2010 olympics News

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Olympic Ceremonies Go On After Athlete's Death

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Feb. 12) - In time-honored tradition, the show went on. Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics' opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling BC Place Stadium. The festive mood, and...

Jaromir Jagr Makes Czech Republic Olympic Roster

The Czech Republic may not be producing as many top-shelf NHL players as it once did, but its roster for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver features one of the game's best netminders and a solid group of forwards. Jaromir Jagr is one of the biggest names on the team, and is the only player to make the cut that was a member of...

Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Features Youth, Versatility, Controversy

Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Shane Doan, Ryan Smyth and Mike Green are just some of the outstanding NHL players who could fill a second team if Canada was allowed two entries at the Olympics in Vancouver in February. But alas, Canada cannot, so dozens of worthy players will have two weeks off in February. To...

Balanced Attack and Goaltending Give Finland a Chance

A veteran squad with equal parts international and NHL experience will represent Finland at the Olympics in February. Fourteen players from Finland's silver medal-winning showing at Turin in 2006 are back for another round. Eighteen of the 23 roster members are currently playing in the NHL.GoaliesMiikka Kiprusoff...

FanHouse's 2010 Olympic Hockey Rosters

The 2010 Olympics will drop the puck on its men's ice hockey competition on Feb. 16 and award medals on Feb. 28, and, though there's a world's worth of talent taking part, it's fairly safe to say that the Canada and/or USA teams will leave on that last day with some new hardware.What would each team look like if FanHouse...

Background on 2010 olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the resort town of Whistler.

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