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Featured Stories Snowboardcross leads Vancouver injury list (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/06/2010 Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 percent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races. According to a medical study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, at least 11 percent of all athletes at the games in February sustained injuries -- including 20 concussions. Snowboardcross leads Vancouver Olympics injury list ESPN - 09/06/2010 According to a medical study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, at least 11 percent of all athletes at the games in February sustained injuries -- including 20 concussions. USA VS. Canada-Rematch For The Gold Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/27/2010 The United States hockey team is within one win of pulling off the insurmountable task of winning the gold medal. Team USA pounced on Finland with six first period goals and never looked back in their 6-1 victory.. This sets up the anticipated rematch with team Canada. Canada will have a shot at revenge. Will the [...] The Lindsey Vonn Show Growing Stale Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/26/2010 She came into the Olympics the darling, but after two weeks appears to be heading out the devil. Lindsey Vonn once again proved the drama queen, stealing headlines with her fall in the giant slalom. This time her antics were more critical, as she cost her teammate a medal in their signature event. Canadian Women's Hockey Hits Olympic Low Note With Celebration Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/26/2010 The Olympics are supposed to be a time of for national pride combined with a display of sportsmanship and respect for the sport. Apparently the Canadians missed the memo as another gross display of behavior shone itself on the ice following the Women's Hockey gold medal game. Team USA Reaches Semifinals Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/25/2010 The USA hockey took another step in their quest for Olympic gold with a 2-0 shutout victory over Switzerland. This sets up the Americans to face Finland in the Semifinals who also scored a 2-0 shutout win of their own over the Czech republic… The game was scoreless through two periods.Team USA finally broke through early in [...] Ice Dancing Gold Brings Judging Controversy Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/23/2010 It just seems you can never get through an Olympics without at least one judging controversy which draws scrutiny to the results. The international governing body then takes action and rules get changed. But despite the ever changing rules, we still get controversy. USA Hockey Trying To Pull Off Another Miracle Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/22/2010 The USA hockey team to a huge step towards a improbable gold medal with a upset victory over Team Canada 5-3 on Sunday. With the team dawning the uniforms of the 1960 USA team and the 30th anniversary of the 1980 team, Americans can only reflect back and hope that Team USA can pull off [...] Apolo Ohno Seeks Record Medal, South Koreans Await Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/20/2010 The matchup between Apolo Ohno between the South Korean skaters is like the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry of the sport of short track speedskating. The skaters will bump, push, shove and cut each other off one more time this evening as Ohno looks for USA Winter Olympics legend status as he seeks his seventh Olympics Winter Games medal. The South Koreans will look to make Ohno wait another day. Is Evan Lysacek Ready For Plushenko Showdown? Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/18/2010 Evan Lysacek nailed the best short program of his career on Monday night, scoring a 90.30. It was good enough only for second place. Once again, Evgeni Plushenko stood in the way, scoring an Olympic record 90.85 to garner the lead heading into the long program. |
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