2010 Olympic Games

A matchup featuring a pair of NHL captains will take place in Washington on Sunday, with the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin clashing with Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby in what many hope is a prelude to a showdown at the upcoming Vancouver Olympics.

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Demonstrating creativity while executing precise jumps and movements, with a global audience and an eagle-eyed panel of nine judges watching, is the daunting task facing competitors in figure skating. But whether that prospect is more challenging than racing on an oval track on blade-thin, ankle-high skates in search of Olympic glory is a question to which speed skaters, both long and short track, could perhaps provide the answer. Three events for figure skating Olympic figure skating comprises three events: singles (men and women), pairs and ice dance. In singles, skaters must wow judges during both a short and free programme that are set to music, with a required sequence of steps, jumps, spins and combinations.

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Skating in Vancouver: a mix of jumps, creativity and speed

The Olympic Games are only days away and CBCSports.ca has you covered with a live Olympic preview chat.

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LIVE CHAT: Olympic preview

PITTSBURGH (AP) -It’s the NHL’s biggest nightmare at the Vancouver Olympics: a star like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin gets hurt. Because the pressure to win is so great, players such as Crosby and Sergei Gonchar of the Pittsburg…

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NHL’s biggest Olympic fear: A star gets hurt

They’re the Dream Team of the 2010 torch relay in Sea-to-Sky country. Friday, 14 former Olympians will carry the flame that will launch the Vancouver Winter Olympics as it travels from Squamish to Whistler.

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Dream Team delivers Olympic torch to Whistler

AP – Lindsey Vonn recalls being mobbed by fans when Alpine skiing’s World Cup made its debut stop at Bansko, Bulgaria, a year ago.

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Vonn, Vancouver give Alpine chance to lift profile
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Talk about the ultimate swing riding. Premier Gordon Campbell rode the zip line at Robson Square Friday and said he survived without splitting his majority.

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Premier Campbell swoops down on Vancouver for free 2010 zip-line ride

Aleisha Cline, the one-time “Lady Dominator” of ski cross, is in her Squamish home juggling her two bustling toddlers, just trying to be a mom, the morning of this interview.

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Squamish’s Aleisha Cline’s Games rest on teammate’s knee

Ever since it was known the 2010 Winter Olympics were coming to Vancouver, the City of Abbotsford has been actively promoting itself as the ideal spot for pre-Games training.

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Abbotsford opens its rink to the world

Organizers of Holland Heineken House in Richmond are expecting to serve about 320,000 cups of beer at one of the liveliest party centres during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Popular Holland Heineken House gets set for 50,000 guests