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She began the 2007 season by winning all-around senior level at the American Cup. She was also victorious in Stuttgart, Germany. Since Germany she has won the Longines Prize for elegance, been on "The Ellen Show", and become spokesperson for the woman's cancer logo, "Pink with a Twist". She is definitely the one to beat during the 2008 Olympics. ||
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 * [[image:384309284_e6d4535b0f_m.jpg caption="Olympic Rings"]] || (sound of crowd cheering) Welcome everybody to Olympic Overview today we will be talking about US women and Non-US women standouts for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This year woman from all over the world will come to compete in China to see who is truly the best. Lets start off with some non-US woman athletes. 15 year old Wang Xin finished off 2007 as the top-ranked woman’s platform diver in the world. She won gold in the 10m platform in the World Championships. Look out for her in Beijing. Cate Campbell, also 15, holds an Australian national record for her 50m freestyle sprint time, just 24.48 seconds. She also beat world champ Libby Lenton. This swimmer sounds like she will lap the scene this summer . Now lets hear about some US Olympic dreamers. ||
 * [[image:2323308737_c224b6da4f_m.jpg]] || Softball has become a major Olympic sport. Monica Abbot is one of the Olympics softball hopefulls. After graduating from the university of Tennessee in 2007 she went on to become the Pan American Gold medallist. In 2006 and 2007 she received the World Cup. This six foot three pitcher from California is on fire this year and ready for the Olympic challendge. Laura Berg is also a wonderful softball player. At five foot seven she is the center fielder to beat. She won the world cup in 2006 and 2007 along with Monica. She is also a three time Gold Medalist. Another great pitcher is Jennie Finch who pitch for the 2004 gold-metal winning Olympic softball team. In 2005 she was named NPF Co-pitcher of the year. Currently she is playing on the US National team and is full of dreams of another great year at the Olympics. ||
 * [[image:1407705319_ab0569912d_m.jpg]] || 2007 was Shawn Johnson's first year at senior level gymnastics and she did extremely well. She won the American Cup all-around title, three gold medals, and all-around at the Pan American Games. She also won the U.S. national title. Shawn dominated the 2007 Worlds all-around title. She is the fourth ever American to win three gold medals, one being best all-around, at Worlds. She is so good that in Iowa, her home state, October 17 is dedicated to her as Shawn Johnson Day.
 * [[image:1245470525_24304a8701_m.jpg width="256" height="201" caption="1245470525_24304a8701_m.jpg"]] || In 2007 the worlds best volleyball team, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, continued to dominate. They appeared in the AVP finals and won 12 games and the end of the season Best of the Beach. They also won 7 of the 8 international FIVB events securing them a spot in the Olympics. This season was a great one for Misty May-Treanor, she became the all-time woman volleyball player with the most wins, 96 victories in her career. She was named the AVP’s best offensive player, best defensive player, most valuable player, and she and her partner Kerri Walsh won best team of the year. From Softball to Gymnastics and from gymnastics to volleyball these are the woman to look out for in the Beijing Olympics 2008. Keep a close eye out for these stars as they take on the best of the best and see who can win it all. The Olympic's this summer are truly going to be the best ever. ||