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Amazing Moments in Olympic History: Johnny Weissmuller

USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Peter John "Johnny" Weissmuller is an Olympic freestyle swimming icon. He won five Olympic gold… Read

C. Anthony Gallery and painter Steve Kaufman present Olympic Medalist Bode Miller

http://www.enewschannels.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — On Saturday, December 5 from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m., come meet and greet Bode during his only U.S. races prior to the 2010 Olympics and Steve Kaufman, “the former assistant to Andy Warhol,” at the C. Anthony Gallery in Beaver Creek. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman’s colorful paintings of [...]

Patrick Ryan, leader of Chicago's failed Olympic bid, to become chairman of World Sport Chicago

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Patrick Ryan, the leader of Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid, will continue efforts to promote amateur athletics by assuming the chairmanship of World Sport Chicago, a non-profit created during the city's recent campaign for the Summer Games.

C. Anthony Gallery and ‘Internationally Acclaimed Pop Artist’ Steve Kaufman Proudly Present Four Time World Champion and Two Time Olympic Medalist Bode Miller

Florida Newswire (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, December 5 from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., come meet and greet Bode during his only U.S. races prior to the 2010 Olympics and Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.' Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman's colorful paintings of Bode, Julia Mancuso, Billy Kidd, Marilyn and many more American Icons come alive on canvas....

C. Anthony Gallery and ‘Internationally Acclaimed Pop Artist’ Steve Kaufman Proudly Present Four Time World Champion and Two Time Olympic Medalist Bode Miller

California Newswire (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, December 5 from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., come meet and greet Bode during his only U.S. races prior to the 2010 Olympics and Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.' Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman's colorful paintings of Bode, Julia Mancuso, Billy Kidd, Marilyn and many more American Icons come alive on canvas....

C. Anthony Gallery and 'Internationally Acclaimed Pop Artist' Steve Kaufman Proudly Present Four Time World Champion and Two Time Olympic Medalist Bode Miller

send2press (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, December 5 from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., come meet and greet Bode during his only U.S. races prior to the 2010 Olympics and Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.' Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman's colorful paintings of Bode, Julia Mancuso, Billy Kidd, Marilyn and many more American Icons come alive on canvas....

For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself

SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- When the first World Cup skeleton race of the season opens Thursday, many of the most accomplished sliders in the sport will be on the starting line.Olympic medalists. World champions. World Cup champions.John Daly, a 24-year-old American, wasn't sure if he was ready to join them.He tells the story with pride now: Before the U.S. skeleton national team trials,...

• For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself - USA Canoe/Kayak

For Daly, Olympic skeleton shot surprised himself

USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

PARK CITY, Utah(AP) When the first World Cup skeleton race of the season opens Thursday, many of the most accomplished sliders in the sport will be on the starting line.Olympic medalists. World champions. World Cup champions.John Daly, a 24-year-old American, wasn't sure if he was ready to join them.He tells the story with pride now: Before the U.S. skeleton national team trials, Daly...

Greece Olympic committee acknowledges poor judgment in case of torchbearer

OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

The commission made no apology however for their actions. From AP- The Greek Olympic Committee has acknowledged it was wrong to allow a hurdler serving a doping ban to take part in the Vancouver flame relay. Olympic Torch Relay Commission president Spyros Zannias says Fani Halkia was included in the relay after a proposal by the Greek [...]

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Speedskaters Ohno, Reutter grateful for Colbert Nation aid

No Fact Zone.Net (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

... some hackles with his tongue-in-cheek take on the USA’s looming battle with Canada for 2010 Winter Olympic medals, but he also is raising a significant amount of money for cash-strapped US Speedskating. Some 8,500 people have donated approximately $250,000 to the organization that trains U.S. Olympic speedskaters since The Colbert Report took on the cause in early November, US Speedskating...

Minoprio beats Ainslie 3-0 and wins the 2009 Monsoon Cup

Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009

Watching Adam Minoprio race in very light and shifty conditions and beat Team Origin's, 3-time gold Olympic medalist, Ben Ainslie with such ease it is still hard to believe he was struggling to finish the round robin and make it to the quarterfinals. Still, Minoprio and the BlackMatch Racing team entirely deserved their three-nil victory in the Monsoon Cup finals. Crew work was flawless,...

Monsoon Cup - Day 2 - Flight 13: Ainslie leads with 7 points; Robertson on "steroids" upsets world match racing order

Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009

[Sorry but there are no photos from that flight] The last flight of the day had two clear protagonists; Ben Ainslie and Phil Robertson, the former for leading the round robin with 7 points and the latter for continuously upsetting the world's match racing order. Ben Ainslie had to race against Malaysia's match racing champion, something of a formality for a 4-time Olympic medalist. After...

Opinion: Pechstein ruling a victory for doping inspectors

Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

Speed skater and Olympic medalist Claudia Pechstein remains banned from the sport. It may be a bitter loss for her, but it strengthens the hand of doping investigators, says DW's Stefan Nestler.

FIS Continental Cup Nordic Combined Ski Racing Comes to Lake Placid Dec. 19-20

First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009

... athletes for February’s Games. Eleven athletes from the U.S. will battle it out for two remaining Olympic team positions and possibly join 2009 World Champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, N.Y.) and Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), a four-time Olympian and 2009 World Champion, on the squad. Austria’s Felix Gottwald and Finland’s Hannu Manninen are expected to headline the international...

Copper Mountain readies for U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix opener

US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

Copper Mountain has been the place to be, recently hosting the U.S. Ski Team for their on-snow training. Now, the snowboarders are coming to town, to prep for the upcoming U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, on Dec. 11 and 12. “Copper is obviously a really critical event for everyone to get in on their quest to get on the Olympic team,” U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said. “It...