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Whistler weather blow for Paralympians
(12 Mar 2010 05:55)
... Bad weather threatens to prevent Australia's top Winter Paralympic ... Fog and heavy snowfall at Whistler meant training for the alpine skiers including leading Australian ... pride again as our Paralympians hit the snow." ...
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Winter Games Yield Forecasting Insights
(12 Mar 2010 02:48)
... blessed with wintry weather. But an elaborate weather forecasting service that has been operating for ... and direction, visibility at different altitudes, expected snow surface temperatures, specific air temperature trends and ... Vancouver, said that the first step was retraining the Olympic forecasters (three of whom are ...
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Ralf Garrison: Oly afterglow for Vancouver?
(9 Mar 2010 08:11)
... the U.S. related “shock” at the outstanding conditions on Blackcomb that day — they expected ... than the fresh powder they enjoyed. Apparently, warm weather has been a passing story in many ...
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For Sochi Olympics and Beyond: Choose Sites Wisely
(4 Mar 2010 12:36)
... International Olympic Committee members who choose them: Weather matters: Winter sports — at least the ... to postponements without having to deal with rain or springtime temperatures. Global weirding means the ... increase. In defense of Cypress Mountain, where snow had to be trucked in, Vancouver did ...
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In the Arena: For Sochi Olympics and Beyond: Choose Sites Wisely
(5 Mar 2010 10:58)
... to postponements without having to deal with rain or springtime temperatures. Global weirding means the ... of places with truly dependable Winter Olympic weather will probably shrink, not increase. In defense ... increase. In defense of Cypress Mountain, where snow had to be trucked in, Vancouver did ...
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Azerbaijani National Olympic Committee vice-president: Vancouver was remembered for lack of snow
(5 Mar 2010 07:31)
... different countries. We visited the "Russian House", "Ukrainian House", "U.S. House" and several others, discussing ... not a winter weather. There was no snow at all in Vancouver. The weather was clear, and some residents were wearing ...
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What effect will the Olympics have on the Vail Valley and mountain travel business?
(4 Mar 2010 21:37)
... the U.S. related shock at the outstanding conditions on Blackcomb that day — they expected ... than the fresh powder they enjoyed. Apparently, warm weather has been a passing story in many ...
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Putin asks for investigation of possible misuse of Olympic funds
(5 Mar 2010 15:58)
... explain the defeat solely by biased judging, weather conditions or obstacles posed by rivals are inappropriate. ... said Russia should build modern facilities to train athletes in all Olympic disciplines. Though about ...
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Putin demands probe into use of Russian Olympic funding
(5 Mar 2010 14:20)
... explain the defeat solely by biased judging, weather conditions or obstacles posed by rivals are inappropriate. ... 3.3 billion rubles ($110.5 million) preparing its Olympic team, five times more than for the ...
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Putin Orders Investigation into Use of Russian Olympic Funds
(5 Mar 2010 15:25)
... funds allocated for preparations for the Winter Olympics in the wake of the country's poor ... said the attempts to blame biased judging, weather conditions or obstacles posed by rivals for the ...
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Putin: Probe Olympic funds
(5 Mar 2010 21:41)
... an investigation into his country's use of Olympic funds after a disappointing finish in the ... explain the defeat solely by biased judging, weather conditions or obstacles posed by rivals are inappropriate," ...