Britain’s gold medalist Bradley Wiggins prepares to start competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games men’s individual time trial road cycling event in London on August 1, 2012.
The opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics took place a week ago today, and since then, the games have given us moments of both triumph and heartbreak, not to mention controversy, some confusion, and the occasional American flag grill. Here, now, some of the best images from the first week of the summer games. (No diamond grills made the cut.)