Lindsey Vonn grimaces as she arrives for the first official training of the Olympic downhill at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on Thursday.
Brunt's Blog

Searching for a way to explain the inexplicable

Vonn drama has been a puzzling affair

Team Canada forward Hayley Wickenheiser at the 2008 Women's World Hockey Championships in Harbin, China.
Women's hockey

The coldest faceoff of them all

Two nations vying to be the world's superpower of ice and snow

Shaun White of United States attends the United States Olympic Committee Snowboard Halfpipe Press Conference at the Main Press Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 11, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Vancouver 2010

American snowboarders charm Olympic crowd

Once known as ‘The Flying Tomato’ but now called ‘Animal’ The king of the halfpipe and reigning Olympic champion Shaun White and the United States team are preparing to unleash a whole new bag of tricks

Albert Demtschenko of Russia during the second Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Luge

Raw, 'real Russian' a wild card

Demtschenko is rough around the edges

British Sinead and John Kerr perform during an Ice Dance training session on February 11, 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Getty Images/Vincenzo PINTO
The Usual Suspects

Olympic hockey takes a backseat on NBC

American network listens to demographics and opts for figure skating instead of Canada v. United States preliminary round game

Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan practices for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Robert Skinner/The Canadian Press

Vancouver 2010

Let the Games begin

After seven years, after billions of dollars, Canada's Olympic dreams take shape tonight. What will the legacy be, the Springtime Olympics? The Clockwork Games? Perhaps, the Gold Games

Torch relay

Olympic Torch reaches Vancouver

Flame arrives at Vancouver City Hall and nears its final leg of the journey with some help from Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash and former Canucks forward Trevor Linden

One of the boys

Canadian Christine Nesbitt abandoned her female teammates to train with me. The risky move paid off

India's hard-luck team gets a Canadian makeover

Veteran luger and perennial underdog Shiva Keshavan gets some much-needed support

WADA cracks down on drug cheats

World Anti-Doping Agency officials unleash stringent anti-doping measures, plan to test more than 2,500 athletes at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games

Figure Skating

Dubé, Davison unfazed by mishaps

Canadian figure skaters hoping to move past setbacks and build on confidence ahead of second Olympics

Ottawa gets Cullen from Carolina

Sens acquire veteran centre for a draft pick, defenceman Alexandre Picard

Giants, Lincecum reach $23M, 2-year deal

Two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner avoids arbitration hearing

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90+ points or bust

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Torchbearer Kimberly Coomfer is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Lions Bay, B.C., Feb. 4, 2010.