2010 Olympic Games

For the first time in Olympic history, spectators at figure skating, curling and sledge hockey games will be able to listen to in-venue play-by-plays on special headsets and can ask questions that will be answered on air.

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Olympic organizers unveil special in-venue headsets

(AP) — At first glance, there was little spectacular about American biathlon results at the Turin Olympics. The United States had failed yet again to win any medals, and none of its athletes even cracked the top five.

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Burke’s medal gives U.S. biathlon hope for 2010

Canada is one of five bidders for the 2011 FIBA Americas tournament, the qualifier for the London Olympic Games.

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Canada bids to host Olympic basketball qualifier

Curler Chris Plys, an alternate on the 2010 U.S. men’s curling team, will document his experience for USA TODAY as he prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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Shooting the rock: Curler Plys on reality TV, meeting Colbert

The task for Mark Messier to lead Canada to a world championship gold in an Olympic year will be daunting. Since the NHL agreed to shut down its regular season to participate in the Olympics, Canada has been shut out of medals in 1998, 2002 and 2006.

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Olympic year could hurt Canada at world championships

The IOC have reawarded two of Marion Jones’ three individual medals from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

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IOC reallocate Jones’ medals

AP – Olympic leaders reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones because of doping on Wednesday, but withheld the 100-meter gold from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her “disgraceful” behavior in evading drug tests.

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IOC withholds Jones’ 100-meter gold from Thanou
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Making its final presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) , before the Olympic athletes arrive in Vancouver for the start of the XXI Olympic Winter Games , the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee (VANOC) reported on the advanced state of Games preparations and its areas of current focus. VANOC CEO John Furlong led the presentation and spoke to the EB about topics such as the handing over of the venues, including the ongoing overlay work; the application of the Look of the Games at the venues; and the implementation of VANOC’s Games-time operational plans. He also spoke about the growing excitement around the Games, as the Olympic Torch Relay makes its way across Canada and spreads the Olympic values to thousands of people every day. The Games Are Coming! Speaking after the presentation, René Fasel , the Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Vancouver Games, said: “We once again heard a very positive report from the team at VANOC, showing the continued progress that they are making, with the Games only 65 days away. The excitement is clearly building, and you can see that the preparations for the Games are where they need to be at this stage.

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VANCOUVER 2010: The Games Are Coming!

AP – It’s not that Usain Bolt breaks records.

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Bolt rewrites the record book — and fast
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For Finnish women’s national team players Emma Laaksonen and Karoliina Rantamäki, participating in tournaments prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is important to gain experience. Although both are expected to be on the roster for the Vancouver Olympics, everybody still has to practice hard to make the team, and to be in good shape. Emma Laaksonen, Finland’s captain, first touched the ice as a figure skater when she was young, but soon she started to play hockey regularly with her brother and his friends. After her youth in Finland, she went to the United States to study business and play hockey at the University of Minnesota.

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