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Today in history
Today is Thursday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2011. There are 317 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing...Tags: Michael Bay, Richard Karn, Human Interest, Barack Obama, Christina Pickles
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High or low: Two views of U.S. medal hopes for 2014 Winter Games
The United States racked up a record 37 medals, including nine gold, at the 2010 Winter Olympics. With the pre-Olympic World Cup and world championship winter sports season over for U.S. athletes, it’s a good time to look at the U.S. chances for...
Tags: Giant Slalom Skiing, Hannah Kearney, Katie Uhlaender, Swimming, Lindsey Jacobellis
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Vonn confident about Olympics
Alpine skiers get used to coming back successfully from injuries. That's why Lindsey Vonn feels certain she can be as good as ever — or better — by the time the Sochi Olympics begin next year, even though the injuries she sustained in a Feb....
Tags: Lindsey Vonn, Slovenia, Tiger Woods, Awards and Prizes
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Death threat doesn't faze skier Tina Maze, who finishes fourth
Tina Maze, a 29-year-old Slovenian skier who has clinched the World Cup overall women's title this season, shook off a death threat to finish fourth in the super-giant slalom race Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Maze, one of only six women to...Tags: Giant Slalom Skiing, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Alpine Skiing, Sports, Super G Skiing
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2014 Winter Games
They installed the first outdoor Olympic rings Wednesday in Sochi, Russia, a 60-by-30-foot reminder that Thursday marks a year to go before the opening of the 2014 Winter Games. The temperature was 61. That incongruity brings up the first of a baker's...
Tags: Bobsleigh, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, NBCUniversal, Singles Skating, Vladimir Putin
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Watch Lindsey Vonn crash hard at World Cup skiing event Friday [Video]
Lindsey Vonn's attempt for a fifth straight victory in a World Cup Alpine Skiing speed event came to a crashing halt when she slid off course and went into three nets during a women's downhill event at Val D'Isere, France, on Friday. Vonn did not...Tags: Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Swiss Confederation, Stacey Cook, Auction Service
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By the numbers: Big Four (U.S. alpine skiing), Lucky 13 (Hannah Kearney), 0-for-3 (Jeremy Abbott)
Several ruminations, mostly numerical, about three subjects:
1. When Bode Miller finished second Friday in the downhill at Chamonix, France, it was the 21st top-three finish for a U.S. alpine skier this season. With any luck, that means Team USA...Tags: Evan Lysacek, Jeremy Abbott, Hannah Kearney, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn
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Vonn's greatest season ends with a rare failure
Lindsey Vonn left herself a mountain to climb.
And motivation.
Skiing with an unaccustomed conservatism in Sunday's season-ending giant slalom in Schladming, Austria, Vonn wound up a non-scoring 24th among 27 starters.
So she finished with 1,980...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Giant Slalom Skiing, Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing, Sports
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Ski reports and forecasts for Southern California and the West
First, a little question: Does anybody hedge their bets the way a weather forecaster does? Predictions for this winter call for another La Niņa, the same cocktail of conditions that delivered last season's epic snowfall.
Sure to be a happy hour...Tags: American Express Company, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Gardens and Parks, Snow Storms, Family
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Skiing: the West's outstanding early-season conditions
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPowerful late-fall storms have dropped many feet of snow on mountains throughout the West, creating some of the best early-season skiing and snowboarding conditions in years. Despite the still-sluggish economy, resorts have spent millions of dollars on...Tags: Utah, Politics, Daron Rahlves, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Half Pipe Snowboarding
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Philip Hersh: 24th annual awards to international sports figures
The Fabulous ForumSo here we are, at the end of another year, finding ourselves looking back at an Olympics with tragedy and triumph, with good sports and sore losers (you know who you are, Evgeny Plushenko), a year with stirring achievements and...... -
California snow: Where to hit the slopes this season
Brand XPowerful winter storms have dropped many feet of snow on mountains throughout the West, creating some of the best skiing and snowboarding conditions in years. Despite the still-sluggish economy, resorts have spent millions of dollars on capital...
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