London 2012 Olympics Ends With a Splash; Gold Medal Q&As
London 2012 closing ceremonies a British star-studded event, featuring performances by the Spice Girls, Fatboy Slim, Annie Lennox, Eric Idle, and others; watch some of genConnect’s interviews with 2012 Olympics gold medal winners
We bid a sad, yet proud farewell to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. At Sunday night’s London 2012 Closing Ceremony, music by British music stars such as the Spice Girls, Taio Cruz, Beady Eye, Fatboy Slim, Annie Lennox, George Michael, and the band Queen took the stage by storm. The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury made an appearance via older hologram while singer Jessie J. performed with Queen. Eric Idle of Monty Python fame attempted to be shot out of a cannon, but when that didn’t work out, the comedic actor led the crowd of 8,000 in a rendition of “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.”
The Olympic flag was later handed over to 2016 hosts Rio de Janeiro.
Click here for a recap and great pictures of the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremonies
The Spice Girls performing during the Closing Ceremony
The U.S. took home the most gold medals – 46, to be exact – plus 29 silver and bronze each, for a total medal count of 104. China came in second with a total Olympic medal count of 88, while Great Britain came in third with 65.
Click here for the Medal Count 2012 Olympics
As we say goodbye to the 2012 Olympics, we at genConnect would like to take a moment to say “congratulations” to all of the athletes who participated in the Summer Games. We are so proud of all of our American athletes, in particular.
Below are some of our interview with Olympic 2012 medal winners, as they discuss their hopes and dreams for these Games and beyond. Click on the links below to watch the videos and for the full stories:
Sprinter Allyson Felix Finally Wins Gold in Women’s 200m; how she gets pumped up for competitions and why she loves to run
Kayla Harrison: First American to Win Judo Gold
Click on the links below for our interviews with Olympic legends on advice for future Olympians:
Diver Greg Louganis – Olympic Athletes Can’t Fall Through the Cracks
Runner Carl Lewis – Olympic Athletes Need to Reinvent Themselves
Swimmer John Naber – Mentoring: “Every Athletes Needs a Great Coach‘
Click here for more of genConnect’s interviews with 2012 London Olympians
Check back on genConnect.com beginning Aug. 29 for coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics, and our video interviews with some star Paralympic athletes!
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