When the flame went out in Beijing, atheltes posted 43 world records and 132 Olympic records. The U.S. led the medal count with 110 overall.
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Bye, Bye Beijing
The Beijing Olympics came to a close, but how do you make sense of a whirlwind 17 days? Our experts recap the winners and losers, the highs and lows.• Caple: Pass or fail for China? | Forde: One last Dash ... so long, Beijing!
• Blog: Bureau shuts down | Podcast
| Watch: Schaap's essay | Team USA
• Blog: Bureau shuts down | Podcast
| Watch: Schaap's essay | Team USA
Memorable Moments
Michael Phelps' Great 8. Team USA redeeming the dream. U.S. softball's upsetting finale. Those are a few of our memorable moments from the Games. Here are more. Gallery
Vote: Which is your top moment? | Medals
Medal Tracker
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 USA | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
 CHN | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
 RUS | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
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Elizabeth Merrill
There may be no way to sum up the Games, the absolute worst and best of Hugh McCutcheon's life, other than to say he's now an Olympic champ. Story
