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Olympic Drinking Games: Why Vancouver Gets the Gold

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
Vancouver has been overrun with jolly, intoxicated fans. Are they enjoying their Olympic moment? Or just being irritating?

Russia's 'Nightmare' Olympics: The Glory Days Are Over

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
The Soviet Union once dominated the Winter Olympics. But since the Soviet collapse, Russian teams have struggled due to lack of funding and political support -- as its weak performance in Vancouver demonstrates

North American Dominance in Women's Hockey an Olympic Problem

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
Olympic officials have sent a message about North American-dominated women's hockey: if the rest of the world doesn't start competing, the sport's spot on the Olympic program is in peril. Is that fair play or another gender double standard?

Asian Figure Skaters Dominate in Vancouver Olympics

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
With Kim Yu-Na of South Korea's gold-medal and Mao Asada of Japan's silver-medal skates on Thursday, athletes from the Far East earned five of the 12 figure-skating medals in Vancouver

Figure Skaters Kim, Asada: Olympic Rivals Battle for Gold

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na has the lead after the short program, but Japan's great hope, Mao Asada, has a few triple-Axels as weapons

Olympic Red Mittens: Canada Gloves Hot Item for Fans

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
They're the fashion phenomenon of the Winter Games: red mittens emblazoned with the maple leaf and Olympic rings. Inside one customer's quest to score a pair

U.S. Wins Silver in Nordic Combined, Gains Edge in Sport

TIME.com: Top World Stories - Sun, 02/28/2010 - 20:05
In one of the most dramatic races of the Vancouver Olympics, the U.S. Nordic combined team clinched a silver medal. European dominance of this obscure and wildly entertaining sport is over
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