Brian Clay - reigning Olympic Decathlon champion, didn't make the Olympic team. He missed a few hurdles and missed making the team. Which is just heartbreaking. Decathlon is tough tough sport that way..
In Beijing, Trey Hardee (more on him later) missed his Pole Vault - after making it a million times, and he was out.
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But, that is the process they signed up for - hard as it is. The break-out star this year was Ashton Eaton - an Oregonian born young man - who competed at Oregon. Ashton set a new world record in the US trials.
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He is only the second man to break the 9000 point barrier.
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| Ashton at Oregon |
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| Ashton in Vogue. |
Trey Hardee, who fouled out in Beijing, locked up the second slot. He is going back to London to try to medal - competing for 2 Olympic games in a very hard sport.
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| Looking very buff. |
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| In Beijing |