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He's on the U.S. Men's Volleyball team that's playing for a gold medal on Sunday... and he shoots up using needles at least four times a day! The shooting up part is a result of Stanford alum Kevin Hansen's being diagnosed with Type I diabetes at age 10. The playing for a gold medal part is the result of this morning's upset victory over Russia in the medal qualifying match. Kevin and his merry crew of handsome v-ballers have yet to lose a game in the Beijing olympics, and they'll try to complete the sweep Sunday against the also formidably handsome Brazilian team.

The Sunset district's own Shannon Rowbury is officially kinda, sorta "the fastest woman alive"! The freckly, superadorable 23-year-old Sacred Heart alum recorded the fastest qualifying time of all runners in this year's 1,500-meter olympic qualifying trials. Take that, Kenya! She ran her first her first preliminary heats yesterday morning, and will run for the gold on Saturday.