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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/28
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/28
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 01/21
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How to donate to family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili
The family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who fatally crashed on the opening day of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, is in dire financial need. A bank account has been set up for donations from around the world.
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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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Were Vancouver Olympics courses too hard? How fast is too fast?
After some big crashes at the Vancouver Olympics some are debating whether courses should be about survival of the fittest or a showcase for grace, beauty, and the sheer joy of elite competition.
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The teams behind every Olympic athlete: parents, friends, fans
Athletes at the Vancouver Olympics have usually gotten there with the backing of a small army of supporters who encourage, chastise, bolster, and fund. Just ask US skeleton's Noelle Pikus-Pace or US luger Mark Grimmette.
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Bode Miller, ski tinkerer, wins silver in the super-G
Bode Miller, who added a silver medal to his tally in the super-G on Friday, is one of many Olympic athletes who embrace the technical materials side of their sport -- in this case his skis -- to reach maximum performance.
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Olympics Schedule 2010: Wednesday's events
Olympic medals will be won today in ladies' downhill skiing, ladies' and men's cross-country skiing, men's 1,000-meter speed skating, ladies' 500-meter speed skating, and the men's snowboarding halfpipe.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/16
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How US luger Erin Hamlin cracked the German dynasty
Germany has won every Olympics medal in women's luge this century. But their dynasty has come under pressure from US luger Erin Hamlin, who ended Germans' 99-win streak at World Championships last year.
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Olympic Schedule 2010: Tuesday's events
Curling kicks off today's schedule with 11 matches, along with competition in US men's and women's hockey, snowboarding, biathlon, luge, speed skating, and figure skating. Alpine skiing has been postponed.
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At Winter Olympics, figure skating coach wears three different team uniforms
At the Vancouver Olympics, figure skating coach Ingo Steuer of Germany sat with teams from three different countries – Switzerland, Ukraine, and Germany – after their performances tonight.
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Olympics schedule 2010: Monday's events
Monday's Winter Olympics schedule includes women's ice hockey, men's alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, speed skating, luge, and figure skating.
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Olympics schedule 2010: Sunday's events
Sunday's Winter Olympic's schedule includes women's ice hockey (US vs. China), luge, speed skating, Nordic combined, biathlon, freestyle skiing, and figure skating.
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Track safer after Nodar Kumaritashvili death, but lugers unhappy
Five elite lugers said Saturday that they were OK with competing the day after Nodar Kumaritashvili's death. But they don't like using the women's start, though it made the track safer. Their comments show how deeply danger is sewn into the fabric of the Winter Olympics.
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Why Vancouver officials say luge track is now safe
One day after Nodar Kumaritashvili's fatal crash on the luge track, officials have made several modifications to the run, including the men's starting point.
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Whistler track reopens day after luger Nodar Kumaritashvili death
Lugers will race for gold at the Winter Olympics Saturday, after an investigation that resulted in two additional safety measures for the track. But debate is likely to continue over the Whistler track.
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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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Luge death of Nodar Kumaritashvili shows danger of Whistler track
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died Friday after a crash during a training run. The luge death comes after many athletes expressed fears about the Whistler track, the world's fastest and most difficult.
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Olympics blog
Video: US Olympic aerialist Ryan St. Onge and luger Erin Hamlin
Aerialist Ryan St. Onge and luger Erin Hamlin talked with the Monitor while training for the Vancouver Games.
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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 Pictures: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic venues
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Canada aims to 'Own the Podium' at Vancouver Olympics
Mild-mannered Canada? Think again. The host of the Vancouver Olympics has been on a five-year national drive to win the most medals.
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Olympics blog
Five Olympic events you won't see on TV
In Whistler, one of the two Vancouver Olympics sites, bears are testing out the luge track. And did I just hear that the Brazilian cross-country women won the 4x5 km relay?
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