2010 Olympic Games

The road to the top began innocently enough for Jan Buntin.

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Calculating the cost of creating an Olympian

Didier Cuche of Switzerland won his second World Cup event in as many days, winning the men’s downhill event in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

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Guay top Canadian at men’s World Cup downhill

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. is 5-for-5 on the World Cup downhill circuit after another dominant performance Saturday.

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Vonn wins again on World Cup downhill circuit

OSLO – It’s no secret that the Norwegian hockey program ranks a notch a below the world’s elite powers. Norway’s hockey program has long been caught up in the chicken-and-egg dilemma of whether a sport develops in proportion to its municipal funding, sponsorships and coaching or whether the latter fall into place as the sport demonstrates its ability to attract top young athletes. For Norwegian hockey, progress is measured not by unrealistic hopes of winning medals in IIHF-sanctioned tournaments against the top teams, but rather by ensuring itself of opportunities to continue playing against the elite countries. “Just for us to play in the Olympics and have a chance to compete against the best players in the world is really special,” said Norwegian defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, who plays in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers. Just a few short years ago, Norwegian hockey seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. Back in 2007, the international season was a comedy of errors for Norway

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Norway hopes for progress

Shaun White’s latest victory in an Olympic qualifier came courtesy of a new trick.

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Shaun White Wins, With a McTwist

A U.S. postage stamp that commemorates the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, shows an airborne snowboarder against a snow-capped mountain backdrop.

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USA’s 2010 Olympic stamp unveiled in Utah

Canadian Jeff Batchelor won a silver medal at the World Cup halfpipe competition in Quebec on Friday to secure a spot on the Canadian Olympic snowboard team.

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Canada’s Batchelor wins silver, qualifies for Olympics

AP – Shaun White looks ready for the Olympics.

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White, Clark dominate US Snowboard Grand Prix
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First, it was a call for the M*A*S*H unit. Now it might be time to send out a St. Bernard to conduct an alpine search and rescue.

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Canada’s women’s alpine ski team on a slide

It’s a question of historical importance and a debate hotly waged. Who will carry our nation’s flag when the Vancouver Olympics arrive next month? Naturally, we created our own short list – which will undoubtedly infuriate many.

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Our picks for Canada’s Olympic flag-bearer