Top 10 Summer Olympic moments of the decade (2010s) | NBC Sports

[Music] for misty and Kerri it's about legacy it's about history it's about winning a third gold medal and ending the argument of who is the greatest beach team of all time second gold medal point Ross expands and his over here in London misty and Kerri three-peat Olympic gold [Applause] it's celebration time once again for the Golden Girls [Applause] [Music] and there's the gun to this 800 meter final David rhodesia the world record holder one zero-one rhodesia now already starting to open up on the rest of the field [Music] at Tom he's ahead of world-record pace right now Rhodesia's going for it and he's got a big margin over almost him to the home straightaway and all eyes on David rhodesia bet he set the world record he appears to be headed for gold almost trying to gain ground that here's Soloman in the u.s. simmons trying to close in World you know Tommy's mr. Masai or a good people and a humble people but he said I want to be a warrior in the Olympics and that he was no American is one an individual diving medal no American man since Mark Lindsay in 1996 on the platform Scott Dhoni 92 [Applause] what an incredible moment what's the reaction going to be in here for diet goes ahead [Applause] [Music] secret partners and medalists Boudia has certainly closed himself an individual medal [Music] here's a moment to savor the last Olympic hundred meters for the fastest man in history Seth at the gun get run away and so is Blake Vigo and here comes mold but Getman hasn't been lead can though pitching here he is still invincible you say boat it doesn't matter who gets the lead they are going to get caught what boat has done at a hundred metres for nine straight seasons and the dominance he sold over now three Olympic Games in a row I think warrants you making some room on your best of all time athlete list this is the women's team final and this is Team USA she is absolute state-of-the-art right here [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] another big combination right here down to the lawn [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the time has come for Katie the decades ago for another individual goal she is poised to not only win Olympic gold but lower her own world record it's all about libecki how fast she will go because it's a foregone conclusion she's going to win this race she's going to break it Kenny let Becky smashes her world record and as expected libecki is on her way to history at these real games 15 metres left for the duckie it's a race between the duckie and short stroke and kidney searching it looks like she dies Katie ledecky was set a world record on the 400 earlier these games where the gold will indeed get another gold medal of the 800 and the world record [Applause] complete with four golds Anasuya tremendous 400-meter final featuring karani james the defending Olympic champion and don't forget van niekirk history is against him and that's because no man has ever won a global championship at 400 set of Lane eight and there's the gun they're off in the 400 meter final LaShawn Merritt goes away quickly out of the box and James trying to stay with him van niekirk on the outside lane I think it is Mary that is using that 1970 200 meter speed top to forge a big leads on you through halfway they both look good they're doing exactly what we thought they would do this is going to be epic LaShawn Merritt Bharani James Wade that Niekerk the three of them will hit the home straightaway and his fan meet Kirk that has a slight lead Merritt is second James is third here's that knee Kurt van niekirk is running away with it they come to the finish wave Andy Kirk has done it again [Applause] record time we told you this was going to be a fantastic race Michael Johnson came here tonight to visit our group and he told us he thought his war record was safe guess what Michael Johnson the world record has been destroyed Brazil have a penalty kick to win the gold medal and guess who is striding : neighbor at American Art in Rio de Janeiro Neymar to win the gold medal for the host nation Brazil against horn Neymar right-footed takes it Brazil strike olympic gold for the first time in their history they've completed that of international titles at last and its neighbor who is the hero simone biles there an alley race but next-door try to make it four straight for the United States we welcome you to the women's all-around as everyone has assembled to see whether Simone can fulfill what has felt like her destiny since just after those London Games huge power people try to do this but nobody doesn't like Simone and only a handful trot [Music] [Applause] [Music] a return to the Olympics has been worth it biles needs a thirteen point eight three three four gold medal this has been her destiny all along this is the most important gold and silver medalist one two for Team USA Michael Phelps who is looking for his 19th career Olympic medal to most of all time is waiting in the anchor position folks will have a huge lead over the French hero on yell and Phelps is gonna cruise with Olympic gold and a 48 year old record now the large stuff that's one more [Applause] [Music] you

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Length: 9min 50sec (590 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 20 2019

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