Hello from Vancouver
VANCOUVER — There are certain times in a sportswriter’s life when you forget about the late nights, the long hours, the abuse you take from coaches and athletes. Arriving at the Vancouver Olympics this...
View ArticleDumbest question of the games
VANCOUVER — The leader in the clubhouse and the projected landslide victor is some clown who asked Lindsey Vonn what she thought of cynics who might think she’s using her injury as an excuse if she...
View ArticleChan prefers Colorado Springs to Toronto
VANCOUVER — Rachael Flatt, the Cheyenne Mountain High senior, has received all the media attention down at World Arena in Colorado Springs since winning Nationals last month. However, training with her...
View ArticleDrama carries forward to Thursday
The second run of the giant slalom was postponed until tomorrow because of fog. Unless the race jury reverses itself, today’s first run stands and defending Olympic champion Julia Mancuso will begin...
View ArticleSave the drama? Please do!
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso told people concerned about tension between she and Lindsey Vonn that it didn't matter, adding: "Save the drama for your mama!"
View ArticleRussia hockey is a joke
VANCOUVER — Ever go on one of those dream dates with the most beautiful woman you’ve ever met? Then it turns out she’s a narcissistic, insulting whiner with a nasty habit of golddigging? You go home...
View ArticleGold medal great, so is gold engagement ring
At a party, newly crowned Olympic champion Bill Demong proposed to his girlfriend at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
View ArticleBrian Burke hints he’s against NHL in Olympics
VANCOUVER — Before I moved to Denver I didn’t know hockey was played on ice. But after listening to USA Hockey general manager Brian Burke’s press conference today, I can see the NHL has a refreshingly...
View ArticleBrian Burke add on Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson
VANCOUVER — OK, I’m starting to feel like Brian Burke’s press agent here. But he was also good talking about why he left off Colorado Avalance goaltender Craig Anderson from the Team USA roster: “The...
View ArticleVonn writes her name on Vail Mountain
Vail Resorts announced Saturday night that Vail's International run had been renamed Lindsey's, in honor of Lindsey Vonn's performance at the 2012 Winter Games.
View ArticleVonn still moving at high speed
Lindsey Vonn ended her Vancouver experience by attending the closing ceremonies (“I especially loved the moose ears”) and flew to Los Angeles that night. Monday she made appearances on Access...
View ArticleVail’s Greg Johnson reflects on leadership role at Whistler
reg Johnson, Beaver Creek's director of mountain operations, was technical delegate for the men's alpine races and a member of the race jury at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
View ArticleWomen in the Olympics boosted by Title IX
London — There’s been a lot of talk about women here. A record 4,847 women will take part in the London Olympics, women’s boxing makes its Olympic debut, and for the first time every nation will have...
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