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Can Joannie Rochette Pull Off Defining Moment of Winter Games?

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The eyes of the sporting world will be focused squarely on Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum Thursday, as Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette will look to medal just days after the sudden death of her mother. That's not the only storyline heading into one of the Winter Games' most popular...

Kim Takes Big Lead in Short Program

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Like a true Bond Girl, Kim Yu-na knocked off her rivals.Nobody did it better.The biggest favorite to win the Olympic title since Katarina Witt in 1988, Kim was cool under pressure with a playfully sexy and sophisticated number that delighted fans and judges alike Tuesday night. Her score...

An Art or a Sport? Figure Skating Strives to Be Both

Rachael Flatt's free skate, pictured above, would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil.Mirai Nagasu's program, meanwhile, would draw raves from art...

Cohen Falters in Olympic Comeback Bid

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Her Olympic dreams over, Sasha Cohen stuck around to watch Mirai Nagasu and Rachael Flatt."They're great,'' Cohen said. "They're cute, they're excited.''That they most definitely are.Flatt and Nagasu earned trips to the Olympics with their 1-2 finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on...