Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada competes in the men's alpine skiing downhill practice held at Whistler Creekside ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 11, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Stephen Brunt

Will Canada's skiers be first to take gold?

As the second day of the Winter Olympics dawns and the glow of Friday's opening ceremony fades, the pressure mounts on Canada to produce a medal on the slopes with Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Robbie Dixon and Erik Guay leading our hopes

Reinfried Herbst of Austria points at a television camera after the first run of the Alpine Skiing World Cup Slalom race in Kitzbuehel January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Leckel
The Usual Suspects

Welcome to broadcasting in the 21st century

Up close and personal at the Vancouver games: Sports media's technological renaissance shifts into high gear this weekend as television executives proclaim "everyone will be served"

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia comes around the 15th turn during the second Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 10, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Kumaritashvili was killed on Feburary 12, 2010 after crashing while making a practice run. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Grange's Olympic Blog

The fear is real

In the wake of Friday's tragic death of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili, hard questions to come after approval given to the world's fastest luge track

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands grimaces as he trains at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Grant Robertson

Chasing Kramer

United States speed skater Chad Hendrick admits the entire field will need to team up against Dutch oval star Sven Kramer in Saturday's 5,000 metre race

Alpine Skiing

Super combined race postponed

Sunday's women's event gets pushed back due to damp and soft conditions on slopes

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Davison, Dubé can’t afford a single slip

The heat is on Canada's figure skating champions as they battle to turn around a streak of international inconsistency

Short track speed skating

Everything’s a competition for Hamelin

The feirce competitor and a relentless streak are keys to his success heading into crunch time at the Vancouver games

Blues clobber Maple Leafs

St. Louis goaltender Chris Mason turns back 30 shots and earns second shutout of season in 4-0 win over Toronto

Raptors DeRozan wins Dunk-In

NBA All-Star weekend: Toronto rookie defeats LA Clippers Eric Gordon during Friday rookie slam contest to earn a spot in main dunk competition on Saturday

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Golf will outlast Tiger's tale

“Golf is much bigger than any one star, including Tiger Woods, because the game goes way beyond the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and country clubs,” George Kirsch says

in this Nov. 15, 2009, file photo, Tiger Woods from the United States, hits an approach shot during the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. While Woods has not played since Nov. 15 in Australia, the competition has been as fierce as ever _ not against Phil Mickelson or any other player, rather the paparazzi. Some say the first picture of him, since driving his SUV into a tree outside his Florida home and setting off an explosive and incredible sex scandal, could bring as much as $100,000. ( AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)
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Torchbearer Kimberly Coomfer is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Lions Bay, B.C., Feb. 4, 2010.