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In Defense of the Peacock

I want it all, And I want it now" Twenty-one years ago Freddie Mercury unwittingly gave the Vancouver Olympics' television audience its battle cry. We want it all. And we want to see it before someone has a chance to tweet about it. The 2010 Winter Olympics features 15 different types of events (e.g., curling). To...

Dutch Winning Gold in Olympic Partying

RICHMOND, British Columbia (Feb. 23) -- In the race for groupie gold at these Olympic Games, the rabid, crimson-clad Canadian hockey hordes are being challenged on their home soil -- and ice -- by invaders in orange. While there's no doubt that the host fans have painted the town red, the most boisterous contingent in...

Blunder Costs Dutch Skater Gold Medal

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) -- With a couple of laps to go in a race he was a lock to win, Sven Kramer sensed something might be wrong. He glanced toward his girlfriend in the stands, surely expecting a big smile.Instead, her face was buried in her hands."I thought this is not good," Kramer said.It wasn't.After...

Sven Kramer Isn't Into Spelling His Name

When doing interviews at a crowded event, it's not unusual for a reporter to ask the subject to spell his or her name and give an affiliation so that you don't make a mistake down the road. I should say, it's not unusual for American reporters who don't normally cover speed skating to do that because it seems to be a real...

No Cause for Concern Following Shani Davis' 12th-Place Finish

RICHMOND, British Columbia -- As expected, Shani Davis didn't win a medal at Saturday's 5,000-meter speed skating event. The 27-year-old finished 12th overall, but is a favorite in his next three races. Saturday's race belonged to Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, who set an Olympic record en route to winning the gold medal....

Background on Sven Kramer

Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and five-time European and five-time World Allround Champion.

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