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- Hockey gold for Canada: Canucks blank rival US 2-0 to win third straight Olympic title
- Americans Demong, Spillane 1-2 in Nordic combined; US cracks 30 medals, 8 golds
- Julia Mancuso’s swift 2nd giant slalom run not enough for medal; Germany tightens medal race
- Jacques Rogge says IOC has ‘moral responsibility’ for death of Georgian luger
- Some two dozen crashes later, blame for too-fast Whistler track still pinned on dead driver
- Designer denies pressure to make Whistler ‘fastest’ Olympic track ever
- Athletes complaining about safety at Olympics signed waiver “I compete at my own risk”
- AP Interview: Rogge will ‘do everything in my power’ to prevent another tragedy
- Austria’s Andrea Fischbacher wins Olympic super-G in upset; Lindsey Vonn settles for bronze
- A grief-stricken beginning, a series of glitches _ and the Olympics finally hit their stride
- AP Interview: Olympic medalist Shauna Rohbock says Whistler bobsled track ’stupid fast’
- In Georgia, hundreds gather to pay final respects to luger killed at Vancouver Olympics
- ‘It’s stupid fast’: Olympic medalist Rohbock gets first look at Whistler bobsled track
- Vonn opens super-combined with best time in downhill, slalom coming in afternoon in Vancouver
- Golden brothers: Austria’s Andreas and Wolfgang Linger defend Olympic gold in doubles luge
- Memorial for Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia moved to quiet spot in Whistler
- See the light: Vancouver organizers open viewing ramp for Olympic flame after complaints
- Olympic luger’s body arrives home in Georgia as grieving family, friends prepare for burial
- Killed Olympic luger’s body arrives home in Georgia as grieving family prepares for burial
- Gold for Germany, frustration for US: Huefner caps luge gold singles sweep, Americans sputter
- In Vancouver, a games governed not by the Olympic creed but by Murphy’s Law
- Body of Georgian luger killed in Olympics training brought back to hometown in Georgia
- Golden Germans: Huefner gives her country a luge singles sweep of gold at Vancouver Olympics
- Germany’s Huefner leads at midpoint of slowed-down women’s Olympic luge, while Hamlin sputters
- Candles and tears for young luger as body begins long journey home to grieving town
- Olympic luger honored at memorial service, with body beginning long journey home to Georgia
- Guess what? Skiing begins at Winter Olympics; Miller takes bronze, Vonn sharp in training run
- Father of Georgian luger says son feared track, and told him ‘I will either win or die’
- Private service held in Vancouver for Georgian Olympian killed in luge crash last week
- Cruise control: Germany’s Felix Loch wins on redesigned Olympic course drawing criticism
- Organizers prepare to return body of luger killed at track, and right a stricken Olympics
- Comfort from grief: Germany’s Felix Loch wins Olympic luge competition tinged by tragedy
- Last day of a Georgian luger and a safety official’s belated acknowledgment of a mistake
- Spillane’s silver gives US 1st-ever medal in Nordic combined; Americans struggle in biathlon
- Winter Olympic great Bjorndalen has worst-ever finish; favored Americans struggle, too
- ‘It’s not fun’: Women’s Olympic luge racers wish they weren’t starting farther down track
- Safe sledding: Luge competition on reopened Olympic track goes smoothly after fatal crash
- Teammate of killed luger from republic of Georgia withdraws from Olympic race
- Following Georgian slider’s death, the mood and dynamic of Olympic competition all different
- Remember Harry Potter lookalike who won 2 golds in Salt Lake? He’s 1st winner in Vancouver
- Men’s Olympic lugers will start lower on track, in response to athlete’s fatal crash
- Olympic luge course designer tells German publication that walls may have to be raised
- Officials delay reopening of sliding track following luger’s death; men’s start will be moved
- As at Beijing in 2008, Georgia’s Olympians are in mourning _ this time for luger’s death
- Some changes will be made at Olympic track where Georgian luger died
- Despie luger’s death, foul weather, Olympic ceremonies open festively
- ‘Heartbroken beyond words’: Georgian luger dies after crash at treacherous Olympic track
- Winter Olympics veering closer to the edge with more dangerous sports
- Georgia team will compete in the Olympics and dedicate performances to luger killed in crash
- Luger’s death, foul weather dampen celebrations at Olympic opening ceremonies
- Luger’s death dampens celebration at Olympic opening ceremony
- Olympic official tells AP: Georgian luger dies after crash during training run on speedy track
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- Female Romanian luger knocked unconscious after frightening crash on speedy Olympic track
- At his fifth Olympics, luger Mark Grimmette chosen to carry flag for US team
- Big and small, US Olympians sort through the rewards as they arrive in Vancouver
- Benshoof sliding through back pain on way to third Olympics
- Spain’s first bobsled athlete trades in boogie board for skeleton to reach Winter Olympics
- Germany’s Tatjana Huefner wins World Cup title, while USA’s Erin Hamlin wins bronze
- USA Luge’s search for speed off to wind tunnels of Southern California, far from ice and snow
- Wanting to truly be part of a team sent 2-time Olympian Christian Niccum back to doubles luge
- Andi Langenhan leads German sweep of in a men’s luge World Cup race on home track
- Germans dominate luge World Cup meet, sweep both men’s and women’s races
- German sweep luge World Cup doubles races, Florschuetz-Wustlich extend overall lead
- Zoeggeler wins singles race as Italians sweep doubles at luge World Cup meet
- Italy’s Christian Oberstolz, Patrick Gruber win doubles race at luge World Cup meet in Germany
- Grimmette and Martin, the veterans of USA Luge roster, still hoping of Olympic gold
- A new direction for former US soldier and Olympic gold medalist Bakken, now helping Canada
- Norton extends sponsorship of USA Luge program until 2014
- For USA Luge athlete Megan Sweeney, the toughest part of the Olympic journey seems over
- US luge team of Grimmette and Martin heading to Olympics together for fourth time
- US luge team of Grimmette and Martin heading to Olympics together for 4th time
- Another luge medal for Erin Hamlin, and 4 of her USA Luge teammates get Olympic nods
- Another luge medal for Erin Hamlin, this time coming in a World Cup race
- Niccum and Joye clinch Olympic berth in luge doubles, Grimmette and Martin still waiting
- US luge doubles team of Niccum-Joye clinch in Olympics, Grimmette-Martin still waiting
- With an Olympic spot on the line, USA Luge’s Julia Clukey will overlook injury this week
- World champion Erin Hamlin seals Olympic trip, German women sweep top 4 in luge World Cup
- Olympic luge hopeful Julia Clukey hurts neck doing pull-ups, won’t race this weekend
- Lake Placid owes its legacy to winter sports and the impact of hosting 2 Winter Olympics
- Zoeggeler leads Italy to 1-2 finish in luge World Cup race; Canada wins team relay
- Leitner and Resch lead men, Geisenberger leads women as Germany wins 5 of 6 luge WCup medals
- Back pain put aside for now, Tony Benshoof expects to race in World Cup luge this weekend
- Back problems back again for Tony Benshoof, and the USA Luge veteran is facing more treatment
- With World Cup looming, US Olympic luge veteran Tony Benshoof dealing with aching back
- Sweet reward: Erin Hamlin’s world championship in luge came with a dessert, and a bulls-eye
- Only 17, Olympic hopeful Kate Hansen gets a spot on the US luge team for World Cup opener
- Coming to America: USA Luger Bengt Walden set to become an American citizen, eyeing Olympics
- USA Luge hopeful Julia Clukey has knee surgery, to miss 1 week of training
- Olympic luger Benshoof will miss European trip for continued back rehabilitation
