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The number 189 Viewers, in millions, who had watched the Olympics through the first eight days. That’s 4 million more than the 2008 Games in Beijing through the same time period. The Beijing Olympics hold the record for the most- watched event in U.S. television history with 215 million viewers. Total Medal count Top five through Saturday Full list, Page 13 26 13 15 54 U.S. 25 16 12 53 China 14 7 8 29 Britain 3 15 10 28 Russia 2 10 12 24 Japan Total LONDON OLYMPICS Haul mark : 22 Michael Phelps closes book on legendary Olympic career with gold medal in 400 medley relay ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC AQUATICS CENTER (ATHENS) MEET AUG. 14 THROUGH AUG. 21 BEIJING 2008 NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTER (BEIJING) SWIMMING MEET AUG. 9 THROUGH AUG. 17 LONDON 2012 AQUATICS CENTRE (LONDON) MEET JULY 28 THROUGH SATURDAY AUG. 14 AUG. 14 400 IM 400 IM Gold Gold 4:08.26 (WR) 4:08.26 (WR) T G S B 1 1 0 0 AUG. 10 AUG. 10 400 IM 400 IM Gold Gold 4:03.84 (WR) 4:03.84 (WR) T G S B 9 7 0 2 AUG. 13 AUG. 13 800 free relay 800 free relay Gold Gold 6:58.56 (WR) 6:58.56 (WR) T G S B 13 11 0 2 JULY 29 JULY 29 400 free relay 400 free relay Silver Silver 3:10.38 3:10.38 T G S B 17 14 1 2 TUESDAY TUESDAY 200 butterfly 200 butterfly Silver Silver 1:53.01 1:53.01 T G S B 18 14 2 2 TUESDAY TUESDAY 800 free relay 800 free relay Gold Gold 6:59.70 6:59.70 T G S B 19 15 2 2 THURSDAY THURSDAY 200 IM 200 IM Gold Gold 1:54.27 1:54.27 T G S B 20 16 2 2 FRIDAY FRIDAY 100 butterfly 100 butterfly Gold Gold 51.21 51.21 T G S B 21 17 2 2 SATURDAY SATURDAY 400 med. relay 400 med. relay Gold Gold 3:29.35 3:29.35 T G S B 22 18 2 2 AUG. 19 AUG. 19 200 IM 200 IM Gold Gold 1:57.14 (OR) 1:57.14 (OR) T G S B 6 4 0 2 AUG. 15 AUG. 15 400 free relay 400 free relay Bronze Bronze 3:14.62 3:14.62 T G S B 2 1 0 1 AUG. 11 AUG. 11 400 free relay 400 free relay Gold Gold 3:08.24 (WR) 3:08.24 (WR) T G S B 10 8 0 2 AUG. 15 AUG. 15 200 IM 200 IM Gold Gold 1:54.23 1:54.23 T G S B 14 12 0 2 AUG. 20 AUG. 20 100 butterfly 100 butterfly Gold Gold 51.25 (OR) 51.25 (OR) T G S B 7 5 0 2 AUG. 16 AUG. 16 200 freestyle 200 freestyle Bronze Bronze 1:45.32 (AR) 1:45.32 (AR) T G S B 3 1 0 2 AUG. 12 AUG. 12 200 freestyle 200 freestyle Gold Gold 1:42.96 (WR) 1:42.96 (WR) T G S B 11 9 0 2 AUG. 16 AUG. 16 100 butterfly 100 butterfly Gold Gold 50.58 (OR) 50.58 (OR) T G S B 15 13 0 2 AUG. 13 AUG. 13 200 butterfly 200 butterfly Gold Gold 1:52.03 (WR) 1:52.03 (WR) T G S B 12 10 0 2 AUG. 17 AUG. 17 400 med. relay 400 med. relay Gold Gold 3:29.34 (WR) 3:29.34 (WR) T G S B 16 14 0 2 AUG. 21 AUG. 21 400 med. relay 400 med. relay Gold Gold 3:30.68 (WR) 3:30.68 (WR) T G S B 8 6 0 2 AUG. 17 AUG. 17 200 butterfly 200 butterfly Gold Gold 1:54.04 (OR) 1:54.04 (OR) T G S B 4 2 0 2 AUG. 17 AUG. 17 800 free relay 800 free relay Gold Gold 7:07.33 (AR) 7:07.33 (AR) T G S B 5 3 0 2 LONDON — It is not the American way for an ath- lete to bid farewell from the top of the mountain. There is always one more season, one more challenge, one more contract. Willie Mays stumbled infamously around center field. Brett Favre made a mockery of the word “re- tirement.” Shaquille O’Neal morphed into the Big Bit Player. Michael Phelps did it his way, this way: Gold. Gold. Gold. Gold. Gone. “I did everything I wanted to,” he said. “If you can say that about your career, there is no need to move forward.” The final session of the Olympic swimming com- petition turned into a Sat- urday night farewell party for the 27-year-old Phelps. The public-address an- nouncer primed the crowd thusly: “Are you ready to see the last race of a certain Michael Phelps?” No matter that the race was a 400-meter relay, with 31 other swimmers com- peting. The U.S. won, with Phelps chasing down the Japanese team during the butterfly leg to put the Americans (Matt Grevers backstroke, Brendan Han- sen breaststroke and Na- than Adrian freestyle) ahead for good. (Butterfly- er Tyler McGill of Cham- paign shared in the gold for swimming prelims.) After the race, swim- mers from other nations lined up to shake Phelps’ hand. B Sunday, August 5, 2012 | Section 3 LONDON — The color of medal and the totality of domination in Saturday’s Olympic women’s singles final were not nearly as hard to comprehend as the wonder of Sere- na Williams’ career. She has now set the bar so high that ensuing reachers may understand- ably not even try. When added up, it is By Bill Shaikin Tribune Olympic Bureau Please turn to Page 14 TRIBUNE, MCT, GETTY, AP, REUTERS PHOTOS WOMEN’S TENNIS By Bill Dwyre Tribune Olympic Bureau Please turn to Page 16 well beyond her 6-0, 6-1 victory over Maria Sharapova in the gold-medal match on Centre Court at Wimble- don. And that was mind-boggling. Williams has now achieved the Golden Slam of tennis — at last one career victory in each of the sport’s major events (Australian, French, U.S. Open and Wimbledon) plus an Olympic singles gold medal. Golden slams the door No woman player merits comparison to Serena
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The number
189Viewers, in millions, who had watched the Olympicsthrough the first eight days. That’s 4 million more thanthe 2008 Games in Beijing through the same time
period. The Beijing Olympics hold the record for the most-watched event in U.S. television history with 215 million viewers.
Total
Medalcount
Top fivethrough
Saturday
Full list,Page 13
26131554
U.S.
25161253
China
147829
Britain
3151028
Russia
2101224
Japan
Total
LONDONOLYMPICS
Haul mark: 22Michael Phelpscloses bookon legendaryOlympic careerwith goldmedalin 400medley relay
ATHENS2004OLYMPIC
AQUATICSCENTER
(ATHENS)
MEETAUG. 14
THROUGH
AUG. 21
BEIJING2008NATIONALAQUATICS
CENTER(BEIJING)
SWIMMINGMEETAUG. 9
THROUGH
AUG. 17
LONDON2012
AQUATICSCENTRE
(LONDON)
MEETJULY 28
THROUGH
SATURDAY
AUG. 14AUG. 14400 IM400 IMGoldGold4:08.26 (WR)4:08.26 (WR)
T G S B
1 1 0 0
AUG. 10AUG. 10400 IM400 IMGoldGold4:03.84 (WR)4:03.84 (WR)
T G S B
9 7 0 2
AUG. 13AUG. 13800 free relay800 free relayGoldGold6:58.56 (WR)6:58.56 (WR)
T G S B
13 11 0 2
JULY 29JULY 29400 free relay400 free relaySilverSilver3:10.383:10.38
T G S B
17 14 1 2
TUESDAYTUESDAY200 butterfly200 butterflySilverSilver1:53.011:53.01
T G S B
18 14 2 2
TUESDAYTUESDAY800 free relay800 free relayGoldGold6:59.706:59.70
T G S B
19 15 2 2
THURSDAYTHURSDAY200 IM200 IMGoldGold1:54.271:54.27
T G S B
20 16 2 2
FRIDAYFRIDAY100 butterfly100 butterflyGoldGold51.2151.21
T G S B
21 17 2 2
SATURDAYSATURDAY400 med. relay400 med. relayGoldGold3:29.353:29.35
T G S B
22 18 2 2
AUG. 19AUG. 19200 IM200 IMGoldGold1:57.14 (OR)1:57.14 (OR)
T G S B
6 4 0 2
AUG. 15AUG. 15400 free relay400 free relayBronzeBronze3:14.623:14.62
T G S B
2 1 0 1
AUG. 11AUG. 11400 free relay400 free relayGoldGold3:08.24 (WR)3:08.24 (WR)
T G S B
10 8 0 2
AUG. 15AUG. 15200 IM200 IMGoldGold1:54.231:54.23
T G S B
14 12 0 2
AUG. 20AUG. 20100 butterfly100 butterflyGoldGold51.25 (OR)51.25 (OR)
T G S B
7 5 0 2
AUG. 16AUG. 16200 freestyle200 freestyleBronzeBronze1:45.32 (AR)1:45.32 (AR)
T G S B
3 1 0 2
AUG. 12AUG. 12200 freestyle200 freestyleGoldGold1:42.96 (WR)1:42.96 (WR)
T G S B
11 9 0 2
AUG. 16AUG. 16100 butterfly100 butterflyGoldGold50.58 (OR)50.58 (OR)
T G S B
15 13 0 2
AUG. 13AUG. 13200 butterfly200 butterflyGoldGold1:52.03 (WR)1:52.03 (WR)
T G S B
12 10 0 2
AUG. 17AUG. 17400 med. relay400 med. relayGoldGold3:29.34 (WR)3:29.34 (WR)
T G S B
16 14 0 2
AUG. 21AUG. 21400 med. relay400 med. relayGoldGold3:30.68 (WR)3:30.68 (WR)
T G S B
8 6 0 2
AUG. 17AUG. 17200 butterfly200 butterflyGoldGold1:54.04 (OR)1:54.04 (OR)
T G S B
4 2 0 2
AUG. 17AUG. 17800 free relay800 free relayGoldGold7:07.33 (AR)7:07.33 (AR)
T G S B
5 3 0 2
LONDON— It is not theAmerican way for an ath-lete tobid farewell fromthetop of the mountain. Thereis always one more season,one more challenge, onemore contract.
Willie Mays stumbledinfamously around centerfield. Brett Favre made amockery of the word “re-tirement.” Shaquille O’Nealmorphed into the Big BitPlayer.
Michael Phelps did it hisway, this way: Gold. Gold.Gold. Gold. Gone.
“I did everything Iwanted to,” he said. “If youcan say that about yourcareer, there is no need tomove forward.”
The final session of theOlympic swimming com-petition turned into a Sat-urday night farewell partyfor the 27-year-old Phelps.The public-address an-nouncer primed the crowdthusly: “Are you ready tosee the last race of a certainMichael Phelps?”
No matter that the racewasa400-meterrelay,with31 other swimmers com-peting. The U.S. won, withPhelps chasing down theJapanese team during thebutterfly leg to put theAmericans (Matt Greversbackstroke, Brendan Han-sen breaststroke and Na-than Adrian freestyle)ahead for good. (Butterfly-er Tyler McGill of Cham-paign shared in the gold forswimming prelims.)
After the race, swim-mers from other nationslined up to shake Phelps’hand.
B Sunday, August 5, 2012 | Section 3
LONDON — The color of medaland the totality of domination inSaturday’s Olympic women’s singlesfinal were not nearly as hard tocomprehend as the wonder of Sere-naWilliams’ career.
Shehasnowset thebar sohigh thatensuing reachers may understand-ably not even try.When addedup, it is
By Bill ShaikinTribune Olympic Bureau
Please turn to Page 14
TRIBUNE, MCT, GETTY, AP,REUTERS PHOTOS
WOMEN’S TENNIS
By Bill DwyreTribune Olympic Bureau
Please turn to Page 16
well beyond her 6-0, 6-1 victory overMaria Sharapova in the gold-medalmatch on Centre Court at Wimble-don. And thatwasmind-boggling.
Williams has now achieved theGolden Slam of tennis — at last onecareer victory in each of the sport’smajor events (Australian, French,U.S. Open and Wimbledon) plus anOlympic singles goldmedal.
Golden slams the doorNo woman player merits comparison to Serena
