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Olympic Portraits, Part I: American Athletes

May 30, 2012 |

Today's entry comes in the form of two separate portrait series relating to the upcoming London 2012 Summer Olympics. In Part I, below, I focus on athletes from around the United States. Many of the photos are from a recent media summit in Dallas, Texas, where members of the Olympic team posed for photographers before resuming their training. Be sure to also see Part II: Londoners, a look at the locals in the host country. [23 photos]

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Track athlete Bernard Lagat, during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit in Dallas, Texas, on May 14, 2012. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Fencer Alexander Massialas, on May 13, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Decathlon athlete Trey Hardee, on May 13, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Synchronized swimmers Mariya Koroleva (left) and Mary Killman, on May 13, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Paralympic cyclist Oz Sanchez, on May 15, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Lauren Crandall of the US Field Hockey Olympic team, on May 13, 2012 (Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images) #

Diver Thomas Finchum stretches while posing on May 15, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Heptathlon athlete Hyleas Fountain (left) and hurdler Lashinda Demus, on May 13, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Swimmer Eric Shanteau, on May 14, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Weightlifter Holley Mangold, on May 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Soren Thompson at the Camera Club of NY studio in New York, on February 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Dote) #

Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long holds up a gold medal in Dallas, Texas, on May 13, 2012. Long won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Butterfly during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Diver Cassidy Krug stretches while posing for a portrait, on May 14, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Modern pentathlon athlete Dennis Bowsher, on May 15, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Cyclist Dotsie Bausch, on May 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Swimmer Brendan Hansen, on May 14, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Shooting athlete Corey Cogdell, on May 14, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Track & Field athlete Wallace Spearmon laughs while posing on May 13, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin, on May 14, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #

Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas, on May 15, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Rhythmic gymnast Julie Zetlin, on May 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

Triathlon athlete Gwen Jorgensen, at the 2012 Team USA Media Summit on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Victoria Will) #

U.S. gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps, at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx borough of New York February 7, 2012. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) #