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Buble was among the last to carry the flame Thursday night before it lit a mini-cauldron in downtown Vancouver, a signal that the Games are ever so close to the much-anticipated opening ceremony on Friday.
“It always made me really proud… . It’s emotional, I’m shaking. I mean, I’ve got goosebumps and I’m a guy who doesn’t get nervous for a lot of things. I don’t get overexcited by too much but it’s going to be hard to sleep tonight.”
12th February 2010
The 2002 Salt Lake Games
Gold Medal Fever
Just look at those faces.What incredible achievements .
13th Feb 2010
Olyparks.org wish to extend our condolences and sympathys to the family,friends and collegues for the tragic loss of Nodar Kumaritashvili.
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14th Feb 2010
Luge – Track shortened after fatal crash
Follow up of thetragic loss ofKumaritashvili. Just thought I would put this on for all of our subscribers just in case you missed out on the updates.
What speed is too fast ?
Olympic organisers shortened the luge track for both men and women as an extra safety precaution on Saturday, a day after a Georgian slider died in training.
The measures were taken after 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, a first-time Olympian, was catapulted off the track in Friday’s fatal crash.
EMOTIONAL REASONS
Romstad said the decision had been taken primarily for emotional reasons, to reassure the shaken sliders after the tragic event.
Kumaritashvili’s team mate Levan Gureshidze was among those due to resume training but he missed both runs and it was not immediately clear whether he would have any further involvement in the competition.
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Silve medal for Australia ! !
Begg-Smith wins silver in men’s moguls
American Bryon Wilson claimed the bronze medal.
Overall Medal Count
| Overall Medal Count | |||||
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Flag of United States | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Flag of Germany | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Flag of France | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Flag of Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Flag of Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Flag of South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Flag of Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Flag of Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Flag of China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Flag of Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Flag of Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Flag of Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Flag of Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Flag of Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Flag of Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Flag of Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Flag of Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Flag of Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Flag of Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Flag of Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16th Feb 2010
Go Go Go Chumpy Pullin.Our very own Australian Snowboarder at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Sorry about the fall Chumpy.You did your best ! !
Alex “Chumpy” Pullin. Australian entry for Olympic Snowboarding on CypressMountain,Vancouver,had a great start yesterday but suddenly caught a wobble and down he came at tremendous speed. But it wasn’t long after that Canadian Snowboarder Damon Hyler came unstuck .
Snowboard Medal Count
| Overall Medal Count | |||||
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Flag of United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Flag of Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Flag of France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Flag of Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Flag of Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Womens Olympic Snowboarding. Canadian wins Gold.Maelle Ricker 31 year old Golden Girl.
A snowboarder, the 31-year-old Ricker placed 4th in the women’s snowboard cross at the 2006 Olympics in Turin. She placed 1st at two World Cup events this season, and is a serious contender for a medal in Vancouver.
