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    Jul 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. IOC rejects worldwide calls for opening ceremony memorial to murdered Israelis

    LONDON – As worldwide pressure grows for a memorial to the 11 Israeli victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre during Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee continues to be resolutely opposed.
    LONDON – As worldwide pressure grows for a memorial to the 11 Israeli victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre during Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Games, the International Olympic Committee continues to be resolutely...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, Government, Judaism, White House

    2. Dec 24, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Philip Hersh: 24th annual awards to international sports figures

    The Fabulous Forum
    So 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......
    3. Sep 7, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Do you have Olympic ambitions?

    Attention Olympic hopefuls: If you want to minimize your risk of injury, you're better off competing in a Summer Games sport than a Winter Games event.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Attention Olympic hopefuls: If you want to minimize your risk of injury, you're better off competing in a Summer Games sport than a Winter Games event. That's the conclusion of a new study that analyzed 287 injury reports from the 2010 Winter Games in...

    Tags: Human Interest, Nordic Combined Skiing, Physical Therapists, 10 km and 15 km Combined Skiing, 2010 Winter Olympic Games

    4. Jun 22, 2010 | Zap2It

  4. Olympic luger dies: Nodar Kumaritashvili hits a post in training run

    The Dish Rag
    The Winter Olympics got off to a tragic start Friday (Feb. 12) when Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after losing control of his sled and hitting into an unpadded metal post while training at the Whistler Sliding Center outside Vancouver....
    5. Feb 12, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. As Vancouver Olympics begin, NBC airs footage of fatal luge crash

    Show Tracker
    With less than an hour to go until the start of opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics, NBC telecast a few seconds of video that got the games off to a somber start: The horrifying crash that killed Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili earlier...
    6. Feb 13, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Gold style at the Olympics opening ceremonies in Vancouver

    All The Rage
    Before we hunker down to spend the next couple of weeks watching world-class athletic competitions at the Vancouver Olympics, let's take note of how good most competitors looked at the opening ceremonies Friday. Why? Well, as my spouse is fond......
    7. Feb 15, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Father of Georgian luger says son told him 'I will either win or die'

    L.A. Times Olympics Blog
    The father of the Georgian luger killed at the Vancouver Olympics said Monday that his son worried the track was too dangerous, but insisted on competing because he had come to the Games to try to win. “He told me:......
    8. Feb 13, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. NBC scores Olympic-sized ratings with opening ceremony

    Company Town
    NBC's broadcast of the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony on Friday scored big ratings with an average of 32.6 million people watching the festivities. It was the second largest audience for a Winter Olympics kickoff since 1994. The Salt Lake City......
    9. Feb 18, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Georgian Olympic Committee blames luge track for fatal accident

    L.A. Times Olympics Blog
    The Georgian Olympic Committee on Thursday blamed the track, not the athlete for the accident that killed 21-year-old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili hours before the opening of the Winter Olympics. "I exclude the possibility that Nodar was not...
    10. Feb 25, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Jacques Rogge: Death of luger will remain a legacy of Vancouver Games [updated]

    L.A. Times Olympics Blog
    International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said Thursday the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili will be one of the legacies of the Vancouver Games, similar to how the killing of Israeli athletes will forever be associated with the...
    11. Feb 12, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Poll: Should news outlets show video and photo of luger killed in sled crash during Olympic practice run?

    Comments Blog
    A luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia was killed after a horrific crash on the year-old sledding track Friday, Olympic officials confirmed. On a morning training run, Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled at nearly 80 mph......
    12. Mar 2, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Speaking out: The puck stops with IOC President Rogge if women's hockey is to grow

    L.A. Times Olympics Blog
    I am an enormous fan of women's sports. And that includes non-Olympic women's sports, such as the Northwestern women's lacrosse team, whose success has turned into my favorite story of the last five years. I have railed at the International......
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