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Top 12 inspiring moments we saw at the Vancouver Olympics
Vancouver Olympics correspondents Christa Case Bryant and Mark Sappenfield chronicle the Top 12 highlights: including Joannie Rochette's courage, US vs. Canada hockey, and Petra Majdic racing with broken ribs.
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In Pictures: Top 12 inspiring Olympic moments
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Olympics blog
1980 'miracle on ice': an American in Moscow recalls Soviet reaction
A US student learned something about Soviet diplomacy while visiting during the 1980 Olympic men's hockey 'miracle on ice.'
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Vancouver Olympics medal count: US chances for Day 15
The US may have to rely on short track to increase its Vancouver Olympics medal count on Day 15. But bobsled and men's hockey could take big steps toward medals today.
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In Pictures: Testing gravity: Ski jumping
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Olympics blog
Winter Olympics: Women banned from ski jumping, but women’s participation way up
Women ski jumpers banned from the Winter Olympic event. But women's participation in the Olympic Games has increased dramatically in recent years.
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USA beats the Winter Olympics medal table red, white, and blue
Two unexpected medals from Americans Bode Miller (silver) and Andrew Weibrecht (bronze) in the men's super-G inflated America's already big lead in the Winter Olympics 2010 medal table.
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Watching the Olympics after you turn in your press pass
A Monitor sports writer who covered five Olympics shares a blizzard of impressions as he watches from his couch.
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Stephen Colbert cheers Shani Davis in Vancouver Olympics
Shani Davis went for gold today – and got it. One of his sponsors: Stephen Colbert of the 'Colbert Report,' who was in Vancouver to watch the race.
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Nodar Kumaritashvili crash: what we've learned
Questions swirl around whether the track was approaching the point of being too dangerous. Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili was a skilled luger, Georgia's minister for culture and sport said Friday.
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Vancouver opening ceremonies: Luge athlete Mark Grimmette to carry US flag
One of a handful of five-time AmericanOlympians, Mark Grimmette was chosen by his peers to carry the flag in the Vancouver Olympics opening ceremonies.
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In Whistler and Vancouver, what drives Olympic athletes?
The lessons I learned from my Russian cross-country ski coach – a 1956 Soviet gold medalist – taught me about the gold in the heart of many Olympic athletes.
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Olympics blog
Whistler: ready for the Games at the top of the Sea-to-Sky Highway
Whistler, one of the sites of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, is a two-hour drive from Vancouver along the switchback-filled Sea-to-Sky Highway. The distance between the venues makes this year's Winter Olympics two virtually separate events.
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Freestyle skiing
Complete preview of the Olympic freestyle skiing events, including YouTube videos, in-depth event graphics, what athletes to watch, and a history of the event.
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Luge
The Whistler track, where the 2010 Olympic races will be held, is considered the fastest in the world – adding extra adrenaline to the 'fastest sport on ice' this year.
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In Pictures: Skeleton
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In Pictures: Nordic combined
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In Pictures: Freestyle skiing
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In Pictures: Cross-country skiing
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In Pictures: Bobsled
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In Pictures: Travel shots 2009
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In Pictures: Let's go sledding!
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Gallery: Our Photos of the Year 2009
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Why women can't ski jump in the Winter Olympics
Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.
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Ski jumping on plastic? How Olympians train before the snow flies.
In Lake Placid, N.Y., Vancouver 2010 hopefuls do helicopters into chilly pools and slide down refrigerated tracks. The town has had a virtually unparalleled role in shaping the rising generation of US winter Olympians.
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