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Johnny Weir 2010 Winter Olympic Games Preview

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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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 [...]

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2010 Mens Figure Skating Preview For Jeremy Abbott

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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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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Mens Figure Skating 2010 Winter Olympics – Evgeny Plushenko

Thursday, February 4, 2010

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Russian has its bear to beat in this year’s Olympic Games for men’s figure skating. Evgeny Plushenko is in a class all by himself, having created a stir with his gold medal Olympic battle for men’s figure skating with his rivalry with fellow Russian countryman Victor Potrenko. The lithe, agile skater challenged Plushenko for the [...]

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2010 Winter Olympic Games – Nearly There

Saturday, January 9, 2010

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It has been a long time in the making but the time has almost arrived. The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are almost upon us and all Canadians will soon be rallying behind their athletes as they take on the world’s best. There have been many problems along the way including cost-overruns, problematic legislation and a [...]

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Winter and Summer Olympic Games Trivia Part Three

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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Sarajevo in the Balkans was a wild card choice that surprised even Olympic officials. The 1984 Winter Games went where no democratic peacekeeping Olympic teams had gone before. Sapporo and Gothernburg lost out. Twins continue to be an Olympic sensation. Skiing twins Steve and Phil Mahre, Gymnastic twins Paul and Morgan Hamm, and more stud [...]

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