Vancouver Olympics

Why women can't ski jump in the Winter Olympics

Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.

Schedule of Events: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Info About Vancouver Olympics

sonupt5@gmail.com | 11/07/2009

Schedule of Events: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Info About Vancouver Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. These will also be the first games

Meet Your Olympics Video Dream Team

NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

We wrote earlier this week about the fact that NBC is planning to require would-be Vancouver Olympics watchers to authenticate in the U.S. Once users have proved they are paying TV customers in good standing, they’ll also have to download the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight if they don’t have it already. But once you [...]

Speedskater Celski says he'll be back for Olympics

Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Short track speedskater J.R. Celski is confident he'll recover from a deep gash to his leg in time for February's Vancouver Olympics.

Speedskater Celski says he'll be back for Olympics

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Short track speedskater J.R. Celski is confident he'll recover from a deep gash to his leg in time for February's Vancouver Olympics.

Speedskater Celski says he'll be back for Olympics

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Short track speedskater J.R. Celski is confident he'll recover from a deep gash to his leg in time for February's Vancouver Olympics.

Speedskater Celski says he'll be back for Olympics

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

NEW YORK -- Short track speedskater J.R. Celski is confident he'll recover from a deep gash to his leg in time for February's Vancouver Olympics.

100 days to the Vancouver Olympics

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

100 days: Countdown to Vancouver Olympics

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Canada is stronger than ever as a winter sports nation. But we're about to start finding out: Just how much stronger? This is when things really start to get interesting.

A few things to look for at Vancouver Olympics

USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

In honor of the 100-day countdown starting on Wednesday for the Vancouver Winter Olympics, here are… Read

Stephen Colbert ? and Colbert Nation ? Enter the Olympics

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

There's one more country going to the Vancouver Olympics: Colbert Nation. Stephen Colbert announced on Monday's The Colbert Report that his Comedy Central program — and his legion of fans — will become the primary sponsor for the U.S. speed-skating ...

Vancouver Olympics tickets available Saturday

SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

VANCOUVER (AP) -- The final round of ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics begins Saturday.

"Colbert Nation" To Sponsor U.S. Speedskating Team In Vancouver Olympics

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

NEW YORK — Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. The team's largest annual cash sponsor, DSB Bank NV, left the team in the lurch after it declared bankruptcy in October. The name "Colbert...

Colbert goes for gold, sponsors US speedskating team for 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Speedskating has produced some of the most iconic figures in U.S. Olympic history, from Eric Heiden to Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair. In all, Americans have claimed 75 medals — 32 of them gold — on the traditional long track oval and the wild-and-wooly short track rink. In Vancouver, Shani Davis, Chad Hedrick and short track star Apolo Anton Ohno will all be vying for medals.

Team Aomori secures curling berth

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

AOMORI (Kyodo) Team Aomori beat Team Nagano in a playoff Saturday to secure a berth as Japan's representative in the women's curling competition at next February's Vancouver Olympics. Team Aomori posted its second straight victory over Team Nagano, which had won through the first round, and triumphed 4-0 overall to make its second straight Winter Games.