Olympic comeback kids

Just call it a comeback. The recent swimming, track and gymnastics trials offered plenty of stories of athletes overcoming some sort of setback -- from injuries to drug-related suspensions to gunshot wounds -- to earn their ticket to London. -By Pauline Vu

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After Jessica Hardy qualified for the 2008 Olympics, she learned she shocking news that she tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, which she had unknowingly ingested in a nutritional supplement. Hardy was forced to drop off the team and endure a 12-month suspension. Early in this year's trials she seemed destined for more heartbreak when she lost in her best event, the 100 meter breaststroke, but Hardy rebounded and qualified for ... more
After Jessica Hardy qualified for the 2008 Olympics, she learned she shocking news that she tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, which she had unknowingly ingested in a nutritional supplement. Hardy was forced to drop off the team and endure a 12-month suspension. Early in this year's trials she seemed destined for more heartbreak when she lost in her best event, the 100 meter breaststroke, but Hardy rebounded and qualified for London by winning the 100 and 50 freestyle races. (Al Bello/Getty Images) less

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