Topic: Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Olympic flowers: The story behind the bouquets given to medal winners in Vancouver
There's a nice story behind the Olympic flower bouquets presented to medal winners at the 2010 Winter Games.
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Canada wins four medals and demolishes Russia in Olympic ice hockey
After a stuttering start to its Vancouver Olympics, Canada wins four medals and serves up a 7-3 demolition of Russia in ice hockey. Was 'Winning Wednesday' all thanks to a bearded skeleton slider?
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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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Oh Canada: Most are enjoying the Winter Olympics, but where are the medals?
With eight of 16 days of competition completed, Canada has a third the number of medals as the US – falling short of its bold expectations, but engaging most Canadians nonetheless.
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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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Canada's opening ceremonies statement: we're not America
The opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics were most memorable when they highlighted what makes Canada unique – and different from its southern neighbor.
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How Vancouver can hold a Winter Olympics with no snow
Cypress Mountain, the venue for the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events, has had to truck and fly in enough snow to fill 20 Big Bens. But organizers say it's now ready to go.
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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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Opinion: 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: What about Vancouver's homeless?
As long as the Olympics change locations, ill-equipped cities like Vancouver will make cosmetic preparations that only exacerbate local issues.
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Whistler and Vancouver: a tale of two Winter Olympics
Amplifying a recent trend, the 2010 Winter Olympics will be split between two cities – Vancouver and Whistler – almost completely separate from each other. Critics say it undermines the Olympic spirit of unity.
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Olympic dress rehearsal brings Olympic tests of patience
With the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games hurtling toward opening ceremonies, workers are battling warm temps with shipped-in snow while bus drivers from all over the US and Canada grip highlighted maps in their bid to find unfamiliar destinations.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Ski jumping
Soaring above the rugged British Columbia landscape, young Austrian sensation Gregor Schlierenzauer will aim for gold. But absent will be women jumpers, who lost a legal battle to end Olympic ski jumping's 86-year history as a men's-only sport.
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It’s official: Women definitely can't jump
Canada's Supreme Court today ended the legal bid of more than a dozen women ski jumpers from around the world who were seeking to pry open the last Olympic door shut to women. They were hoping to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
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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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