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Mario and Sonic go to Winter Olympics. But why?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:30 GMT

MARIO AND SONIC AT THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES RATING E for EveryoneWhen you go through the game's 27 events, you will find yourself bored and/or frustrated with nearly all of them.
Source: Newsday

Andrei Lutai banned for alleged car theft, drunk driving

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:51:25 GMT

MOSCOW — Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai will miss the Winter Olympics after receiving a one-year ban for allegedly stealing a car in the United States and driving it while drunk.
Source: Boston Herald

German Skater's Doping Ban Upheld

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:23:20 GMT

Claudia Pechstein, who has won nine speed skating Olympic medals for Germany, will miss the 2012 Winter Olympics because of a doping ban.
Source: The Post Chronicle

1996 World Cup remains Amonte's brightest highlight

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:27:06 GMT

It'll go down as the defining moment in the career of Tony Amonte. It was Game 3 of the inaugural World Cup of Hockey in 1996 and there was Amonte skating and scraping as he normally did for Team USA against favored Team Canada.
Source: National Hockey league | NHL.com

Speedskater Pechstein loses appeal on 2-year ban

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:11:11 GMT

GENEVA - German speedskater Claudia Pechstein has lost her bid to compete in her sixth straight Winter Olympics on Wednesday after the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) upheld her two-year doping ban.
Source: TSN.ca

Clause threatens free speech, artists say

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:12:29 GMT

T he arts-festival portion of the 2010 Olympics risks sliding into a squabble over free speech, as artists who signed on to be part of the Cultural Olympiad learn of a clause in their contracts that prohibits negative comments about the Games and its...
Source: Globe and Mail

Lamoureux twins lead USA Hockey youth movement

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:03:10 GMT

Monique, left, and Jocelyne Lamoureux, both 20-year-old forwards, are bidding to become the first twins, male or female, to play for USA Hockey at the Winter Olympics. The identical twins, 20, from Grand Forks, N.D. , are in the mix to make the 2010 U.S.
Source: USA Today

American cross country skier Freeman eyes Olympic medal

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:27:28 GMT

For a second time, Kris Freeman has overcome a condition called compartment syndrome, which affects the body's muscles. His goal is to become the first U.S. skier since Bill Koch in 1976 to medal in cross country at the Winter Olympics.
Source: USA Today

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:07:49 GMT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Tiffany Cherry (L) and Ruby Rose (R) introduce Michael Buble (C) as Foxtel's official Winter Olympics ambassador at Museum of Contemporary Art on November 18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

Quoted in 'Olympic flame arrives in Nova Scotia'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

said in Canada.com:

Still, I'm very excited that our port is the first stop along the route in Nova Scotia ... I was a university student in Calgary during the 1988 Winter Olympics, and I wouldn't have missed seeing this celebration for anything.

Quoted in 'Light rail to airport to begin Dec. 19'

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:31:12 GMT

said in The Seattle Times:

Also, so that those folks who are going to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler can use this system, when they come through Seattle.

Alexei Yagudin - Winter

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:17:13 GMT