Olympic News Circle: Summer & Winter Olympics

Tickets for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will go on sale on October 11, 2008. Kewl~ I wish I can get a ticket to opening ceremony.
The Vancouver Game will be held between February 12 and February 28, 2010, and followed by the Paralympic Games. Ticket prices for the opening and closing ceremonies will […]

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Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1

Germany
11
12
6
29

2

United States
9
9
7
25

3

Canada
7
10
7
24

4

Austria
9
7
7
23

5

Russia
8
6
8
22

6

Norway
2
8
9
19

7

Sweden
7
2
5
14

8

Switzerland
5
4
5
14

9

South Korea
6
3
2
11

10

Italy
5
0
6
11

11

China
2
4
5
11

12

France
3
2
4
9

12

Netherlands
3
2
4
9

14

Finland
0
6
3
9

15

Czech Republic
1
2
1
4

16

Estonia
3
0
0
3

17

Croatia
1
2
0
3

18

Australia
1
0
1
2

19

Poland
0
1
1
2

20

Ukraine
0
0
2
2

21

Japan
1
0
0
1

22

Belarus
0
1
0
1

22

Bulgaria
0
1
0
1

22

Great Britain
0
1
0
1

22

Slovakia
0
1
0
1

26

Latvia
0
0
1
1

Above are the results for Turino 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. Canada is ranked 3rd overall. Very nice. Hopefully 1st in Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympic Winter Game.

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A party full of joy, to celebrate the success of the Olympic Winter Games and the athletes’ victories, with a touch of sadness for an event that’s coming to an end. This is how the Torino 2006 Closing Ceremony, which will be held tomorrow night at the Olympic Stadium, presents itself, a great show that […]

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TURIN, Italy — Nicklas Lidstrom scored 10 seconds into the third period as Sweden defeated rival Finland 3-2 to win Olympic hockey gold for a second time on Sunday.The Swedes, who won gold at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, were the first team to beat the tenacious Finns in eight tournament games.
“It’s a […]

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Here is a promotion video clip from CBC for XX Winter Olympic Games in Turino, Italy 2006.
View this Turin 2006 Winter Olympics Promotion video clip.

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