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Vancouver atmosphere will be tough to match

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Top that if you can. Amid the tragedy, the medals race and the hockey frenzy, the Vancouver Olympics will be remembered above all for the fervor and ebullience of its Canadian hosts. For future Olympic host cities London, ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Boston Globe,  2 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Jacques Rogge,  International Olympic Committee,  Nodar Kumaritashvili,  Sebastian Coe,  Sidney Crosby

Vancouver Olympic atmosphere will be tough to match

IOC President Jacques Rogge, left, hands over the Olympic flag the the mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov, right, during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Vancouver, British ...

From STEPHEN WILSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Salt Lake Tribune,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Jacques Rogge,  International Olympic Committee,  Nodar Kumaritashvili,  Sebastian Coe,  Sidney Crosby

After Vancouver, now it's Russia's turn in 2014

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - From the Pacific coast to the shores of the Black Sea. From the peaks of western Canada to the Caucasus mountains of southern Russia. ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: International Olympic Committee,  Washington Capitals,  Jean-Claude Killy,  Nodar Kumaritashvili,  Jacques Rogge

Rogge: Figure skating judging 'impeccable'

Judging of the figure skating competitions at the Vancouver Olympics was "absolutely impeccable," International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Sunday. Evgeni Plushenko has complained bitterly about the results of the men's ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Taiwan News,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Jacques Rogge,  Yevgeny Plushenko,  International Olympic Committee,  Evan Lysacek,  International Skating Union

Slovak hockey player reprimanded in doping case

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky was reprimanded Sunday for a minor doping violation while playing for Slovakia at the Vancouver Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said Visnovsky tested positive for the stimulant ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Taiwan News,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Ľubomír Višňovský,  Edmonton Oilers,  World Anti-Doping Agency,  John Fahey

After Vanvouver, now it's Russia's turn in 2014

From the Pacific coast to the shores of the Black Sea. From the peaks of western Canada to the Caucasus mountains of southern Russia. From gleaming North American skyline to palm-fringed resort in the former Soviet Union. Do svidanya (goodbye) ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, eTaiwan News,  28 Feb 2010

Related Topics: International Olympic Committee,  Vladimir Putin,  Jean-Claude Killy,  Dick Pound,  Joseph Stalin

AP Interview: USOC leader savors medal success

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—With American athletes closing in on a record medal tally and U.S. Olympic officials nearing a potential financial breakthrough with the IOC, no one is feeling much better right now than Scott Blackmun. Blackmun, the new CEO ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Boston Globe,  26 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Scott Blackmun,  US Olympic Committee,  Larry Probst,  International Olympic Committee

Here's the dope: No drug scandals yet in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As the Vancouver Olympics draw to a close, one of the most striking statistics after two weeks of competition is zero. That's how many athletes have been disqualified for positive drug tests, testament perhaps to the ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Vail Daily,  26 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Arne Ljungqvist,  Jacques Rogge,  International Olympic Committee,  World Anti-Doping Agency,  Penn State University

Rogge urges Russians to build safe luge track

Rogge said he had written to organizers of the Sochi Games to make sure there is no repeat of the crash that killed a Georgian luger at the Vancouver Games. "The IOC has been very clear in saying to the Russians: Please deliver us a track that will not ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, The Washington Post,  25 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Nodar Kumaritashvili

It's the US owning the podium at Vancouver Games

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Losing a hockey game to the United States was embarrassing enough. Now Canada is raising the white flag -- giving up on its brash goal of winning the most medals at the Vancouver Games. The U.S. remains on course for a ...

From STEPHEN WILSON, Boston Globe,  23 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Meryl Davis,  Charlie White,  Bode Miller,  Lindsey Vonn,  Julia Mancuso

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