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Communism's fall opened sports world - Washington Times

08 Nov 2009 18:29:01 PST

During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, East German athletes won 40 gold medals and 90 medals in all. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, … Washington Times Communism's fall opened sports worldWashington TimesDuring the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, East German athletes w...

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South Korea's Bo Bae Song wins Mizuno Classic for first LPGA Tour title - Metro Canada - Vancouver

08 Nov 2009 09:26:23 PST

South Korea's Bo Bae Song wins Mizuno Classic for first LPGA Tour titleMetro Canada - VancouverVANCOUVER, BC - The Vancouver Winter Olympics are less than 100 days away but they're already getting visitors, not necessarily welcome ones. … and more »

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Chad Dawson beats Glen Johnson for interim light heavyweight title - Metro Canada - Calgary

07 Nov 2009 21:24:25 PST

Chad Dawson beats Glen Johnson for interim light heavyweight titleMetro Canada - CalgaryVANCOUVER, BC - The Vancouver Winter Olympics are less than 100 days away but they're already getting visitors, not necessarily welcome ones. … and more »

Original story at Beijing Olympics .

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Analyzing the First Five Weeks of the NHL Season

07 Nov 2009 11:35:22 PST

Written by Kyle Rhodes
Savard is highly underrated and it's surprising he wasn't invited to the Canadian Olympic camp in August. Savard has been the most consistent play-maker since the lockout and is a great two way player, can play under pressure, is great in the face off circle, and has a great character to hav...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Former Olympic skier Bogner to head Munich bid

06 Nov 2009 06:31:03 PST

Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Original story at Seattle Times .

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Let the Games Continue!

06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST

Written by drlamar
Remember the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, when we saw diving competitor Greg Louganis strike his head on the diving platform? With a chiropractic adjustment delivered behind the scenes immediately after the incident by Jan Corwin, D.C., he was able to return to the board to win th...

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2008 Summer Olympics news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

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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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"Colbert Nation" To Sponsor U.S. Speedskating Team In Vancouver Olympics

02 Nov 2009 23:37:25 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Team
NEW YORK — Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert... NEW YORK — Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. Links:

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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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Mean Reporter Undermines Birmingham Olympic Bid [Media Crack]

29 Oct 2009 11:01:36 PDT

Written by Hamilton Nolan
Here's the setup: The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama was just convicted of 60(!) counts of bribery, and is likely headed to prison. The mayor's a former "award winning television journalist" who last year said that Birmingham should be hosting the Olympics by 2020. So after his conviction,...

Original story at Gawker .

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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...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Jacques Rogge set for new 4-year term as IOC chief

08 Oct 2009 03:56:08 PDT

Jacques Rogge has presided over four Olympics, led a determined fight against doping and steadied the ship after the worst ethics crisis in the movement's history.

Original story at Seattle Times . Related stories include: Jacques Rogge set for re-election as president of International Olympic Committee - topix.com , Jacques Rogge set for new term as IOC chief - Stuff.co.nz and ... 10 p.m. EDT , AP Top Sports News At 10

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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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Opinion: What's the "Ikea" for Success for Sweden at the 2010 Olympics?

26 Jul 2009 19:55:48 PDT

Written by Mark Ritter
Team Sweden or “Tre Kronor” as they are also known, have been highly successful at the Worlds, and they won a Gold Medal at the 2006 Olympics. Let’s take a look at my picks to make the Olympic squad in 2010, it could be a sequel to 2006...Believe-That.

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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: 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...

Original story at Boycott 2008 Communist Olympics .

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Opinion: Hoity-Toity Elitists Hate On Beach Volleyball, Fun

17 Aug 2008 21:12:12 PDT

Written by Moe
The Olympics: yay, a thing I don't need to add a contextual sentence lest you haven't been watching! Of course you're watching! At this point not having watched the Olympics is like not having heard of September 11. DMX himself knows about it! And NBC just got its best Saturday ratings in 18 y...

Original story at gawker.com . Related stories include: Opinion: Michael Phelps: The Feel Good Story For America - Bleacher Report , Opinion: Hoity-Toity Elitists Hate On Beach Volleyball, Fun [Olympics] - Gawker

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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: Dawn Fraser: still kicking

14 Apr 2007 07:00:00 PDT

She broke and held 27 individual world records in the pool. She triumphed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 1960 Rome Olympics and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where she caused a real ruckus. Some versions of the story have dawn Fraser climbing a flagpole at the Japanese Emperor's palace to sou...

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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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