Photos: Day 11 at the Winter Olympics – Digital Sports Daily CBC.ca Photos: Day 11 at the Winter OlympicsDigital Sports Daily(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Great Britian 1 driven by John Jackson practices during Four Man Bobsleigh training on Day 12 of the Vancouver 2010 …2010 Winter Olympics Day 11Sacramento BeeIt's sweet, but not revengeMontreal [...]

As this weekend brings an end to the Winter Nike Marketing Infomercial on NBC — also known as the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games — I’m supremely qualified to comment on the whole thing. That’s because I’ve not watched one single second of it. Not Continue .. After falling just short in a late third period [...]

Hi-res images from the 2010 Winter Olympics – Los Angeles Times Reuters Hi-res images from the 2010 Winter OlympicsLos Angeles TimesOPENING CEREMONY: The Olympic flame is ignited in the center of BC Place as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics begin. ENTRANCE: Team USA enters the opening …Photos: Day 15 at the Vancouver Winter OlympicsDigital Sports [...]

As Canadians prepare to conclude the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whatcom County businesses can expect summer traffic in the winter to start winding down. For many Whatcom County restaurants and hotels, Olympic traffic was much like it was predicted Continue .. I’ve been in pro locker rooms. I’ve seen testosterone in action. I thought I couldn’t [...]

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — They were bitter rivals, at least until the race was over. Steve Holcomb has spent the better part of a decade chasing Andre Lange, trying to knock the German legend off his perch as bobsledding’s best pilot Continue .. Share and Enjoy:

Placer County, Reno carrying torch for 2022 Winter Olympics venueAuburn JournalWith the 2010 winter games coming to an end in Vancouver, Canada, the Olympic flame is being passed to Russia, where the 2014 Olympiad will be held in Sochi …and more » Continue….. The Hindu What is your favourite memory of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic [...]

Teen triathlete trains for dream of a lifetime – Inquirer.net Inquirer.net Teen triathlete trains for dream of a lifetimeInquirer.netMANILA, Philippines–Gabriel Allen Santiago once thought he was neither fast nor skilled enough to become a triathlete and compete in … Source: news.google.com Locals can test skills at triathlon – Jamestown Sun Locals can test skills at [...]

Hawks Olympic journal with Brad AldrichChicago Sun-TimesIt seems like we just arrived in Vancouver and were introduced to the Olympic Village, Canada Hockey Place and the ''Olympic Way. …and more » Continue….. London 2012 may need to tap more contingency fundsThe Associated PressOrganizers used $948 million of contingency funds last year when private financing for the [...]

The Hindu Women are owning Canada's podiumLos Angeles TimesBack in 2005, officials unveiled "Own the Podium," a program that raised more than $100 million to support and develop Olympic athletes in this nation of 33 …Olympic Athletes Angry at Planet, Want More CondomsRight PunditsAthletes' funding up in the airWinnipeg Free PressMemorable moments from the 2010 [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Miller's slate clean after VancouverSI.comHe was the image of baleful indifference to the Olympic Games; even if he cared, it looked like he didn't. (It's instructive that here at these Games Miller …Bode Miller,2010 Vancouver Olympic games, U.S. Alpine ski-racerWashington PostRazzoli leads, Miller eliminated in slalomCBC.caOlympics: Italy gets first gold; Miller, Ligety outSkiRacing.comNew York [...]

Six crashes on '50-50' curve mar four-man bobsled qualifyingSeattle TimesBerkeley is 6 feet 5, the tallest guy on the US Olympic team. That can be an advantage when you're pushing a sled out of the start house. …and more » Continue….. US long-track speedskating faces time of reckoningSI.comAP By the time speedskating competition finished up at [...]

B.C. coast under tsunami advisory after massive, deadly Chilean quake – The ProvinceIn a highrise just one hotel back from the beach at Waikiki, Len Hall of Langley, B On Vancouver Island, the district of Tofino warned that people “should move out of the water, off the beach and out of the harbours and marinas [...]

Dan Barry takes readers behind news articles and into obscure and well-known corners of the United States. His column appears every Monday. Corralling a welcoming party of 300 elementary school students. Baking hundreds of cupcakes. Finding two Continue .. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — An Olympic skier from Chile has decided to participate in the closing [...]

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 24, 2010) – The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will announce Canada’s Paralympic Ambassador and support for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games tomorrow Continue .. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/25/10 — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment, [...]

Canadian Olympic Committee sees trouble if funding shrivels – canada.com from corporate sponsors and the Vancouver organizing committee in Canada,” she said. “Because, who’s kidding who? Now London (site of 2012 Summer Olympics) is going to be after our coaches and our nutritionists. And then Sochi (Russia Source: www.canada.com Snowboarder’s Liver Transplant Revs ‘New Engine’ [...]

Washington Post The toughest Winter Olympics event? The postrace interview.Christian Science MonitorThat's why Olympic athletes have to train for them, just as they train to shave off seconds and strokes. Russian figure skater Yevgeni Plushenko should take …More OlympicsSchenectady Gazette (blog)all 301 news articles » Continue….. Olympic athletes spread word of inclusion for First Nation youthUSA [...]

How US Olympians pay the rentCNNMoney.comOf course Jewell and most other Olympic athletes do receive some funding from the USOC, which relies on corporate sponsors and private donations. …and more » Continue….. Washington Post The toughest Winter Olympics event? The postrace interview.Christian Science MonitorThat's why Olympic athletes have to train for them, just as they train [...]

The Guardian Spokesman: Blind skier won't race for CanadaWashington PostIn Paralympic competitions, he relied on a guide on the course who went ahead of him and showed him the way. Without a guide at the Olympics, he had planned …Coach doesn't see the big pictureYahoo! SportsBlind Canadian skier won't race, team saysCBC.caBlind skier denied chance [...]

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Bode Miller put down one solid slalom run en route to winning the super-combined for his first Olympic gold medal. Now he needs two to make Olympic history. Miller has one last shot at becoming the first man to win Continue .. Canada has never won an Olympic decision: to [...]

KSL-TV Olympic freestyle skiing: Schnoor planning to soar in aerials finalsSalt Lake TribuneWest Vancouver, British Columbia » After becoming a surprise winner of the US Olympic Trials in December, Draper's Lacy Schnoor knew she …Draper skier Lacy Schnoor finishes a disappointing ninth in Olympic women's …Examiner.comWednesday's aerials finals have an air of unfamiliarityLos Angeles TimesLacy [...]