Russian female skiers win gold, silver in Vancouver Paralympics
Mar 15, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
Russian female athletes won a gold and a silver medal in two 15-km cross-country races during the 2010 Paralympics in Canada on Tuesday.Tags: Canada, Cross Country Races, Female Athletes, Female Skiers, Gold Medal, Gold Silver, Paralympics, Silver Medal, Vancouver
Not all glory in Vancouver
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
The Olympics opened with a tragic accident, while the Finnish team have had a disappointing start to their medal chase.
In Friday’s training for the luge men’s singles event, 21-year-old Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his luge in the final turn of the tra...
Tags: Chase, Finnish Team, frontpage, Luge, Nodar, Olympic Family, Olympics, Shockwaves, Tragic Accident, Vancouver
Vancouver: Neuner holt Biathlon-Gold für Deutschland
Feb 16, 2010 Europe, Germany, Germany: In German
Das deutsche Olympiateam freut sich über die zweite Goldmedaille bei den Winterspielen in Vancouver. Magdalena Neuner war im Verfolgungsrennen über zehn Kilometer nicht zu schlagen. Nur am Schießstand wackelten die Nerven der 23-Jährigen ein wenig.Tags: Biathlon, Deutschland, Freut, Gold, Holt, Magdalena Neuner, Vancouver
Unfall bei Olympischen Spielen: Rodler stirbt nach schwerem Sturz
Feb 12, 2010 Europe, Germany, Germany: In German
Die Spiele von Vancouver beginnen mit einer Tragödie. Kurz vor der Eröffnungsfeier ist der georgische Rodler Nodar Kumaritaschwili beim Training aus der Bahn geflogen - und an seinen Verletzungen gestorben. Athleten und Funktionäre kritisieren die schnelle Strecke.«Un viñedo en la Toscana»
Sep 2, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In Spanish
Una idílica vida en una de las zonas más hermosas de la campiña italiana. Es el sueño que albergan muchos de los habitantes de las atestadas urbes de hoy en día. Pero para Ferenc Máté, un escritor que se vio obligado a abandonar su Hungría natal a causa de la represión comunista y que vivió en si...Tags: Bestseller, Candace, Dotado, Hills Of Tuscany, La Vida, Nueva York, Pluma, Realidad, Roma, Vancouver, Ya
Drug-fueled gang wars shake Vancouver
Jul 9, 2009 North America, USA
When Canadian cocaine smuggler Charles Lai was being sentenced in a Seattle federal courtroom last month, the judge sending him to prison for 13 years offered a small item of good news.Tags: 13 Years, Cocaine, Drug Wars, Federal Courtroom, Gang Wars, Lai, Smuggler, Vancouver
Romance and tears heat up Bachelorette’s steamy Spanish getaway
Jul 5, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Vancouver's famous singleton, Jillian Harris, sweeps her final four potential husbands off to Spain for a romantic getaway in Monday's episode of The Bachelorette. Will Jillian finally ditch bad boy W...Tags: Bachelorette, Bad Boy, Final Four, Jillian, Romance, Romantic Getaway, Singleton, Spain, Spanish, Vancouver
Latvia falls 8-2 against Russia in Olympic men’s hockey
Dec 31, 1969 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
Latvia did not go down without a fight as it lost its Feb. 16 preliminary round men’s ice hockey match against Russia during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Tags: 2010 Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, Ice Hockey, Latvia, Match, Olympic Hockey, Olympic Men S Hockey, Olympics, Recreation and Sports, Olympics, Russia, Vancouver, Winter Olympics
Oddsmakers see Latvia as long shot in ice hockey against Russia
Dec 31, 1969 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
Perhaps the most anticipated event for Latvian fans of the Winter Olympics—a preliminary round match between the men’s ice hockey teams of Latvia and Russia—gets under way the evening of Feb. 16 in Vancouver.Tags: Hockey Teams, Ice Hockey, Latvia, Match, Olympics, Recreation and Sports, Olympics, Russia, Vancouver, Winter Olympics
Next time, let’s just buy an Olympic commercial
Dec 31, 1969 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
For fans of the Latvian team competing in the Winter Olympics, the gains of Salt Lake City have been eroded by what happened Feb. 12 in Vancouver. Just as in previous Olympics, the American television network NBC cut away for a commercial during the moments Latvian athletes—with skeletonist Marti...Tags: American Television Network, Fans, Martins, Nbc, Olympic Stadium, Olympics, Opening Ceremony, Recreation and Sports, Olympics, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Winter Olympics
