Animated London Olympics: Michael Phelps wins -- again

By Lisa Dillman

Aug. 3, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; LONDON -- There are 101 reasons we love the British newspapers ... and the online product is, in a word, brilliant, at the London Olympics.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; Where else could you see brick-by-brick reenactments of major moments at the Games? The Guardian is at it again -- the site did a series of hilarious spots during the World Cup two years ago.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; Its latest offering is a “reconstruction” of &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT008491”&amp;gt;Michael Phelps&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; in Thursday night’s 200-meter individual medley, winning his 16th gold medal at the Olympics and 20th overall.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; The video, which you can see above, starts with a hilarious pre-race, “exclusive footage of the 12,000 calorie-a-day diet that has fueled Phelps’ 19 medals.”&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-hiroshi-hoketsu-20120803,0,6215625.story”&amp;gt;Meet the oldest athlete at the London Olympics&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-michael-phelps-swimming-20120803,0,3767545.story”&amp;gt;Michael Phelps counts down the final hours of his swimming career&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-gabrielle-douglas-gymastics-allaround-20120802,0,4598156.story”&amp;gt;Gabrielle Douglas wins gold medal in women’s gymnastics all-around&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;

Animated London Olympics: Michael Phelps wins -- again

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