Twenty golden moments of the 2012 London Olympics

The London Olympics were packed with sporting highlights, personal dramas and emotional highs and lows. Here are 20 golden moments from the Games. [TEXT: Alan Baldwin, Reuters]

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The Flying Squirrel: President Barack Obama wants to meet her, Oprah Winfrey shed 'happy tears' for her and her surname is an anagram of 'USA Gold'. America fell in love with gymnast Gabby Douglas, the 'Flying Squirrel' who became the first African American to win an Olympic title in the women's individual all-round event.
The Flying Squirrel: President Barack Obama wants to meet her, Oprah Winfrey shed 'happy tears' for her and her surname is an anagram of 'USA Gold'. America fell in love with gymnast Gabby Douglas, the 'Flying Squirrel' who became the first African American to win an Olympic title in the women's individual all-round event.