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CAS confirms Pechstein's ban (AP)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:34:30 PST

Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games. According to Pechstein's management group, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, dismissed the German's appeal against a ban imposed by the International Skating Union.

Speedskater Pechstein's ban upheld by CAS (AP)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:28:55 PST

Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein has lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping and will miss the Vancouver Games. Pechstein's management group says the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, dismissed the German's appeal Wednesday against a ban imposed by the International Skating Union.

Thousands expected in Fredericton for celebration as Olympic torch arrives (The Canadian Press)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:00 PST

FREDERICTON - Thousands of people are expected to flock to Officers Square in Fredericton tonight to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic torch.

Vietnam-era guide to civil disobedience updated for 2010 Winter Games (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:32:00 PST

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Vietnam-era guide to civil disobedience has been updated for the 2010 Winter Olympics as legal advocates prepare for the likelihood of widespread protests during the Games.

Olympic runner-up dance duo out for Prix final (AFP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:55 PST

Reigning world and Olympic silver medal ice dance duo Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto of the United States said Tuesday they are pulling out of the Grand Prix final next week in Tokyo.

Five-time US dance champs out of Grand Prix final (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:04:50 PST

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the reigning Olympic and world silver medalists in ice dance, have withdrawn from next week's Grand Prix final. Belbin had surgery Tuesday to treat an infected wisdom tooth and has been advised to avoid strenuous activity for a week. Agosto says the pair is confident it will be ready for the U.S.

Skaters Lysacek, Kim discover obligations, spoils (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:22:45 PST

Evan Lysacek and Kim Yu-na have discovered that the spoils of being a world champion are matched by the obligations. They're learning that their own high expectations might not measure up to those placed upon them by outsiders. And if they're not careful, that can lead to impatience, stress, even mediocrity.

America's Cup venue spat heading back to court (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:35 PST

With just more than two months to go before the America's Cup is scheduled to start, American challenger BMW Oracle Racing will wrap up sea trials at the end of this week and prepare to ship its monster trimaran overseas. One rather large detail remains unsettled. The Americans don't know whether Valencia, Spain, or Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, will be the final port of call for...

Milder El Nino winter could be a worry for Vancouver Olympic organizers: Phillips (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:00 PST

TORONTO - While Canadians across much of the country are wondering what's happened to the arrival of wintry weather, the weather phenomenon that's responsible for the balmy climes is drifting like a questionable cloud over the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Speedskating star and Olympic champion Clara Hughes still has lots to shoot for (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:42:00 PST

It's out there, and Clara Hughes is still looking for it after all these years as an elite athlete.

For athletes' families, getting to Games almost its own Olympic event (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:00 PST

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Marg Imrie already knows she's likely to be a bit of an emotional mess during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Germans restore 1936 high jump record (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:46 PST

Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off the team. Bergmann was Jewish. She would miss that year's Berlin Olympics. There was no way the Nazis would allow a Jew to compete and possibly win.

INTERVIEW-Olympics-Cohen seeks another chance on Olympic ice (Reuters)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:02:05 PST

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Cross country championships produce big surprises (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:27:46 PST

Liberty's Samuel Chelanga set a course record, and Illinois' Angela Bizzarri overtook her two strongest challengers in the final 500 meters Monday, winning individual titles at the men's and women's NCAA cross country championships. Oklahoma State was crowned the men's champion in Terre Haute, Ind., while Villanova captured the women's crown.

Covered outdoor skating rink in downtown Vancouver has been upgraded (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:00 PST

VANCOUVER - A covered outdoor skating rink in downtown Vancouver has been upgraded for the 2010 Olympics and is now open to the public.