Olympics
- Wagner leads after short program at NHK Trophy
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/06/09 7:49 AM Ashley Wagner of the United States finished first in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Miki Ando of Japan. (Updated: 11/06/09 7:49 AM )
- Former Olympic skier Bogner to head Munich bid
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/06/09 7:30 AM Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Updated: 11/06/09 7:30 AM )
- City hands over athlete's village to Olympics
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/05/09 11:40 AM With 100 days to the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the athletes village was handed over to the Games organizers Wednesday. (Updated: 11/05/09 11:40 AM )
- Olympians celebrate 100 days until Vancouver
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/04/09 10:30 PM A very confident adolescent boy stopped skating around the Rockefeller Center rink to ask Gretchen Bleiler something. (Updated: 11/04/09 10:30 PM )
- Phinney's hopes for 2012 gold may already be gone
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/04/09 5:30 PM Taylor Phinney had a simple plan. The budding American cycling star was going to spend four years working toward four minutes, which is about how long his final race would have taken at the 2012 London Games. (Updated: 11/04/09 5:30 PM )
- Speedskater Celski says he'll be back for Olympics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/04/09 4:30 PM Short track speedskater J.R. Celski is confident he'll recover from a deep gash to his leg in time for February's Vancouver Olympics. (Updated: 11/04/09 4:30 PM )
- Olympic officials tender $1.1 billion in contracts
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/04/09 10:21 AM London Olympic organizers will tender for $1.1 billion worth of goods and services between now and the 2012 Games. (Updated: 11/04/09 10:21 AM )
- Organizers struggle to fill Beijing's Bird Nest
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/04/09 10:16 AM Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Updated: 11/04/09 10:16 AM )
- Olympic flame to shine in northern Canada
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/03/09 3:21 PM The Olympic flame is about to light up Canada's North. (Updated: 11/03/09 3:21 PM )
- 100 days from Vancouver, USOC looks for a leader
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AP National Writer
Updated: 11/03/09 3:21 PM The leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee are going through the kind of year that won't look good on their resumes. (Updated: 11/03/09 3:21 PM )
- Final tickets for Vancouver Games to go on sale
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/03/09 3:01 PM The final round of ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics begins Saturday. (Updated: 11/03/09 3:01 PM )
- Queen visits London 2012 Olympic Park site
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/03/09 3:11 PM Queen Elizabeth II visited the Olympic Park on Tuesday to inspect preparations for the 2012 London Games. (Updated: 11/03/09 3:11 PM )
- Colbert goes for gold, sponsors US speedskating
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AP Entertainment Writer
Updated: 11/03/09 11:21 AM Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. (Updated: 11/03/09 11:21 AM )
- Dubai rulers push Dubai 2020 Olympic bid
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/02/09 2:02 PM The ruler of Dubai has taken part in a high-level meeting to discuss the Gulf emirate's possible bid for the 2020 Olympics. (Updated: 11/02/09 2:02 PM )
- Radio communications system in place for Olympics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/02/09 6:35 AM British officials have acquired a $64 million radio communications system to boost security for the 2012 London Olympics. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:35 AM )
- Olympic flame journeys by foot, bike, wheelchair
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/31/09 5:41 PM A day after protests disrupted the relay, Olympic torchbearers ran, rode and rolled through Vancouver Island towns Saturday early in the journey across Canada. (Updated: 10/31/09 5:41 PM )
- Vancouver Winter Games torch relay is diverted
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 10/31/09 12:16 AM Protesters forced the 2010 Vancouver Games torch relay to be diverted from its planned route Friday, hours after organizers kicked off what is supposed to be the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history. (Updated: 10/31/09 12:16 AM )
- Rogge: US TV deal planned after Vancouver Games
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 10/30/09 2:06 PM Encouraged by the improving economy in the United States, the International Olympic Committee plans to begin negotiations on U.S. broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Games next year. (Updated: 10/30/09 2:06 PM )
- USOC hires search firm, names group to pick CEO
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AP National Writer
Updated: 10/30/09 10:36 AM The U.S. Olympic Committee picked the team that will search for a new CEO, hoping to replace Stephanie Streeter by the end of the year. (Updated: 10/30/09 10:36 AM )
- Italy plans swine flu vaccinations for Vancouver
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/30/09 12:41 PM The Italian Olympic Committee announced plans to vaccinate its athletes and officials against swine flu for the Vancouver Winter Games and Paralympics. (Updated: 10/30/09 12:41 PM )
- Greek official acknowledges Halkia torch mistake
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/30/09 7:16 AM The Greek Olympic Committee has acknowledged that it was wrong to allow a hurdler serving a doping ban to take part in the Vancouver flame relay. (Updated: 10/30/09 7:16 AM )
- UK to stage event every 2 weeks until London 2012
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/30/09 11:01 AM Britain plans to host a "world-class" sporting event at least once every two weeks from now until the start of the London 2012 Olympics. (Updated: 10/30/09 11:01 AM )
- Vancouver Olympic security may cost less than $1B
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/29/09 1:16 PM The head of security for the Vancouver Olympics says the cost of providing protection for the 2010 Winter Games shouldn't go over budget - and may be less than expected. (Updated: 10/29/09 1:16 PM )
- Silva assures Rio is capable of hosting Olympics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/29/09 10:16 AM Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Rio de Janeiro is capable of hosting a safe 2016 Olympics and the city will show it deserved to win the games. (Updated: 10/29/09 10:16 AM )
- Bosco Sport signs up as Sochi 2014 sponsor
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 10/28/09 12:13 PM Russian apparel brand Bosco Sport signed up as leading domestic sponsor of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Wednesday in a deal worth more than $100 million. (Updated: 10/28/09 12:13 PM )
- Sidney Crosby to run in Olympic torch relay
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/27/09 3:33 PM Canadian hockey star Sidney Crosby will carry the Olympic torch in his home province of Nova Scotia next month. (Updated: 10/27/09 3:33 PM )
- AP NewsBreak: IOC to hold meeting on gender cases
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 10/27/09 4:19 PM The International Olympic Committee will convene a special conference of medical experts to draw up guidelines for dealing with "ambiguous" gender cases in the wake of South African runner Caster Semenya's sex-test controversy. (Updated: 10/27/09 4:19 PM )
- IOC's Rogge pleased with work on 2014 Sochi Games
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/27/09 1:38 PM International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games. (Updated: 10/27/09 1:38 PM )
- Visa renews as Olympic sponsor through 2020
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/27/09 1:33 PM Visa extended its global sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee through 2020 on Tuesday. (Updated: 10/27/09 1:33 PM )
- Uhlaender latest to speak out on track access
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/26/09 7:37 PM American skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender became the latest Monday to complain about the access organizers of the Vancouver Games are granting to their Olympic venues. (Updated: 10/26/09 7:37 PM )
