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The ultimate star of these Olympics: Athens.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Ann Killion
ATHENS, Greece _ The star of these Olympics is easy to pick. It is the lady with the funny hat and long spear, the gal who sprouted fully grown out of the head of her dad, Zeus.
Athena, the goddess of wisdom. She and her namesake city win the gold.
Each Olympics produces a lasting image or two. In Sydney it was Cathy Freeman and Marion Jones. In Atlanta it was Michael Johnson and Kerri Strug.
These Games produced their own stars and scandals. Among the high points: Michael Phelps, who won more medals than many countries; America's golden girls _ Natalie Coughlin and Carly Patterson, beach volleyball, along with the softball, soccer and basketball teams.
Among the lows: drugs, incompetent judges and a red-kilted attacker on the marathon course.
But the most defining ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The ultimate star of these Olympics: Athens.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)