Olympics

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[Before & After] Satellite tracks progress on Olympic site from space

[Before & After] Satellite tracks progress on Olympic site from space See how much London has done to get main site ready for 2012 Games. View the before and after [...]

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London 2012 Olympic torch relay route revealed

London 2012 Olympic torch relay route revealed The London Olympics torch relay begins on 19 May 2012 at Land’s End and ends 70 days later at the opening ceremony in [...]

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Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh Bob two men and four women and bob men are only testing the program of bobsleigh, a sport that has been Olympic since the beginning of the Games. View [...]

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Interactive: An icon for Vancouver

Interactive: An icon for Vancouver Intended as a lasting architectural symbol of the Games, the Richmond Olympic Oval will host the long-track speedskating competition during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Located [...]

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The Moves They Don’t Want You to See

The Moves They Don’t Want You to See While they often seem flawless to most viewers, the top competitors in the women’s figure skating event have all received deductions for [...]

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Alpine Skiing, From Technical Turns to Tucks and Speed

Alpine Skiing, From Technical Turns to Tucks and Speed Alpine ski events are broken into two disciplines: speed (the downhill and the super-G) and technical (the giant slalom and the [...]

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Taking the Corners

Taking the Corners A look at the technique of American speedskater Shani Davis, who won gold in the 1,000 meters and silver in the 1,500. View the interactive graphic

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Olympics: Winning Faces

Olympics: Winning Faces Olympic athletes train for years for the big run down the slope, the halfpipe trick or “quad” that clinches a spot on the medal stand. But there’s [...]

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In Men’s Figure Skating, Quad Not Needed to Win

In Men’s Figure Skating, Quad Not Needed to Win The Olympics men’s skating competition reinforced the notion that the risk of trying a quadruple jump is not worth the reward. [...]

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Luge Crash at the Olympics

Luge Crash at the Olympics Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luge athlete, was killed during a training run Friday on the Olympic track, which is the fastest in the world. View the [...]

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Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form

Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form The modern Olympic Games have become as much a global contest among designers and architects as among athletes. Each Olympics is expected to [...]

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Vancouver’s Olympic Venues

Vancouver’s Olympic Venues The venues are located in Vancouver and in the mountains north of the city. Click on one of the signs for a detailed view. View the interactive [...]

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USA’s Speedy Peterson’s ‘Hurricane’ could win Olympic gold

USA’s Speedy Peterson’s ‘Hurricane’ could win Olympic gold Jeret “Speedy” Peterson is the only person in the world to land what he calls the “Hurricane” — five twists and three [...]

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Belbin and Agosto’s “twizzles” are not as easy as they look

Belbin and Agosto’s “twizzles” are not as easy as they look Twizzles are highly technical moves where ice dancers must sustain speed as they spin on one foot, travel over [...]

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Double cork is snowboarding’s must-have trick in Vancouver

Double cork is snowboarding’s must-have trick in Vancouver Two members of the U.S. snowboarding team, Shaun White and Louie Vito, can land back-to-back double corks. The Vancouver Games is the [...]

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Behind the scenes of a free skate program

Behind the scenes of a free skate program Olympic-level skater Tommy Steenberg and coach Audrey Weisiger explain the first 30 seconds of his free skate program and how each element [...]

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Interactive graphics: Whistler Peak 2 Peak ski lift

Interactive graphic: Whistler Peak 2 Peak ski lift The Peak2Peak lift in Whistler, Canada, is the world’s longest continuous, unsupported lift system and highest lift of its kind. It will [...]

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Interactive graphic: Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn

Interactive graphic: Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn Fearless and lightning-fast. Lindsey Vonn is America’s best chance at an Alpine skiing gold medal. Coaches credit her success partly to an intense workout [...]

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World’s fastest track awaits sliders at Whistler

World’s fastest track awaits sliders at Whistler An in-depth look at the Whistler Sliding Center, where bobsled, luge and skeleton athletes are expected to set speed records. View the project

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Interactive map: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games

Interactive map: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Our interactive map of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games covers the sporting venues and sightseeing spots in the host city, the Whistler [...]

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You Finish, You Win

You Finish, You Win Doug Lewis, a former World Cup and Olympic downhiller, skied the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel, Austria, many times — and escaped in one piece. Here, Lewis plays [...]

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