
It may not be quite as exciting as winning eight gold medals, but Michael Phelps has won again — in FitSugar's
best Olympic moment of 2008 poll. Though he was bested in the favorite Olympian poll by
Shawn Johnson, his record-breaking moment garnered 40 percent of your votes, and the thrill of his victory was also the favorite of
CitizenSugar readers.
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Hosting the Olympics was a huge deal for the Chinese government and people. While protesters put their feet down around the world, the Games were a source of pride for the controversial country. Take a look at the biggest stories to come out of China hosting the 2008 Games.

While the opening ceremony and women's gymnastics nearly tied for silver,
Michael Phelps's record-breaking performance won him yet another gold. With
54 percent of your votes, he easily dove into the
Best of 2008 on both our poll and
Pop's poll.
He's still soaking in the gold light while
promoting his book,
posing for magazine covers, and appearing on
talk shows like the Colbert Report.

Now that you've voted for your
favorite Olympian and
relived the Beijing games, I want to know what Olympic moment you loved most. (Of course, these are all sports moments; if you want to vote on
the whole shebang, check out Citizen.)
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It seems like so long ago that the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing completely consumed my Summer. Not only were there plenty of
amazing Olympians to follow, but there was also plenty of controversy. Take a lap through the most compelling moments.

Oh, the Olympics. They come; they go. We wait two years for another season.

Which Olympic medalist said this:
"I'm chubby and I'm pregnant and it's awesome!"

Move over, Jared.
Subway's got a new guy in town, and his name is
Michael Phelps. The mega-medal Olympian continues to score endorsements faster than his swimming records.

While the medals and finish lines from the Olympics are becoming a distant memory — so was the hard-fought clean air that Beijing enjoyed during the Games. Residents have been discussing just
how to keep the measures in effect, and now they might have won. A partial victory at least.