2012 London Olympics | Day 1

Ryan Lochte shows off his gold medal in the men’s 400m individual medley. Michael Phelps finished fourth.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

United States’ John Orozco competes on the bar in the men’s qualification event Saturday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ewa Palies of Great Britain, center, falls after being tackled by Maja Savic, left, and Katarina Bulatovic of Montenegro during a women’s handball preliminary match.   (Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press)

Francesca Halsall, center, of Great Britain, competes in a women’s 100m butterfly heat.  (EPA Patrick B. Kraemer / EPA)

Costumed superheroes use their super powers to coax a missed free throw from a Croatian player during game against the U.S. women’s team.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Donna York shows off her Olympic spirit.  (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)

Elliot 6m crew Tamara Echegoyen, Angela Pumariega and Sofia Toro train before an official practice race.   (Bernat Armangue / Associated Press)

Italy’s Valentina Vezzali rejoices after defeating South Korea’s Nam Hyun-hee during the bronze medal fencing match.  (Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press)

Brazil’s Juliana Silva dives out of bounds for a spiked ball during a beach volleyball match against Mauritius.  (Dave Martin / Associated Press)

South Korea’s Choi Gwang-hyeon flips Felipe Kitadai of Brazil during the semifinal round of the men’s judo competition.  (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)

Sweden pivot Ulrika Agren, left, shoots in front of Denmark’s Trine Troelsen during the women’s handball competition.  (Javier Soriano / Getty Images)

U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe, top, celebrates with teammates after their third goal against Colombia in women’s soccer match.   (Stanley Chou / Getty Images)