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Miller claims MVP, despite U.S. OT loss

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:11:43 GMT

U.S. goaltender Ryan Miller was voted the most valuable player of the Vancouver Olympics hockey tournament despite his team's 3-2 overtime loss to Canada in Sunday's gold-medal match.

Miller, Svindal, Swiss are the big Alpine winners

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:48:01 GMT

Bode Miller and Aksel Lund Svindal took home three medals apiece from the Vancouver Olympics, combining for six-times more than Alpine skiing's so-called "Wunderteam."

Canada wins men's hockey gold on Crosby OT goal

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:58:14 GMT

Sidney Crosby scored 7:40 into overtime and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Sunday to earn its second men's hockey gold medal in the last three Olympics.

Rogge: Figure skating judging 'impeccable'

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:21:53 GMT

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says figure skating judging at the Vancouver Games was "absolutely impeccable."

Canada wins gold chase at Vancouver Games

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:57:29 GMT

Canada is guaranteed of winning the most gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics. The Canadians have 12 top finishes with two events still to be decided. With Canadian finalists already set in one of them, no other country could catch up.

Top 10 moments of the Games

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:44:10 GMT

The Olympic Winter Games produced loads of memorable moments in Vancouver, Whistler and Cypress. Here are ten that stand out.

Ligety skis off course at 2010 Games

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:36:19 GMT

Ted Ligety got his nickname -- "Teddy Ball Game" -- for big results under pressure. He struck out, though, at the Vancouver Olympics. Ligety was 0 for 4 at Whistler. His last chance at a podium finish ended early Saturday when he skied off the course during the first run of the slalom.

Four medals make for U.S. freestyle comeback

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:26:26 GMT

One day into the Vancouver Olympics, the U.S. freestyle team had already doubled its medal output from Turin. Two weeks later, the Americans can call it their best Olympics.

Holcomb rides to historic gold

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:37:17 GMT

With one more perfect run down sliding's most difficult track, Steve Holcomb drove USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsledding on Saturday, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event.

Canada wins gold in men's team pursuit

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:03:11 GMT

Canada defeated the United States in the men's team pursuit to win the gold medal.

Ghana's 'Snow Leopard' races in men's slalom

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:59:39 GMT

It wasn't exactly pretty. But Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, the self-taught skier from Ghana known as the "Snow Leopard," has achieved his goal of racing in the Winter Olympics.

U.S. must top Canada again for Olympic gold

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:00:37 GMT

Neighborhood rivals Canada and the United States will meet Sunday for the gold medal in men's hockey, the home favorite against the surprise top seed looking for its first Olympic title since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.

Strained neck forces Napier to withdraw

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:31:22 GMT

U.S. bobsledder John Napier is out of the Olympic four-man bobsled race because of a strained neck. The New York native crashed during the second run of four-man competition on Friday.

Anderson's comeback gives Canada PGS gold

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:08:26 GMT

Canadian Jasey-Jay Anderson put the exclamation point on his incredible resume Saturday, winning Olympic gold to slap some sunshine on an otherwise miserable day for snowboarding.

Pengilly, Ruggiero elected to Olympic commission

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:57:05 GMT

U.S. hockey player Angela Ruggiero and British skeleton racer Adam Pengilly have been elected by their fellow athletes to serve on the International Olympic Committee.

Miller skis out of men's slalom to end Olympics on low

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:35:07 GMT

Bode Miller's Olympics has ended after he skied out of his final event, the men's slalom.

Prommegger leads PGS qualifier; U.S. advances

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:55:59 GMT

Andreas Prommegger of Austria qualified first in the men's parallel giant slalom event amidst slushy conditions at Cypress Mountain.

Razzoli wins slalom; Miller, Ligety ski out

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:37:44 GMT

Giuliano Razzoli became the first Italian male since Alberto Tomba in 1992 to win Olympic gold in Alpine. Croatia's Ivica Kostelic won his second silver medal, followed by Sweden's Andre Myhrer. Nolan Kasper was the top American, in 24th.

Klug brings inseparable bond to Olympics

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:01:17 GMT

From her home in Idaho, Kathy Flood will watch the Olympics -- one Olympian, in particular.

Holcomb, U.S. lead four-man bobsled

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:07:29 GMT

American Steve Holcomb takes the lead midway through four-man bobsled competition, with his "Night Train" squad 17 hundredths of a second ahead of Canada's Lyndon Rush and Andre Lange of Germany. But as heavy snow fell across the ultra-fast Whistler track, curve 13 proved to be too treacherous, as six teams crashed, including USA-2's John Napier.

U.S. rests Miller with big lead over Finland

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:38:50 GMT

The U.S. gave Ryan Miller a little bit more time to rest for the gold-medal hockey game. Miller went to the bench with 11:31 left in the third period as the Americans had a six-goal lead over Finland in Friday's Olympic semifinal in men's hockey.

Kane nets 2 against Finland in U.S. semi win

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:35:50 GMT

In a furious first period that included six American goals, it was Patrick Kane's two goals in 2 minutes that knocked out bewildered goalie Miikka Kiprusoff -- and essentially the Finns -- in a 6-1 rout in Friday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal.

U.S. routs Finland, advances to gold medal game

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:14:50 GMT

The United States is on its way to playing for the Olympic gold medal in men's hockey after a 6-1 romp over a beleaguered Finland.

How many medals will Apolo Ohno win Friday night?

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:51 GMT

Apolo Ohno answered the question on whether he'd break the U.S. record for most medals in Olympic competition, now it's just as a matter of how high he'll set the bar. Ohno secured the two medals he needed coming into Vancouver to break Bonnie Blair's record of six Olympic medals. Tonight, in his final night of competition at these Games, Ohno will get two more chances to land on the podium.

How many medals will Ohno win this evening?

Hedrick in doubt for gold medal relay race

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:46:34 GMT

After leading the United States to a stunning upset of the Dutch in the semifinals of the men's team pursuit, Chad Hedrick may not be able to race against Canada in Saturday's final.