McKayla Maroney & More London Olympics Faces of Defeat (PHOTOS)
From unhappy silver medalist Victoria Komova to furious Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the most disappointed athletes.
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Favorite McKayla Maroney, who picked up a silver medal after flubbing a vault, gave a death glare on the podium. From tearful Victoria Komova to furious Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, see more disappointed London Olympians.
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McKayla Maroney seemed a lock for the vault gold after sealing the top spot for the U.S. team. But after landing on her backside, she was relegated to silver—here she offers a killer stare on the podium Sunday.
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The indignity! South Korean fencer Shin A-lam was forced to sit weeping in front of an Olympic crowd of 8,000 while officials took an hour to review an appeal of her semifinals loss. (She would have been penalized on a technicality if she stepped off the piste.) The appeal didn't come down in her favor, but Shin later won silver in a team event. "I am happy now," she said after she finally nabbed a medal.
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Russian fencer Alexey Cheremisinov looks forlorn after losing to Germany’s Peter Joppich during the men’s quarterfinal.
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There’s no hiding the fury in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s face after he lost a point against his Canadian opponent in the second round. Fortunately the hard feelings were soon forgotten, as the French tennis player ended up winning two of three sets. Andy Murray picked up the gold against Roger Federer on Sunday.
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Sergey Vodopyanov of Russia holds his head in despair after losing to his Brazilian boxing opponent.
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Chinese badminton player Li Xuerui slumps onto the court after being beat by a fellow Chinese player in the semifinals.
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Takahiro Nakai tries to restrain his emotions after a loss to Russian Ivan Nifontov in judo.
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The British field hockey team falls to the court after losing to the Chinese.
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Sometimes silver just won’t cut it. Russia’s Victoria Komova doesn’t look happy about placing second in the women’s gymnastics all-around.
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Concepción Bellorín of Spain can’t believe she lost her judo match to her Hungarian opponent.
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Face down on the court, Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic can’t suppress his emotions after being beat by Spaniard Pablo Abián in men’s-singles badminton.
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Head hung low, American Travis Stevens exits the stage after a loss to his German opponent in judo.
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There’s quite a contrast of emotions from across the net as Chinese volleyball players react after losing a point to a joyous Brazilian team.
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Exhausted, Russian judoka Kirill Denisov laments losing his semifinal match.
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Jie Li of the Netherlands swings her head back in annoyance to losing a point to her Chinese opponents during the quarterfinals of the women’s team table-tennis doubles.
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Sitting down to regain his composure, Andrew Grant recovers from his Australian team’s loss to Bulgaria in men’s volleyball.
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On one side, Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying collapses after a loss to China’s Li Xuerui, who celebrates across the badminton net.
Plus: the best Olympic victory faces.
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