Archive for the ‘Vancouver Olympics’ Category
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The 2010 Vancouver Olympics have surprised me in more ways than one. The action has been entertaining despite NBC's tedious coverage (do we really need commercial breaks after every two ski runs?), the fact that I don't understand the scoring systems for half the sports and the interminable alpine delays ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
While the United States continues to dominate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, everyone paused yesterday so the host nation could play a little hockey against its neighbor to the south. It was lovely of the Canadians to allow the Americans on the ice and show us how to play ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Sadly, one of the best stories in Olympic history won't have another chapter written this winter. The Jamaican bobsled team has failed to qualify for this month's Olympics.
For the last few weeks, the Jamaicans had been hoping that a spot would open in the field. But the list of nations ...
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