Baumann persevered through these tragedies, as well as his lingering tendinitis and shoulder injuries, to enter the Olympics as one of Canada's best Olympic hopes.

With a European title this summer and a string of world-class times, Greene is establishing himself as of Britain's biggest Olympic hopes on the track.

Edwards has one more chance to keep her Olympic hopes alive.

For this boxer is the brightest Olympic hope of Palestine, a state that does not exist.

"But I wouldn't count us out," Garrison said of the United States' Olympic hopes.

The cuts were a massive blow to her Olympic hopes.

But for many Greeks, the flash and fire of the opening ceremony were dimmed by the meltdown of their Olympic hopes over the past week.

However, only half the judges recorded the hit which was thus not registered, dashing Stevenson's olympic hopes of gaining her the two points that would have secured her a quick victory.

Many athletes have remained in training, not having to shelve their Olympic hopes for the customary four-year wait.

With an eighth-place finish, her Olympic hopes were left as broken as her boot lace in Friday's long program.