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Courtney Kupets performs her uneven bars program June 27 during the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials women's finals in Anaheim, Calif.. (Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY)

No. 5. Gymnastics

Know how many medals the American women gymnasts won in Sydney? None. What in the name of Mary Lou Retton was going on?

The U.S. team aims for better days in Athens, with a mixed bag of kids and geezers. Teenager Courtney Kupets has already had to fight back from an Achilles tendon injury and could be one of the darlings. But there are also vaulters Mohini Bhardwaj and Annia Hatch, 25 and 26. Bhardwaj has received financial support from actress Pamela Anderson. Hatch used to compete for Cuba.

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• 1 | Michael Phelps - Swimmer
• 2 | The shot put
• 3 | Men's basketball
• 4 | Marion Jones - Track and field
• 5 | Gymnastics
• 6 | Rulon Gardner - Wrestler
• 7 | The 100-meter dash
• 8 | Softball
• 9 | Women's soccer
• 10 | Marathon

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