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  • Celski back on track 2 months after scary crash 7 Nov 2009 06:10 GMT
    ... be ready to compete in February's Vancouver Olympics. After surgery and six weeks on crutches, ... rifle marksmanship. Dr. Ross Flowers, a USOC sports psychologist, helps the American team train by ... given less access than Canadian athletes. American skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender went so far as to ...

  • Why it's better to ski in Austria 7 Nov 2009 09:28 GMT
    ... Accessibility further distinguishes Austrian from Australian resorts. Kitzbu¨hel ... 2256m. If you’re considering a mix of sport and culture, Innsbruck is hard to beat. ... skiing and Nordic walking, snowshoeing, iceskating and tobogganing. If you’re travelling with children, you might ...

  • Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics 6 Nov 2009 23:19 GMT
    ... of niche iconography. In terms of the sports on offer, curling is actually my favourite ... all the time. The rest - including skeleton, ice hockey, moguls and slalom - occupy the ... mechanic that ultimately seems a bit pointless. Bobsleigh also happens to be brilliant in 4-player ...

  • Couple that sleds together stays together 3 Nov 2009 09:30 GMT
    ... on ice, a romance on runners. Canadian bobsledders Kaillie and Dan Humphries have competed together ... The Humphries are part of the same Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton training group in Calgary, but coaches and ...

  • Every second counts: Spring Hill firm launches sports gadget 2 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
    ... What does it take for the U.S. bobsled team to win a gold medal? Four ... He’s showing athletes on the bobsled and skeleton teams how to use a prototype of the ... Ripxx Personal Measurement Device — a new sports performance gadget developed by engineers at his ...



  • Olympic expert: Canada will win most medals in 2010 4 Nov 2009 16:41 GMT
    ... the numbers. According to Barra, the renowned Olympic guru and former director general of the ... Cups," said Barra, who explained that in sports such as alpine skiing there are too ... skiers have griped and, last week, American skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender claimed "the world is pretty ...

  • Canada accused of taking advantage of Olympic home-field advantage 3 Nov 2009 03:33 GMT
    ... Britain's top sports body has turned to the International Olympic ... restricted training sessions in Canada for Britain's skeleton team. Hunt claimed that efforts to secure more ... for the foreign athletes clearly is the bobsled-luge-skeleton track," noting that it's "the only facility ...

  • Countdown to Winter Olympics reaches 100 days: A look at each sport from a U.S. perspective 4 Nov 2009 02:35 GMT
    ... Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports. Olympic Training Center bobsledder Steven Holcomb should qualify for Vancouver, and ... The 24-person bobsled team and the six-person skeleton team for the World Cup circuit were set ...

  • Breaking down the key sports for the 2010 Winter Olympics 4 Nov 2009 23:36 GMT
    ... Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports. Canada enters as the decisive favorite, anchored ... in Altenberg, Germany. The skinny: The 24-person bobsled team and the six-person skeleton team for the World Cup circuit were set ...

  • British sports group asks IOC to referee dispute with Canadians 2 Nov 2009 23:32 GMT
    ... British sports group asks IOC to referee dispute with ... sports body has turned to the International Olympic Committee to resolve a dispute with Vancouver ... restricted training sessions in Canada for Britain’s skeleton team. Hunt claimed that efforts to secure more ...

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  • Columnist breaks down key events for Winter Olympics 5 Nov 2009 09:54 GMT
    ... Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports. Canada enters as the decisive favorite, anchored ... Union Cup, Jan. 9-10 in Altenberg, Germany. BOBSLED AND SKELETON The skinny: The 24-person bobsled team and the ...

  • Olympics boss focused on Winters 4 Nov 2009 15:58 GMT
    ... to GB teams and individuals in winter sports is roughly 1.5% of that available to ... European Figure Skating Championships last January. World bobsleigh champions Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke have ... still to confirm their places, as must skeleton competitors Kristan Bromley, Shelley Rudman, Amy Williams and ...

  • Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice (11/01/2009) 3 Nov 2009 07:16 GMT
    ... Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice will be representing ... bobsledding: someone who grew up around the sport. His father William, who died in 2005, ... and later became the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's president. Mom, a race secretary and former ...

  • Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice (Yesterday) 2 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
    ... Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice will be representing ... bobsledding: someone who grew up around the sport. His father William, who died in 2005, ... and later became the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's president. Mom, a race secretary and former ...

  • Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice (Today) 1 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
    ... Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice will be representing ... bobsledding: someone who grew up around the sport. His father William, who died in 2005, ... and later became the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's president. Mom, a race secretary and former ...

  • Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice 1 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
    ... Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice will be representing ... bobsledding: someone who grew up around the sport. His father William, who died in 2005, ... and later became the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's president. Mom, a race secretary and former ...

  • American boosts cash-strapped J'cans bobsledders 4 Nov 2009 12:35 GMT
    ... himself to the Vancouver Olympics. Jamaica's two-man bobsled team brakeman Marvin Dixon (left), jumps into ... The venue will host bobsled, luge and skeleton events during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic ... lend some equipment to the cash-strapped Jamaican Bobsleigh Federation. Jamaican officials said last Tuesday the ...

  • British ask IOC to referee camera dispute 3 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT
    ... of the U.S. trains in the men's Skeleton group two during the FIBT International Training Week ... November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lyle Stafford Britain's top sports body has turned to the International Olympic Committee to resolve a dispute with Vancouver ...

  • British ask IOC to referee dispute 3 Nov 2009 19:57 GMT
    ... of the U.S. trains in the men's Skeleton group two during the FIBT International Training Week ... November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lyle Stafford Britain's top sports body has turned to the International Olympic Committee to resolve a dispute with Vancouver ...

  • UK asks IOC to settle dispute 3 Nov 2009 21:15 GMT
    ... of the U.S. trains in the men's Skeleton group two during the FIBT International Training Week ... November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lyle Stafford Britain's top sports body has turned to the International Olympic Committee to resolve a dispute with Vancouver ...

  • Pulling out all the stops for Nicola 2 Nov 2009 07:53 GMT
    ... Park have joined forces to ensure women's bobsleigh champion Nicola Minichiello gets her bid for ... which was founded by 2008-9 Triple Crown skeleton bob World Champion, Professor Kristan Bromley, whose partner, ... few people know there is so much ice-sport talent within a 25-mile radius," said Bromley's ...

  • Is Canada Unfair To International Competitors At 2010 Games? 3 Nov 2009 17:11 GMT
    ... Games? Canwest News Service reports the British Olympic Association (BOA) is asking the International Olympic ... restricted training sessions in Canada for Britain's skeleton team. He claimed that efforts to secure more ... Games. Cathy Priestner Allinger, executive vice-president for sports with VANOC, responded to last months complaints ...

  • Kelly to appeal removal from skeleton team 29 Oct 2009 00:54 GMT
    ... Kelly to appeal removal from skeleton team Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 ... the runners on her sled broke the sport's rules. The 34-year-old from Fort St. John, ... the Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT). Runners are tightly regulated by the ...

  • Former World Cup and world champion Michelle Kelly confirmed Wednesday she will appeal a decision that cost her a spot on Canada's World Cup team. 29 Oct 2009 02:01 GMT
    ... Kelly to appeal removal from skeleton team Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 ... the runners on her sled broke the sport's rules. The 34-year-old from Fort St. John, ... the Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT). Runners are tightly regulated by the ...

  • Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden dreams of Olympic bobsleigh glory 29 Oct 2009 01:17 GMT
    ... running back Jesse Lumsden dreams of Olympic bobsleigh glory Jesse Lumsden may be joining Canada's ... said Wednesday from Edmonton. Canada's World Cup skeleton and bobsleigh teams were introduced Wednesday at a ... The country's most decorated athlete in the sport has left the door open, however, for ...


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