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Sources: 19-Year-Old Zach Bogosian Enters US Olympic Picture

20 Nov 2009 06:51:00 PST

The 19-year-old Bogosian, a native of northern New York, has developed into a superb two-way defenseman with shocking ease, with just 64 NHL games under his belt. The third overall pick from 2008 already has eight goals this season, tops among NHL defensemen. He would be a natural for the up...

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Super Six Predictions - Fight News

19 Nov 2009 16:29:36 PST

Andre Ward has that terrific amateur pedigree, winning the Gold medal at the Athens Olympics. He's had some good wins in the pros but we will only find out … and more » Super Six PredictionsFight NewsAndre Ward has that terrific amateur pedigree, winning the Gold medal at the Athens Olympi...

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Belbin looks like an Olympic medalist. But we say the winner is . . . - Los Angeles Times

19 Nov 2009 16:29:35 PST

Belbin looks like an Olympic medalist. But we say the winner is . . .Los Angeles Times… night in Lake Placid, five reporters who will be covering figure skating at the 2010 Olympics agreed to hazard predictions on the Winter Games medals. … and more »

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Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal

18 Nov 2009 20:31:03 PST

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.

Original story at Seattle Times .

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2010 Olympics: Canadians Getting It Done in the Scoring Department

17 Nov 2009 12:30:10 PST

Written by Mark Ritter
Either way, whether Yzerman employs familiar faces or a mishmash of old and new to round out Team Canada’s roster, one thing is for sure: when everything is all said and done, Canada will ice one of the most intimidating/impressive group of twelve forwards to ever don the Canadian jersey. C...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Vancouver or Bust (read: Indulge Me Please)

16 Nov 2009 03:00:07 PST

Written by randasfans
And then came Michelle. I barely know where to begin. (My friend Michelle might encourage me to start by telling you about the belt that I once purchased because it was the same beautiful ice blue color of the dress that Michelle Kwan wore during her long program at the Nagano Olympics when s...

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2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit 2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Local Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping: court -- from The Victoria Star
• ESPN Gameday To Make First Appearance in Tucson -- by Alan Rubenstein from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Bolt and bond - Southwest Virginia Today -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Bosh does heavy lifting for Raptors - SI.com -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Meet The Train Makers, Part 6: China - The Infrastructurist -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Athletes of the decade are ones to remember - The Daily Evergreen -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Agencies line up for pan-European Speedo task - Brand Republic -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Obama’s Silence on China -- by chinaview from Status of Chinese People
• Beijing Olympics 1500m winner stripped of gold medal for doping - People's Daily Online -- from Beijing Olympics Blog
• Kurt Browning on Chan's shot at Olympic gold - CTV Olympics -- from Beijing Olympics Blog

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Colbert Nation Raises $40,000 Overnight As New US Speedskating Sponsor

04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST

by Will BrinsonFiled under: International Olympics, TV and Movies, Winter Sports, Sports Media, Figure Skating Stephen Colbert announced -- in case you missed it or thought it was fake like his Republican-y shtick-- on Monday night that Colbert Nation would become the new primary spo...

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'Black' is beautiful, &c. -- By: Jay Nordlinger

01 Nov 2009 20:00:14 PST

Written by webmaster@nationalreview.com (Jay Nordlinger)
But NBC, the network covering the Games, had no way of communicating this fact to its viewers. Why? Because it had banned, at least de facto, the word “black.” So the NBC people were reduced to saying, “She’s the first African-American woman from any country to win a gold medal.” Yes, and that i...

Original story at National Review Online .

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Opinion: How Golf Will Be Impacted By The Olympics, Part II

20 Oct 2009 05:30:56 PDT

Written by Michael Fitzpatrick
But, team unity issues or not, they actually lost to Puerto Rico and Lithuania, narrowly defeated Greece and Australia to advance to the medal round where they were eventually defeated by Argentina. A decade earlier, a bronze medal by the USA basketball team would have been a humorous tho...

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Stephanie Streeter, USOC Chief, Leaving After Chicago Olympics Bust

07 Oct 2009 09:26:02 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
They found more to complain about when the board approved a pay package with a base of $560,000 – about 30 percent more than what Scherr earned. And even more when the USOC botched the introduction of its TV network and drew criticism from the International Olympic Committee.

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Evan Lysacek: Change of seasons signals last lap toward Vancouver Olympics

04 Oct 2009 14:16:22 PDT

Written by Helene Elliott
With that title has come a considerable amount of opportunity. I've spent the "off-season" traveling the world skating in shows and TV specials, shooting commercials and photos for sponsors, working with NBC on its Olympic promotions, making appearances trying to spread Olympic spir...

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Chicago Olympics: Why Pat Ryan Was Tapped To Run The Bid

27 Sep 2009 15:58:22 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
CHICAGO — Pat Ryan isn't a gold medalist, like the leader of Madrid's bid committee. Nor does he have a long history with the International Olympic Committee, as the heads of Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo's organizations do. More on Olympics

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Opinion: Giles Slade: Winter Olympics: Gold Rush or Even Ground?

24 Sep 2009 10:35:14 PDT

Written by Giles Slade
We have hosted the Olympics more times than any other nation. Even in this bad year, we can show the rest of the world how it's done. In 1985, robbers broke into the home of John Kondrads, a retired Australian Olympic swimmer. The thieves took 16 medals including the gold medallion Konrads was a...

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Opinion: Phelps Closes Worlds In Rome With 5th Gold Medal

02 Aug 2009 14:40:25 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
Lochte was far off Phelps' world record in the 400 IM, touching first in 4:07.01. Phelps won gold at Beijing in 4:03.84, but decided to scale back his program heading into what will be his final Olympics. A pair of world records fell in non-Olympic events.

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Clara Hughes: Winter and Summer Olympics Medalist on the Agony of Victory

13 May 2009 17:34:20 PDT

Written by Mike Dojc
Cyclist turned speed skater Clara Hughes is an athlete of awesome distinction. The Winnipegger is the only Canadian to medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She won a pair of bronze medals in the road races at the 1996 Atlanta Games and another bronze in the 5000-metre speed skating...

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Opinion: Sky to lobby for screen crown jewels

05 Mar 2009 16:43:02 PST

Written by Owen Gibson
The International Olympic Committee is selling the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on a country by country basis after rejecting a bid from the European Broadcasting Union, a coalition of public service broadcasters, thus raising the prospect of some events being shown on pay TV f...

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Podcast: Tokyo's Kabukicho district told to dim its red light

19 Jan 2009 00:25:00 PST

Written by Justin McCurry
But for how much longer? With Japan eager to host the 2016 Olympics and the city's proselytising governor keen to clean away sleaze and crime, the ramshackle collection of ageing buildings housing bars and clubs catering to every sexual proclivity is in the authorities' firing line. Arm...

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Podcast: PM signals future changes in sports funding

29 Aug 2008 06:10:58 PDT

Few sports fans in the Czech Republic will forget the recent Beijing Olympics, where the country notched up six medals, three silver and three gold. The games featured a number of gripping stories, including the very first gold medal win of the games by shooter Kateřina Emmons as well as Ba...

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Podcast: Rough Brazilians a challenge to Czech referee of women’s football final at Beijing Olympics

27 Aug 2008 08:26:41 PDT

Dagmar Damková, the first woman to referee at the highest level in Czech men’s football, recently reached another career milestone, when she officiated in the women’s football final at the Beijing Olympics. The USA beat Brazil 1:0 in that game, and though the ref herself obviously wasn’...

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Podcast: Human Rights Groups Ask IOC to Insist on Free-Speech Guarantees at Future Olympics

25 Aug 2008 18:45:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (MaKina)
Human rights groups in the United States say the Chinese government did not live up to its promises to respect free speech and human rights during the Beijing Games, and they want the International Olympic Committee to insist on free-speech guarantees from the host of any future Olympic...

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Opinion: Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

20 Aug 2008 07:07:01 PDT

Written by edit@zdnet.com.au (David Braue)
How Seven blew the internet Olympics The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning th...

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How To: Guide for Olympic reporters on skirting censorship

30 Jul 2008 09:33:43 PDT

Reporters Without Borders is encouraging journalists covering the Beijing Olympics to skirt censorship with tips on how to get around firewalls, lock computer files and find safe translators.

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Podcast: Hip hop Olympics

15 Jun 2008 04:20:38 PDT

We're not about Chinese hip hop, or American hip hop, or English hip hop," explained Meng, 26. "We're about Beijing hip hop. In Three's 'Beijing welcomes you back' live from Beijing. Beijing Wanbao' ('Beijing Evening News') In Three music video online

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Podcast: The Olympics Wrap-Up Show

28 Feb 2006 19:07:00 PST

Written by technologyted@mac.com
Finally, we also honor a few of the notable speedskaters who won medals in the Olympics. Yes, it's not ice hockey, but it's on ice, so it's good enough for us. Besides, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Cheek, and Cindy Klassen are just so darn likeable that we need to mention them!

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Opinion: My Official Perfect Final Moment of the Olympics

26 Feb 2006 13:34:02 PST

Hans and I exchanged some Olympics stories. We talked about our night of table top curling and Dire Straits and the Haka. He told me about the Opening Ceremonies, and how after two hours of waiting the Kiwis were suddenly told to run, and so the New Zealand Olympic delegation sprinted toward t...

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