just one more for mama.

Wow, what a week! I really required a blogging break following 15 consecutive days of coverage on the women at the Beijing Olympics, but so so much has happened this week, I'm now waaaaay behind on my Things I Must Blog About list! So maybe I'll spend this long Labor Day weekend birthing some blogs about Michelle, Hillary (& Bill), Sarah, Joe, Ellen & Portia & Del (&Phyllis).

But first's thing's last － I've got just one more post-Olympics post, on Team USA Mama Olympians.

Thanks to Tim Johnson, the Beijing bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, and his blog, China Rises, I finally found a list of the American Olympic athletes who are also mamas. There are a total of 20 according to Tim's U.S. Olympic Committee list; I want to honor here and now the eleven Olympic Mamas who were also Olympic Medalists at the Beijing Games:

• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, 32, of Honolulu, HI, competes in women's volleyball (setter). She has a son, Jordan, 5. She won a team silver.
  
• Jennie Finch, 27, of La Mirada, CA, competes in women's softball (pitcher). She has a son, Ace, 2. She won a team silver.
  
• Laura Kraut, 42, of Camden, SC, competes in equestrian show jumping. She has a son, Bobby, 8. She won a gold.
  
• Lisa Leslie, 36, of Los Angeles, CA, competes in women's basketball (center). She has a daughter, Lauren, 1. She won a team gold.
  
• Kate Markgraf, 32, of Bloomfield Hills, MI, competes in women's soccer (defender). She has a son, Keegan, 1. She won a team gold.
  
• Gina Miles, 34, of Davis, CA, competes in equestrian eventing. She has two children, Austin, 8, and Taylor, 1. She won an individual silver.
  
• Stacey Nuveman, 27, of La Verne, CA, competes in women's softball (catcher). She has a son, Chase, 1. She won a team silver.
  
• Christie Rampone, 33, of Point Pleasant, NJ, competes in women's soccer (defender). She has a daughter, Rylie, 2. She won a team gold.
  
• Melanie Roach, 33, of Bonney Lake, WA, competes in women's weightlifting (53 kg). She has three children, Ethan, Drew and Camille. She did not medal, but did set a U.S. record by lifting 193 kg (425.5 lbs).
  
• Tina Thompson, 33, of Los Angeles, CA, competes in women's basketball (forward). She has a son, Dylan, 3. She won a team gold.
  
• Dara Torres, 41, of Los Angeles, CA, competes in women's swimming. She has a daughter, Tessa, 2 [mama and daughter above]. She won three silvers － two team in the 4x100m free relay and the 4x100m medley relay, and an individual in the 50m free.