...but not at his peak as an athlete. He placed 12th.Now 22, he will be nearly 28, "a little bit too old," when the winter games travel to Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018.Which makes Sochi his big one.For the 2011 European champion, the...
DURBAN, South Africa --- The three cities vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics lobbied for votes Tuesday in what shapes up as a choice between South Korea and Germany.
...Games -- beating two European rivals Wednesday in a landslide vote."Koreans have been waiting for 10 years to host the Winter Games," bid leader Cho Yang-ho said. "Now we have finally achieved our dream."Pyeongchang routed Munich and Annecy...
...in pushing the Whites of the world from the fringes into the mainstream, Burke lobbied to add superpipe skiing to the Winter Games program, noting that no new infrastructure would be needed.Her arguments won over Olympic officials and the discipline...
...and there is an Olympic downer," said Joe Cahan, an attorney and longtime resident who was admittedly against the Winter Games, even leaving town the first week before getting caught up in the finale."It was incredible for Canadian athletes...
...the United States won the overall medals race at the Vancouver Olympics with 37 -- the most ever by any country at the Winter Games.Canada, thanks to a thrilling overtime win Sunday over the U.S. in the men's hockey final, captured the most...
...speedskating.Four years ago at Turin, he became the first African-American athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Games. This time, he simply wanted to be known for his skating. Period."When you're a world champion or an Olympic...
...Canadian Jenn Heil in the women's moguls.The Saturday audience was larger than any that NBC drew for any night in the Winter Games four years ago.SPONSORSHIP DEAL INKED: The U.S. Olympic Committee found itself some green -- in the form of...
...scenario."The two-time overall World Cup champion has been pegged as a medal contender in all five Alpine events at the Winter Games, including an overwhelming favorite for golds in the downhill and super-G.But that was before Vonn revealed Wednesday...
...fantastic."- The World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed more than 30 athletes have been prevented from competing at the Winter Games for breaking anti-doping rules.WADA chief John Fahey refused to give details of the athletes, sports or nationalities...
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