2010
23
Nov
Two oversized Styrofoam coolers had been packed with beer and ice early Sunday morning, and when the moment came – Jimmie Johnson earning a fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship – out came the coolers. Alongside were sleeves of simple blue plastic cups, the kind that even when filled with Bud Light wouldn’t offend television [...]
2010
15
Jan
Defending champion Joannie Rochette fell during her short routine at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Friday and trails Cynthia Phaneuf heading into the long program.
Phaneuf scored 66.30 points to win the short program ahead of Rochette, who received 64.15 points after her spill.
“Stuff like that happens and you have to deal with it,” [...]
2010
15
Jan
Kids sat on their parents’ shoulders and craned their necks as torchbearer Gary Gibson ran with the Olympic flame to the Edgeworth Centre in Camrose Friday afternoon and lit the cauldron onstage.
Thousands of people came out to see country musician Aaron Pritchett, the Augustana Men’s Choir and Blue Thistle perform at a lunchtime celebration, [...]
2010
5
Jan
Figure skater Miki Ando smiles while holding a ”Stitch” stuffed animal, a gift from a fan, at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, before leaving for the United States on Jan. 5, 2010. The 22-year-old Olympic athlete will be at the training base in Hackensack, New Jersey, before heading straight to Vancouver in February [...]
2010
5
Jan
Sasha Cohen’s coach says the Olympic silver medallist intends to skate at the U.S. championships later this month in Spokane, Wash., with an eye on participating at the Vancouver Olympics.
Cohen has been working “very, very hard,” long-time coach John Nicks says. The Chicago Tribune first reported Cohen’s plans Monday, with the skater telling the [...]
2009
16
Oct
The International Figure Skating Union’s Grand Prix Series enters its 15th season this weekend with its first event: The Trophee Eric Bompard Cachemire, in Paris. Competition starts Friday in competition, the first of six that will lead up to the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in December and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It will [...]
2009
30
Sep
Elana Meyers claimed the women’s U.S. national bobsled push championship title at Canada’s Olympic Park Ice House in Calgary, Canada today.
“We knew after last season that we had the most competitive group of push athletes for the women’s team heading into the Olympic year,” said Darrin Steele, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO. [...]
2009
30
Sep
Former top-ranked player Justine Henin will announce her return to competitive tennis Tuesday, according to two top Belgian newspapers.
La Derniere Heure and Le Soir reported the comeback Monday
Her spokeswoman did not return phone calls and Henin’s Web site had no comment on the rumors.
Last year, Henin shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement [...]
2009
24
Sep
First Lady Michelle Obama will ‘pitch hit’ for her husband the president and fly to Copenhagen to pitch the bid for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. Some say that signals defeat for the city, and the bid. However, the Chicago Tribune notes that the city’s mayor, Richard Daley, says he’s “honored” Chicago [...]
2009
24
Sep
Russia has broken a national drought in women’s water polo by claiming the gold medal at the 8th FINA World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championships which took place in Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) from August 9-15, 2009. The score of the final against the Netherlands was 14-9 (3-2, 0-4, 3-3, 3-5). Team Netherlands, which also played [...]