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Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races
The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:29pm

Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal
Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:01pm

Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts
Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:57pm

Tony Benshoof's back ailing again
Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin.
updated: Nov 19th - 11:32pm

Olympic lodging plan off because of rough economy
An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.
updated: Nov 19th - 9:45pm

Fans to have chance to design Vonn's helmet art
Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.
updated: Nov 19th - 7:09am

BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor
BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors.
updated: Nov 19th - 7:01am

Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network
NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival.
updated: Nov 19th - 6:43am

Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch
Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street.
updated: Nov 18th - 11:38pm

Already a world champ, Hamlin eyes Olympic gold
For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized. Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. In the sleepy village of Remsen, N.Y., pop. 514, that's how homage was paid to a local who stunned the luge world _ the World Champion Erin Hamlin Sundae, a popular item at The Soda Fountain in town.
updated: Nov 18th - 9:26pm

Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal
Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games.
updated: Nov 18th - 9:26pm

US curler goes for cash on reality TV
U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father.
updated: Nov 18th - 5:44pm

Italian cyclist loses Olympic silver for doping
Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.
updated: Nov 17th - 2:17pm

17-year-old Hansen makes US World Cup luge team
Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the Olympics.
updated: Nov 16th - 5:35am

USA drivers slide out of medals in 4-man World Cup
It's the hardest part of bobsledding, those 5 seconds where racers sprint alongside their sleds before jumping in for the bumpy ride down an icy chute.
updated: Nov 14th - 9:18pm

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