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Georgia furious over luger’s death ‘negligence’ claim

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia competes during luge training ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 10, 2010. Kumaritashvili was killed after crashing during a training run February 12. Email correspondence obtained by The Globe and Mail shows that John Furlong, head of Vanoc, expressed concerns about the speed of the track about a year in advance of the Olympics.

The organizing committee for Vancouver’s Winter Games was made aware of safety concerns with its luge track nearly a year before the death of a Georgian athlete at the site, according to emails obtained...

 
 
 

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Concerns over Vancouver luge track raised 11 months before Olympic death

 
The organizing committee for Vancouver’s Winter Games was made aware of safety concerns with its luge track nearly a year before the death of a Georgian athlete at the site, according to emails obtained by the Vancouver Sun.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Patrick Chan acknowledges the crowd after finishing the Men's short program on Day 2 of Canadian figure skating championship, at Save On Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C. January 22, 2011

Chan in line for fourth national skating title

What we know about the quadruple jump in men’s figure skating is that it’s a terrific weapon to have, but it isn’t the whole story.


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Patrick Chan of Canada performs in the men's free skating during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2010 in Beijing on December 11, 2010.

Chan wins Beijing Grand Prix title

Two-time world championships runner-up Patrick Chan grabbed the men’s title at the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday with American Alissa Czisny taking the women’s crown.


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Brian McKeever of Canada celebrates

Canada’s McKeever earns third Paralympic gold medal

Canada’s Brian McKeever clinched a golden hat trick Sunday after taking a gamble and using skate skis in the one-kilometre classic Nordic sprint at Whistler Paralympic Park.


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Canada's Joannie Rochette competes in the women's figure skating long programme at the Pacific Coliseum on February 25, 2010 during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C.

Rochette carries the flag for Canada

Figure skater Joannie Rochette, who captured the hearts of the nation for her bronze-medal performance in the grief-stricken days following the death of her mother, carried the Canadian flag into the closing ceremonies Sunday night.


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Canada's Jason Myslicki looks on after completing the Men's 10 KM cross country portion of the Nordic Combined at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, BC, during the 2010 Olympic Games, Thursday February 25, 2010. The sole Canadian competitor had a tough day finishing last.

Olympic experience ends on sour note for Myslicki

Shortly after ascending to the top of the ski jump, Jason Myslicki hit rock bottom.


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Team Finland celebrate their victory against Sweden in overtime in the women's bronze medal hockey game at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver, BC during the 2010 Winter Olympics, February 25, 2010.

Finns burst into song after edging Swedes for bronze

The Finnish women’s hockey team celebrated their bronze medal win at Vancouver 2010 Thursday by saluting President Tarja Halonen with a rendition of the country’s national anthem.


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Family matters to Canadian bobsledders

Lyndon Rush and his Canada 1 four-man bobsled team will be busy trying to win an Olympic gold medal on Feb. 26 and 27.


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Manuel Osborne- Paradis

Whistler course will be a true test for downhillers

Give a good-natured wiseass like Manuel Osborne-Paradis a juicy, served-on-a-platter opening and he’s sure to verbally power into it like a downhiller on super fast skis.


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