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Bode Miller took over 'Vonn-couver': He came into the Olympics as an afterthought, another alpine skier lost in the long shadow of Lindsey Vonn. But Bode Miller once again produced his best work coming from outside the spotlight, skiing for broke and coming away with one of the richest medal hauls in history.
Italy's Razzoli takes men's slalom gold: Leading after the first run, Italy's Giuliano Razzoli posted a combined time of 1 minute 39.32 seconds to hold off Ivica Kostelic of Croatia, who finished 0.16 seconds off pace to collect silver.
German Riesch wins slalom for 2nd gold: Maria Riesch of Germany led throughout the Olympic slalom competition at snowy Whistler Creekside, earning her second gold medal of the Games.
Vonn's Olympics end with slalom elimination: Lindsey Vonn's Olympics are over after the U.S. alpine star was eliminated from the women's slalom race Friday for straddling a gate.
O'Connor: Like it or not, Canada choked: They said a lot of things, about how they definitely could have done it, even though it would have been difficult to do. How all the hype and high expectations were warranted, and how they had come to Whistler full of maple leaf pride and looking to own, as the slogan goes, the podium. But what Canada's men's alpine team stopped short of saying was the truth: They choked.
Vonn dominates crash-filled downhill: Lindsey Vonn blew away the competition in the Olympic women's downhill on Wednesday, leading a 1-2 American finish in a race marred by a series of spills.
Rebensburg grabs surprise giant slalom gold: German youngster Viktoria Rebensburg won gold in the women's giant slalom Thursday, skiing an excellent second run to move up from sixth place after the opening leg
Fischbacher upsets Vonn in super-G: Andrea Fischbacher of Austria won the Olympic women's super-giant slalom on Saturday, knocking favourite Lindsey Vonn from the top of the podium and denying the U.S. star a sweep of the speed events at the Vancouver Games.
Riesch takes super-combi gold, Vonn falls: Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. was ahead of friendly rival Maria Riesch's time at the first interval of the slalom portion of the super-combined, but missed a gate and fell, helping the German to Olympic gold on Thursday.
Miller wins elusive gold in super-combined: Bode Miller won the Olympic men's super-combined on Sunday, giving the American his first Olympic gold and a medal of every colour at the Vancouver Games.
Swiss skier Janka gets 1st gold: Switzerland's Carlo Janka won his first Olympic medal on Tuesday, retaining the giant slalom lead he held after the first run in the face of another strong showing for Norway.
Mexican-Austrian prince is Olympics' oldest competitor: Unlike Canadian officials, who had the tough task of selecting a flag-bearer from some 205 competitors, Mexico's choice to bear its green, white and red flag was easy because the team is made up of just one man: Hubertus von Hohenlohe.
O'Connor: Don't blame Vancouver, blame global warming: Canada's fair, Western jewel is being pummeled in the international press for, among other things, the weather.
Vonn crashes out of giant slalom: Lindsey Vonn's hopes for a third medal from the Vancouver Olympics were put on hold when the U.S. star went down in the opening run of Wednesday's giant slalom race, breaking her right pinkie finger.
From spectacular crash to bronze medal for Paerson: A day after a frightening wipeout in the women's downhill, Anja Paerson of Sweden kept her spot in Thursday's super-combined and captured the bronze medal behind Maria Riesch of Germany and American Julia Mancuso.
Defago dashes Canadian downhill hopes: On a disappointing day for Canadian downhillers, Didier Defago of Switzerland shook off a two-day delay to win gold Monday in Whistler, B.C., edging out more recognizable foes Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and Bode Miller of the U.S. on the medal stand.