Al Bello Photographer

OLYMPIC SPORTS

General view of the opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games on July 19, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia
   
Iija Rosliakov of Russia in action during day one of the FIS World Ski Jump Competition on January 23, 2009 at Whistler Olympic Park, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
  
Dimitry Vassiliev of Russia in action during day two of the FIS World Ski Jump Competition on January 24, 2009 at Whistler Olympic Park, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
     
  
Athletes compete in the rain during the Men's Decathlon 100m Final held at the National Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China.
   
Andreina Pinto of Venezuela dives in to start her 200m Individual Medley heat during the XII FINA World Championships at the Rod Laver Arena on March 25, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
  
The judges watch as the team from Italy performs in the Free Routine Final at the synchronized swimming event during the XII FINA World Championships at the Rod Laver Arena on March 24, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
     
  
10 Feb 2002: Markus Prock of Austria competes in the Men's Singles Luge on February 10, 2002 during the Olympic Games at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah.
  
Stefan Thanei of Italy competes during the Men's Alpine World Cup Super Combined Downhill race on the Birds of Prey course on December 4, 2009 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
  
Stavroula Zygouri of Greece lifts Sara McMann of the USA during the women's Freestyle wrestling 63 kg qualification round on August 23, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens, Greece.
     
  
Tommy Czeschin competes in the Snowboard Superpipe Event during the ESPN Winter X Games on February 3, 2001 in Mt. Snow, Vermont
   
Pyrros Dimas of Greece jumps in the air as he celebrates a successful lift in the men's 85 kg category weightlifting competition on August 21, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall in Athens, Greece.
  
Marian Simion of Romania gets a water break in his corner between rounds in his bout against Ramadan Yasser of Egypt during the men's boxing 51 kg preliminary bout on August 21, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall in Athens, Greece.
     
  
Daniel Meech of New Zealand competes in the individual show jumping event on August 24, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre Jumping Arena in Athens, Greece.
  
Ambrosi Hoffmann of Switzerland competes during the Men's Alpine World Cup downhill training on the Birds of Prey course on December 3, 2009 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
  
Sasha Cohen of the United States performs during the women's Free Skating program of figure skating during Day 13 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 23, 2006 at Palavela in Turin, Italy.
     
  
Team Canada celebrates their 4-1 victory over Sweden to win the gold medal in women's ice hockey during Day 10 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 20, 2006 at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy.
  
Henrik Lundqvist #35 of Sweden watches the puck fly by during the quarter final of the men's ice hockey match between Sweden and Switzerland during Day 12 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 22, 2006 at the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, Italy.
  
Sari Fisk #10 of Finland and Hayley Wickenheiser #22 of Canada get tangled up in front of the goal during the women's ice hockey semi-finals on Day 7 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 17, 2006 at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy.
     
  
Randy Stageberg competes on the uneven bars during day four of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics at the Wachovia Center on June 22, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
   
Tharatip Sridee of Thailand performs during the Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualifying round during the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 at the Aspire hall, December 9, 2006 in Doha, Qatar.
  
Competitors hit the water at the start of the Men's 10km Open Water event at St Kilda beach during day 5 of the Melbourne 2007 FINA World Championships on March 20, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
     
  
Chol Yong An of the Republic of Korea (North Korea) serves during the Men's Team Round One at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 at Al-Arabi Indoor Hall November 29, 2006 in Doha, Qatar.
  
Chen Ruolin of China dives during a training session at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center during Day 2 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix on May 8, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  
Jaele Patrick of Australia dives during the Womens three Meter preliminaries at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center during Day 2 of the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix on May 8, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
     
  
Mathew Helm of Australia in action during the Mens 10m diving Final during the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships 2003 at Piscina Municipal De Montjuic July 19, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain.
  
The Women's 100m Finals at the Pan-American Games on July 25, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
  
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates as he crosses the line in the Men's 100m Final at the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. Bolt clocked a new world record time of 9.69 seconds.
     
  
Todd Hosmer (left) of the USA races Sergi Pedrerol of Spain for the ball during the USA's 5-4 water polo loss at the World Swimming Championships at Challenge Stadium on January 14, 1998 in Perth, Australia
   
Richard Wall #10 of South Africa battles Ivan Perez #11 of Spain for the ball during Spain's 13-3 win during the World Swimming Championships at Challenge Stadium on July 9, 1998 in Perth, Australia
   
A Guard stands watch as fireworks go off during the Closing Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.