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He's been really toning down his warp-speed ability in the 200 so far, including a real comfortable trot in the opening round.
"If I just ran 9.6, I'd probably be jogging, too," Spearmon said. "He's fast, man. He's fast."
Allyson Felix always has been fast. She just hadn't been fast enough to win an individual Olympic race until Wednesday night, when she finally got the gold she'd long sought.
The runner-up in the 200 meters at the 2004 and 2008 Games, Felix overtook two-time 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce down the stretch to finish in 21.88 seconds.
"It's crazy," Felix said. "I remember just (being) in tears in Beijing. Gosh, just completely opposite tonight. For all of it to come together is just extremely special and I'm overjoyed."
Carmelita Jeter of the U.S. won the bronze, and Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica -- the woman who beat Felix in the finals at Athens and Beijing -- was fourth.
"She's been trying very hard for this moment," said Jeter, who became the first U.S. woman to medal in both sprints since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. "When I gave her a hug, that's exactly what I told her: 'You've waited for this moment.'"
It was part of a seven-medal showing for the United States on Wednesday. Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson finished 1-2 in the 110-meter hurdles; Brittney Reese took the gold and Janay DeLoach added a bronze in the long jump; and Lashinda Demus was the silver medalist in the 400-meter hurdles.
The U.S. heads into the last four days of the Olympics with 20 medals in track and field, 10 short of its "Project 30" goal for the London Games.
"We are always aware of what the medal count is," Richardson said. "I know (we) can ... let the world know the Americans are the best track and field country."
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