last year in a kind of self-imposed cruel and unusual punishment. in 2000, gardner won a gaeld gold medal. four years later the bronze in greco-roman wrestling. since retiring, he had ballooned to 474 pounds. he turned to the reality show to do battle with his most formidable opponent, his own weight. at first he thought losing weight on tv would be easy. >> and then all of a sudden reality hits. okay, you're 474 pounds. you've got to start working. you know, i hadn't worked out in seven years. at this time i'm asking to leave "the biggest loser" for personal reasons. >> why not finish it? everybody is saying he is a loser. >> i never looked at my life of having to prove something to somebody else. the person i need to p

now looks at the region's olympic past present and future. it was.who paved the way too early to glory for the rest of the good stand by winning it in one nine hundred seventy two munich games he's now sixty six years old but it's all of the republic's still in big champion continues to bring you joy and he's happy to share the experience with the next generation just leave you mean you cannot. and a hippie olympic champion and you know why i didn't take over my model and i have some right to this age without doing one hundred eighty one prophet peace to him had lived sixty four years i'm sixty six so i be displeased with life i have four sons and that's my greatest legacy since the. dawn has produced another fourteen olympic champions in various sports but mainly in freestyle wrestling one of them is the one nine hundred eighty moscow games going or. title did not come without controversy with thirty nations claiming he wants without any major opposition. wins of the annual world cup in two police in the united states in one thousand eighty one a ye

plenty more still to come, including dressing the olympics. london's most famous landmark is getting a makeover for this year's games. we'll have more. a north korean orchestra has given a landmark in paris with a south korean conductor and french musicians. the performance itself was organized by the conductor, who says that he hopes music could help bridge the differences between north and south korea. from paris, here's our report. >> a rare note of harmony between north and south korea, made possible by the determination of one man. the conductor visited north korea last year to try to organize joint concerts in both north and south korea. that proved too difficult diplomatically, but he did manage to organize this concert in paris, where he also conducts the radio france philharmonic. he left north korean and french musicians in on a performance by brahms, as well as korean music, and he still wants to conduct north korean musicians on korean soil. >> something that one has to understand, we don't consider this two countries. it's one cou

. >> yes, the olympics. 10,000 people crossed the world have been surveyed on whether the olympics and the parallel vix should become one. the polls largely divided 47% say yes, 43 percent say no. more evenly divided the two of the most successful olympic nations, md usa, a fairly resounding no. >> staying with sports now. among the thousands of athletes trying to get a place at the london olympics, aaron competesadaf rahimi hoping to in the inaugural women's boxing competition representing afghanistan. >> before the glory, the grind. over the past fortnight, 17- year-old sadaf rahimi has spent 12 hours each day presenting her dream of representing afghanistan on the olympics team. she has no opponents she can fight back home. she has traveled to gain skills at cardiff. >> a joke that i do not want to sit next to sadaf. i am scared that she might punch me. >> this is where she once trained, where public executions were once held. afghanistan may have changed since those dark days, but not completely. >> [speaking foreign language] >> you must not train girls. they even called my father

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now the london olympics are just around the corner but it seems one of the mobsters of past games won'tbe there five time swimming gold medalist ian thorpe stating he doesn't expect to me he is trillion same twenty nine year old retired in two thousand and six after setting the world records and winning eleven world championships but then announced his comeback just about a year ago his last major wins were at the two thousand and four athens games since his return struggled three world cups to just winning none of them his last chance of making a third of them pickings is the top six finish in the two hundred meter freestyle history in trials next week could get him into a four by two hundred meter relay team for them. call for their w g c come to lap championship tees off on wednesday in florida northern irishman remark on roy will be very much in the headlights after claiming the world number one ranking last weekend following his win at the hundred classic but pressure says the twenty two year old well it's just part of the game i feel like i do thrive you know in the spotlight and

bolt had no answer to the prince and demanded a rerun of the olympics this summer. is preparing to defend his one hundred meter two hundred meter and four by one hundred meter relay titles in london. well that's all sport for now i'll have more here in just under two hours time for me that. will be the. technology innovation all these developments from around russia we've got the future covered. download the official t. obligation q i phone on called touch from the i choose our. life on the go. video on demand i'll tease my blog comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the.

by the end of spring let's we'll know if he's to get a third shot at the olympic gold but as in most sports this superstore to earn his place on the national team on his own merits. not lead but zero has hardly anything else to prove in the world of freestyle wrestling having already won two olympic gold medals but at the age of twenty eight he's not really considered a better and another piece of the most coveted silverware is probably the next logical step on cost of r.t. russia's republic of dagestan. and finally it appears as if sprinter usain bolt's preparations for this summer's olympic games might not be going totally to plan not suffer he was beaten in a race in jamaica by prince harry the pair were posing for photographers on or about to start their race when the third in line to the british throne destructed the world record holder and then less than trailing in his weight boats with no answer to the prince on the monday really run up the olympics next summer bolt is preparing to defend his one hundred meter two hundred meter on four by one hundred meter relay titles in lon

olympic swimming team and she will be guiding team usa this summer at the london olympics. it is my pleasure to introduce coach terry mckiever. >> i want to thank gary and larry and mayor lee. i feel humble to speak for such an amazing group of athletes. that is what i love about what i get to do every day. i get to represent the conference of championships -- of champions. this will be an amazing opportunity for our student- athletes and there are wonderful world class athletes in so many sports. with this network we will be able to showcase those stories and those athletes and i am sure attract new fans to many sports that they will be exposed to for the first time as a coach. we will get to continue to recruit worldwide and those parents will save on some air fare and be able to see their children compete. it is a wonderful and exciting opportunity for all of us and we appreciate your hard work in making it happen. thank you. >> thank you. the first is we are honored to show you a first piece of work that is coming from our pac 12 enterprises group. this is a piece that

to look at the famed regions olympic past present and future. it was. deco who paved the way to olympic glory for the rest of the stand by winning the nine hundred seventy two munich games he's now sixty six years old but the title of the republic's first olympic champion continues to bring him joy as he's happy to share the experience with the next generation just leaving a million cannot find a happy olympic champ and you know why i didn't take over my model and have so why do this age without anyone old prophet to him had lived sixty three years i'm sixty six surely be displeased with life i have four sons and it's my greatest legacy since the deck of dagestan has produced another fourteen olympic champions in various sports but mainly in freestyle wrestling one of them is the nine hundred eighty moscow games winter. honest title did not come without controversy with thirty nations claiming he wants our owners without any major opposition and. we went to the annual world cup to police in the united states in one thousand eighty one a year after the m

check out this two-time olympic kayaker from our area.ping to paddle his way to the olympic games in london. scott parsons. he's come out of retirement because of some unfinished business that he says he has to do. zachary keisch has the story. >> it's an interesting sport. it attracts all kinds of people. i think for me it's a lot about being an individual. >> reporter: doing things differently is part of two-time national champion kayaker scott parson's way. his deliberate approach towards life. but it's on full display every day as the two-time u.s. olympian takes his commute to the office on the feeder canal. >> you can't beat the two-minute walk down to the main training site. this neighborhood where i live is kind of the center for kayaking in this area. i knew even while i was going to high school that the day after graduation i was packing up my car and moving to brookmont. >> reporter: by 12 he was winning. >> basically the idea is to negotiate the course set using these gates. >> reporter: the seasoned champion is in the process

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after the olympics you come up for the london olympics with two medals we would be very very happy and maybe top operatives change the colors so yeah i'm not talking about gold or super bowl brawls you talk about two medals rushes in us cycling projects ryssdal is yet another testament that this sport is on the rise in the country and the birth of this team is a very timeless since the london olympics are a very short while away and the pundits are already eyeing the next champion from the russian arista velo team. party majorca spain. and also sports news for next couple of hours i think. culture is that so much is happening which of course he's right on it comes in here going for the future in two days' time the russians will go to the polls to elect their next president what is the nature of russia's political system how is it changed. wealthy british style sign. on. the market finance scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy which might stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our.

you know not everyone already treated me more seriously at the beijing olympics so naturally i had to be more inventive i had to use my head and brain to find a way to outwit my rivals it's very difficult to beat an opponent who knows you like the back of a hand. but zero began his international career in the fifty five category when he took the highest honor in athens but he moves up a way to the sixty culo class cory's beijing triumph the next target working flat out to reach the top of the podium in the sixty six k. class at the london summer games. i'm doing my best i'm going to fit in in big metal in order not to have regrets that i missed my chance of course it's going to be harder this time because i'm older and my health got worse my father also wants me to participate in london so i want to please my parents to not let bother i love dean is known throughout they did stand as the proud sea keeper of his son sporting treasure and clearly his biggest fan almost and they were missing his son's training end of major competitions let alone the tournaments themselves in fact i've le

and olympics stay separate or joined together and integrated as one. now, if we look at some of the results that came in from across the world, chile, france, and spain, certainly very open to this happening. a lot more finally balanced than china and the u.s.a. arguably most successful olympic nations, saying a fairly resounding no to that. now, some olympians and paraolympian that is we spoke to also were saying that, no, the paraolympics should stay as its sben on it, because that's where their real identity is. certainly some of the swimmers felt it may become a little tiresome for the spectators to watch events that will be so much longer than they'd be sort of ready to sign up for. so, all in all, fairly equally divided across the survey, 47% saying that they should be integrated, 43% against it. back to you. >> amelia, thanks very much. brand-new gleaming sport center there. more on sports before we go, because people tried to get to the london olympics. there's a teenager hoping to compete in the women's boxing tournament representing afghanist

it's been designed for the three olympic high speed ice disciplines with sixteen torrens and a maximum speed of for around one hundred thirty five kilometers per hour that's a recent reduction however for safety reasons a major issue now their families have already examined the run for the first time ahead of a wide ranging testing program intending to do it would be that of georgian luger nodar kumaritashvili tragic battle crash a twenty eight sand games and went through a russian box lay athlete in a squat so a suffered serious injury after a collision with another competitor in germany three years ago and was lucky to survive. on the tracks now our belts and mitigate rest but still the sport is dangerous and anything can happen and i think athletes insurance should be improved i wouldn't have been able to pay for my treatment with my insurance thanks for a the german event hosts paid for my recovery. the russian national sliding center will become the training camp for all home athletes ahead of the sorts of games well the russians are keen to start practicing as soon as possible to

and finally with along the olympics less than five months away hopes are high in russia bringing home some medals in cycling and the need seaman called russ bello could use that cause early cost of cars more. following a period of stagnation after the breakup of the soviet union russian cycling is slowly but surely returning to the sport's elite the launch of team katyusha four years ago proof successful and show that cooperation between the private sector and the sport's governing body in russia is critical for the rebirth of this particular sport bruce though is the next natural step for russia's global cycling project which was started in two thousand and eight by the president of the cycling federation eager to my car off. russia's cycling is going through a hard turn at the moment but the emergence of new competitive teams could be good first indication of really a sense oh girls are indeed being competitive at international events winning in professional sports and it cheering the highs results at the world championships and olympic games. germany's leading cycling expert high c

olympic germs could cost the gold. they are concerned with illness spreading through the camp and thwarting the bid. >>> prince harry in jamaica, scheduled to visit great places including a stadium, he is going to meet with the olympic great who became the face of the track and field since setting the word records in 2008 in the beijing olympics. harry plans a private lunch with the leader. >>> gm's electric car nailed the car of the year by -- named the car of the year by europe. it sells in the u.s. as the chevy volt. international motor show starts in switzerland and kicks off today. >>> courtroom hearing postponed after violence breaks out. >>> what happened between the defendant and victim's family caught on camera. >>> the wait is over. $335 million power ball jackpot winner set to come forward. >>> we are dry and clear this morning. how long will that last? there is wet weather in the forecast, details coming up. >>> it's a wonderful start to the morning commute. live traffic flow when good morning maryland retu

meanwhile athletes have given the thumbs up to the latest venue completed for the saatchi winter olympics the sun piece and serve both the longest track in the world for bob sleigh illusion and skeleton constantly votes off of has more. located in the western caucasus sixty kilometers from the black sea resort of sochi the venue will host the globe's li lose and skeleton advance for the twenty fourteen winter olympics the one thousand eight hundred forty meters it's the longest artificial track anywhere it was built in just two years the venue is unique for russia they have been just fourteen tracks worldwide fully approved by the swartz international federation and the conflicts and sergeant becomes the newest latest high tech graffiti rhaetian technology and will ensure accurate and constant monitoring of jam bridges along the entire subzero speedway. first we put ice on the track and then we grind every centimeter to reduce friction and increase speed and only then the athletes start to slide down starting from the last mark gradually going up the track confirming its safety and finall

details ahead. >> an olympic swimming story not about michael phelps. this trio has olympic dreams. that story is straight ahead. >> there are showers and thunderstorms on the doppler moving in this direction. we will see how that affects the weekend forecast. in baltimore, 46 degrees. it is 50 at the inner harbor. >> at 6:00, in developing story of a baltimore city. four elementary school students were taken out of school in handcuffs. the aclu is weighing in. a woman was sexually assaulted inside a baltimore home. we will have details. racial diversity and a local school board in annapolis. we will have these stories and >> 119 days until the london summer olympics. there may be multiple representation in the pool. pete gilbert has a look at a trio. >> baltimore has a significant swimming history. >> a new world's record for michael phelps. >> at the collegiate level, umbc has dominated the east conference in almost embarrassing fashion. this spring, an olympic story comes together unlike any other in retriever history. the egyptian jr. qualified for the egyptian olympic team in t

. >>> coming up, a local fencer with hopes of fulfilling the olympic dream and a one-on-one challenge with our own lindsay murphy. >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. fencing often called a physical chess match. takes talent and smart to be successful. he's at harvard, and when he's not hitting the books, he's hitting with his sabre. lindsay murphy knows what it feels like. >> ready, set. >> reporter: modern fencing originated in the 18 century. it doesn't receive much notoriety, but a couple of smacks on the mask, and you'll see it deserves attention. hayfield graduate sasha is number one fencer for the 19 and under age group. >> first time i made the national team was probably one of the happiest moments of my life, pause i love the patriotic aspect. having the u.s.a. on the back is just, it's a great feeling. >> reporter: he is hoping to make the 2016 olympics team. to earn an olympic spot, he'll have to be in the top four. >> that's a big goal of mine, just to qualify for that takes so much work. >> reporter: what exactly does fencing entail and just how hard is it? i got to exper

olympic swimming team and she will be guiding team usa this summer at the london olympics. it is my pleasure to introduce coach terry mckiever. >> i want to thank gary and larry and mayor lee. i feel humble to speak for such an amazing group of athletes. that isha

it must prove that it won't be sunk by an event as big as the olympics.he summer games involve millions of visitors at 34 separate venues. the cost, $17 billion, plus security and policing. two out of three brits say in these tough times, it's not worth it. >> for ordinary people, i don't think it will be good. >> reporter: but the olympics could also be a windfall for britain's pocketbook and its image. so attitudes are likely to warm here as summer approaches and britain reclaims a place it has held many times before -- the center of the world's stage, hoping to put on the greatest show on earth. keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that's our broadcast for this monday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams reporting tonight from our london bureau. we'll see you back home in new york tomorrow evening. we'll see you back home in new york tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thank you for joining us. >> well, he broke his silence once. now he is doing it again. the whistle blower who exposed one of th

have won two speeches of the world cup and omnium so it should be sufficient to qualify for the olympics we didn't score any points in the team pursuit we still have the last chance of the world championship but it will be a hard job but as for the omnium event i will do my best because i want that matter which. sports director and women steam manager york and darren bush is also investing a lot of hope in give again euro minute however the former national coach of germany and hong kong has plenty of other winning material that will be able to not only bring podiums to resettle women but also advise the less experienced cyclists on how to achieve greatness as three german stars strengthen the otherwise old russian squad from argos one of the best time for writers in the world she was with mean two thousand and seven when i was national coach in germany she was world champion in the time trial. she's young but she's very experienced and i want her to help the russian sprinters for example like if you know. to. get a good position in the races there's lower case she's very young girl she's

the international olympic committee has been assured the olympics are within the budget. that news comes after reports of large cost overruns. ioc president said he is very happy with the progress of the olympics. the opening ceremony is july 27th right here on nbc bay area. >> as the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic nears, a new exhibit has opening at the site where the ocean liner was built. it feempers stories about the ship's builders, the crews. even the passengers. in addition, there's a replica of the famous staircase and banquet site and also a ride that takes visitors around a replica of the ship. more than 1500 people died when it sank on april 2nd, 1912. a n>>ew hewotel with unique amenities next. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lo

that is not what the olympics are about. instead, the olympic games are about commitment. all right? it is about determination and, most importantly, it's about teamwork. teamwork. all right? the games are about finding our inner strength.

olympic team. . >>> spring has sprung a little early this year.g say what everyone is thinkinphil is a liar. i can't hear you over the cherry blossoms. i put my investments in to parka, swiss miss and road salts. i'm ruined. folks i believe eve been punx'd. >> 5:45. beautiful pick unfortunate united states capitol. >> he may get the last laugh this morning. >> what's happening? we're sliding backwards. >> a little slap in the morning. you need your winter coat, gloves, hats, feels like beginning of march, late february in a few spots especially northern new england. the temperature changed in the last 24 hours. we're down 20 degrees across the board from the great lakes to the northeast and the wind chill up in northern new england single digits from boston to albany, prove derngs hartford in the teens this morning. this these areas were in the 80s. even d.c. has a wind chill of 28 back to detroit. large section that definitely you have to find the hats and gloves. we haven't needed them in a while. this is a short-lived cold snap. we'll warm up q

it is that the olympic germs could cost them the olympic gold.rganizers are afraid illnesses could spread through the training camps. >> i see what they're doing but -- >> it is called hand sanitizer. >> part of the olympics is coming together, all the different nations. i would think it is not such a good p. r. move. >> just carry a little too tube of hand sanitizer. >> all it takes. >> up next e we'll check in on spring training action. >> and here is a segment care as doing. a former skins defensive coordinator greg williams facing in huge heat for bountygate. one former skin is coming to his defense. we'll hear from him with sarah's interview as we continue here on fox 5 morning news. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. >>> our facebook fan of the day is ben minute gilbert a after almost two

this squad will be younger than the previous olympics it's difficult to say whether we are better or worse it's a team which really place one another and will keep on improving. russia coming to the london olympics on the back of a big morale boosting victory in two thousand and eleven they were crowned european champions after disposing of turkey in a final and the m.v.p. from that event. certina raring to go. i gained a lot of confidence from those championships a lot of things went my way and they played well and hopefully i can use that event as a springboard to bigger and better things. the russians mainframes in london will come from the usual suspects australia and the usa but the zhang two thousand a bronze medalists will play there for a new arrivals from australia twice in june as they continue their preparations and her poor nina is returning to the side following a number of injury problems says he'll be difficult teams to beat. it's going to be really tough to beat australia or the us will need to be organized and have luck on our side in plays a team as these sides are

it's been designed for the three olympic high speed ice disciplines with sixteen turing's and in next month's beautiful round one hundred thirty five kilometers per hour that's a recent reduction however for safety reasons a major issue now and their families have already examined the run for the first time they had a full wide ranging testing program intending to avoid a repeat of georgian luser another article noted that she is tragic phenol crash at twenty eight sand games in vancouver russian bobsleigh athlete in a squat so a suffered serious injury optical lesion without a competitor in germany three years ago and was lucky to survive back on. track now are built to mitigate risk but still the sport is dangerous and anything can happen and i think athletes insurance should be improves i wouldn't have been able to pay for my treatment with my insurance thanks for a bit german event hosts pay for my recovery the russian national sliding center will become the training camp fall home athletes ahead of the sochi games well the russians are keen to start practicing as soon as possible