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Canadians celebrate men's hockey win

Canadians celebrate men's hockey win

Thousands of Canadians turned the streets of Vancouver into rivers of red on Sunday in jubilant celebration of the country's Olympic gold-medal win in men's ice hockey.

 

'Night Train' gives US 1st 4-man gold since 1948

Steve Holcomb never flinched. Not when tasked with ending a 62-year drought for the United States in sliding's marquee race. Not when trying to navigate the world's most treacherous track. And not when Germany's Andre Lange valiantly tried to hang on to his Olympic title. Holcomb handled it all Saturday, driving USA-1 to the gold medal in four-man bobsledding, the first American pilot to...

 

To Delight of Crowd, Canada Wins Men’s Olympic Curling Gold

To Delight of Crowd, Canada Wins Men’s Olympic Curling Gold

Canada defeated Norway, at last securing a gold medal for the Canadian skip, Kevin Martin.

 

Stunning gaffe costs skater a gold

Holland's Sven Kramer was as certain a gold medalist in the 10,000 meters as any contestant in any event at these Games. The world-record holder had been on his way to an Olympic record with eight laps to skate, holding a steadily expanding lead of more than six seconds over Lee Seung-Hoon of South Korea. That's when Kramer's coach, Gerard Kemkers, called out "inner lane!"

 

Canadians Secure Ice Dancing Gold

With breathtaking, seamless moves that made them appear to be floating, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the free dance to clinch the first gold medal in ice dancing for a non-European team.

 

Swiss ski jumper makes history

Swiss ski jumper makes history

Swiss ski-jumper Simon Ammann made history with his second gold medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics on Saturday, while Andrea Fischbacher denied downhill champion Lindsey Vonn a double in women's alpine skiing speed events when she claimed a surprise victory in the super-G.

 

Torah Bright of Australia Wins Women’s Halfpipe

The Australian Torah Bright lit up a dark night with gold-medal run and an effervescent smile, winning the snowboarding halfpipe competition at Cypress Mountain on Thursday.

 

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