"The Olympic trials prepared us for any kind of weather. I mean, we had pretty much four seasons in Eugene, (Ore.), so bring it on. If it wants to rain, if it wants to be windy, throw a tornado out there, USA is going to run and we're going to run fast every time." — U.S. runner DeeDee Trotter after winning a 400-meter qualifier in the rain at Olympic Stadium on Friday.

— Mark Long — Twitter http://twitter.com/apmarklong

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