Winter olympics News
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The official start of the international skating season began this past weekend at the Skate America competition. Skaters took to the ice to debut their new programs in front of judges.
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Durban -
The third time's the charm for Pyeongchang, as the South Korean city has been chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic games.
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Sochi -
A senior scientist has fled Russia over fear of arrest after having warned Russian authorities of possible disasters before or during the next Winter Olympics, due to a construction project’s dismissal of the Sochi region’s complex ecology and geology
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Canada’s definition of success at the Olympics is an outdated measure that needs to be dropped. The vast majority of countries in the world judge Olympics success by the total number of gold won as opposed to the total haul of medals of any colour.
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While Canadian athletes in the ongoing Winter Olympics are hauling up gold medals another Canadian is grabbing up the lead in a biking tour being held simultaneously in one of the hottest places on earth, the Philippines.
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Vancouver -
Republican politician Mitt Romney was threatened and possibly hit by an Air Canada flight passenger leaving Vancouver. He was uninjured.
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During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, no spectator parking will be allowed in the entire village. Similar restrictions will apply at Whistler Creekside, The Whistler Sliding Centre, and the Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley.
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The Olympic legacy is being felt even before the 2010 Winter Olympics have begun. Cuts in the Arts and the closure of popular tourist attractions shows how tight money is.
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Liberal Burquitlam MLA Harry Bloy said in the legislature on Monday that people who protest the winter olympics are nothing more than "terrorists" who have limited intellectual capabilities.
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It is hoped that organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics have paid more attention to detail than the people who created content on the Vancouver2010.com website.
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Winter olympics Headlines
 The Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the country's chef de mission for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday in Calgary.
 Former downhill bronze medallist Steve Podborski was named the Canadian team's chef de mission for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday.
 The former Vancouver Winter Olympics chief John Furlong replaces Paul Barber as the new executive chair of the Vancouver Whitecaps.
 Canadian Mellissa Hollingsworth won World Cup gold on Thursday at a skeleton track that has plagued her since a disappointing fifth place finish at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
 Crown counsel has approved charges against the B.C. man who alleged he killed dozens of sled dogs in Whistler following 2010 Winter Olympics.
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