5. Wu Minxia is kept in the dark – Perhaps the most touching moment in an Olympics full of them came when Chinese diver Wu Minxia won gold in the women's synchronized three-meter springboard competition. While she was the first female diver to win gold in three consecutive Olympics, that wasn't the big story: For years, Wu's family had kept from her the news that both her grandparents had died and her mother had cancer. It was a stark ... more 

5. Wu Minxia is kept in the dark – Perhaps the most touching moment in an Olympics full of them came when Chinese diver Wu Minxia won gold in the women's synchronized three-meter springboard competition. While she was the first female diver to win gold in three consecutive Olympics, that wasn't the big story: For years, Wu's family had kept from her the news that both her grandparents had died and her mother had cancer. It was a stark illustration of China's win-at-all-costs mentality, and her father's quote was heartbreaking: "We accepted a long time ago that she doesn't belong entirely to us. I don't even dare to think about things like enjoying family happiness." less