Culture Shlock: Going for gold in the cold - San Jose Mercury News

Culture Shlock: Going for gold in the cold
San Jose Mercury News
Because let's face it — the Summer Olympics boast bronzed, muscular, sweaty athletes running, swimming and tumbling, not to mention the eye candy of ...

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Peek through time: Clair Young, 91, has been a gold-medal influence for ... - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com


The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
Peek through time: Clair Young, 91, has been a gold-medal influence for ...
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
He added another bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Born in Jackson, she won a bronze medal in platform diving at the 1984 Games and was ...

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China Grooms Team to Become a Powerhouse - New York Times

China Grooms Team to Become a Powerhouse
New York Times
No one expects China to dominate the 2010 Winter Olympics the way it ruled the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. But its Olympic officials are hoping for a ...

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Canada to Face US in Men's Olympic Hockey Final - BusinessWeek

Canada to Face US in Men's Olympic Hockey Final
BusinessWeek
Luongo preserved the win with a diving glove save on Pavol Demitra with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation time. Slovakia will play Finland for ...

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It's all downhill for our Olympic rivals - Telegraph.co.uk

It's all downhill for our Olympic rivals
Telegraph.co.uk
She was the first Briton to win an individual gold since Robin Cousins in 1980, a feat made all the more impressive by the ludicrous speeds at which she ...

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A little miracle on ice - CANOE

A little miracle on ice
CANOE
Canada was already up 6 to 2 over the Russians and there would be no repeat of the 1980 Lake Placid Miracle on Ice at the Vancouver Olympics.

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Lunch Weekly for Monday, February 15 - Publishers Lunch Deluxe

Lunch Weekly for Monday, February 15
Publishers Lunch Deluxe
Benson Bobrick's THE STORY OF THE OLYMPICS, a sweeping history of the Olympics in sport and culture from ancient days until today, to Michelle Frey at Knopf ...

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