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Istanbul 2020 bidders remain confident of support
ISTANBUL - Promoters of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics remain confident the Turkish people are united behind their campaign despite fierce anti-government protests around the country in recent days.
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Istanbul 2020 bidders remain confident of support
ISTANBUL - Promoters of Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics remain confident the Turkish people are united behind their campaign despite fierce anti-government protests around the country in...
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IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics
As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face.
View ArticleOlympic downhill silver medalist Schild retires
BERN, Switzerland - Olympic downhill silver medalist Martina Schild has retired from skiing five months before the Sochi Winter Games because of persistent back pains.
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5 things to know after Vonn's return to ski racing
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Lindsey Vonn returned to racing for the first time in 10 months this weekend, a three-race, 72-hour test for her surgically repaired right knee.
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Muirhead leads Britain's gold-medal hopes in Sochi
STIRLING, Scotland - She has taken to the catwalk at a New York fashion show, has been lined up for a photo shoot by a British tabloid and is possibly the most famous sportswoman in Scotland.
View ArticleGranlund, Koivu named to Finnish Olympic team
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - As many as five Minnesota Wild players will play for their native countries in the Winter Olympics next month.
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US skiing star Lindsey Vonn out of Sochi Olympics
Less than two weeks after reconstructive right knee surgery in February 2013, Lindsey Vonn already was sounding a positive note, saying she was "really looking forward to Sochi" and defending her...
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30 years ago, Johnson created US downhill legacy
WENGEN, Switzerland - At the Lauberhorn race on Saturday, a potential 10-strong United States team includes three men who have World Cup victories in Alpine skiing's glamor downhill discipline.
View ArticleDucks' Sheldon Souray will miss entire season
ANAHEIM, California - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray will miss the entire season after another operation on his right wrist.
View ArticleSwiss skier Lara Gut races toward Olympic stage
GENEVA - Lara Gut is finally having the standout Olympic season many predicted for her four years ago.
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Threat about Sochi attacks considered a hoax
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Threats to a string of European Olympic offices are reviving a question that has haunted preparations for the Winter Games next month: Is it safe to go to Sochi?
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Small hockey nations still have Olympic dreams
Anze Kopitar knows Slovenia isn't likely to see the medal podium at its first Olympic hockey tournament. Jonas Hiller is only slightly more optimistic about Switzerland's chances.
View ArticleCanada's flag-bearer: hockey's Hayley Wickenheiser
OTTAWA, Ontario - Olympic hockey veteran Hayley Wickenheiser will be Canada's flag-bearer at the Sochi Games.
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Odds are, Olympic Alpine stars have been injured
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - After completing her third race in three days back in December - a trio of tests, 10 months after reconstructive knee surgery and two months before the Sochi Olympics - Lindsey...
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Cross-country events to be unpredictable in Sochi
Petter Northug and Dario Cologna were supposed to have a two-man duel at the Sochi Olympics to establish which one should be called the world's best cross-country skier.
View Article'I-Pod' has new trick that may close gap on White
ASPEN, Colorado - The snowboarding trick that might win the Olympics originated not from you-know-who but from a rider known as "I-Pod."
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Shiffrin, Svindal, Hoefl-Riesch can star in Sochi
Before the races actually start, the biggest story line in Alpine skiing at the Sochi Olympics centers around someone who will not be there: Lindsey Vonn, the reigning downhill gold medalist and a...
View ArticleRussians face high stakes in Olympic men's hockey
Sidney Crosby and Canada are traveling halfway around the world in search of another golden moment. Sweden, Finland and the U.S. team arrive in Sochi brimming with NHL talent and intending to depart...
View Article5 things to know about women's Olympic curling
After winning curling gold at the last two Olympics, Anette Norberg will again be calling the shots for Sweden at the Sochi Games.
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