London Olympics | Judo
Travis Stevens celebrates after defeating Brazil’s Leandro Guilheiro, the top seed, to advance to the semifinals in the 81kg judo competition. Stevens went on to lose in the bronze medal match. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Travis Stevens of the U.S. grapples with top seed Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil in the 81kg judo competition at the 2012 London Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Canada’s Antoine Valois-Fortier, left, competes with Travis Stevens of the U.S. during their bronze medal match in the men’s 81kg judo competition. (Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images)
Canada’s Antoine Valois-Fortier, top, flips over Travis Stevens of the United States during the men’s 81kg bronze medal match in judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Fortier won the match to take the bronze. (Ryan Remiorz / Associated Press)
Antoine Valois-Fortier of Canada reacts to defeating Travis Stevens of the United States for the bronze medal in the men’s 81kg judo competition. (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)