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Moguls Skier Jennifer Heil Wins Canada’s First Olympic Medal
Canada’s first medal of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games was won by moguls skier Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Young Canadian Chloe Dufour-Lapointe finished fifth just outside the medals. The event saw Americans finish first and third to start off their Olympics on a good note. The first full day was to be a [...]
Continue reading...The 2010 Winter Olympics – They Are Here
10. February 2010
The Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics are upon us. While the weather outside in Greater Vancouver is mild and wet, the spirits of Canadians, fans and athletes from around the world are hitting a high point. You can feel the excitement building. Much has been made of the cost over-runs and of American workers being brought in [...]
Continue reading...United States Figure Skating Preview Mirai Nagasu
5. February 2010
Mirai Nagasu is a sixteen year old American Olympic hopeful whose recent career had injuries that blotted her from major press relations and public attention. This talented Californian possesses maximum expressiveness on the ice without qualification for her age, promising an exciting career. Mirai Nagasu has fluid speed, tantalizing jumps, fresh spinning, and newcomer audience [...]
Continue reading...Ladies’ Figure Skating Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games
5. February 2010
For the first time in recent history, the drama regarding who will take Olympic gold medals will not be an Americans-only battle. The World Championship of Figure Skating in Los Angeles from Staples Center allowed only two of potential three podium chances for Americans in Vancouver for women’s senior skaters, leaving the field open for [...]
Continue reading...2010 Canadian Mens Figure Skating Hopeful Patrick Chan
4. February 2010
Canadian Patrick Chan has been setting an amateur seniors men’s skating performance bar for some time. Internationally recognized and esteemed, Chan could sweep hometown crowd and deliver a bid for Olympic gold that resonates with the audience. Ranked 9th in the world, Chan showed a particularly strong 2009 skating year of European competition in ISU [...]
Continue reading...Oda Nomunari 2010 Mens Figure Skating Preview
4. February 2010
The most brilliant men’s skating performance of the last ten years was given by this skater at the ISU Grand Prix event in 2009. The darling Charlie Chaplin routine charmed audiences and showcased to advantage the skater’s small build. This dynamo appearance made headlines the world over. Oda Nomunari is a Japanese figure skating champion. [...]
Continue reading...Vancouver Mens Figure Skating Preview For Stephane Lambiel
4. February 2010
Lambiel is a competent skater who is often placing at the Grand prix events of the ISU due to a dearth of other skaters missing events, not getting the nomination, or being assigned elsewhere. There is a pastiche quality to his routines and choreography, and a boyish aura about his skating that will clash [...]
Continue reading...2010 Mens Figure Skating Medal Hopeful Evan Lysacek
4. February 2010
Evan Lysacek is coached by the formidable Frank Carroll, and the authority shows in every step. Competing at the senior level since 2003, except for Plushenko’s re-entry into competition Lysacek would have been the grand old man of th Vancouver 2010 event. Lysacek owns a graceful, expansive style which translates into technical prowess at his [...]
Continue reading...Johnny Weir 2010 Winter Olympic Games Preview
4. February 2010
Johnny Weir has set a maverick edge to his performing style, possibly to counteract his plain-wrap appeal next to American fellow front-runners handsome Evan Lysacek and straight-arrow Jeremy Abbott. Weir’s current style lands him squarely between Bohemian and eclectic, manageable as long as he he completes all his technical requirements and earns every artistic point [...]
Continue reading...2010 Mens Figure Skating Preview For Jeremy Abbott
4. February 2010
Abbott is one of a strong troika of distinctive American skaters each bringing their talents to Vancouver 2010. A career best for Abbott thus far has been the defense of his national title. His complex career has been a navigation through global level senior meets despite back injuries and revolved around Johnny Weir and Evan [...]
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- Canadian 2010 Vancouver Olympic Men’s Figure Skating Preview (1)
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- Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Competition Background (1)
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- Canada Sets Record For Gold Medals
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- Moguls Skier Jennifer Heil Wins Canada’s First Olympic Medal
- The 2010 Winter Olympics – They Are Here
- United States Figure Skating Preview Mirai Nagasu
- Ladies’ Figure Skating Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games
- 2010 Canadian Mens Figure Skating Hopeful Patrick Chan
- Oda Nomunari 2010 Mens Figure Skating Preview
- Vancouver Mens Figure Skating Preview For Stephane Lambiel
14. February 2010
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