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Germany leads medal table in Vancouver after a brace of golds

February 16th, 2010

Gold medals for German women in the 10 kilometer biathlon and the luge have catapulted their country to the top of the medals’ table. Magdalena Neuner won on her skis, while Tatjana Huefner was quickest on her sled.

Germany currently leads the medals table at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with three golds, four silvers, and two bronzes, after a string of successes in Tuesday’s competition.
First, Magdalena Neuner added a second gold to Germany’s medal count, winning the women’s biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit at Whistler Olympic Park in British Columbia.
The 23-year-old Neuner completed the course in 30 minutes 16 seconds, 12.3 seconds ahead of Slovakia’s Anastazia Kuzmina, to claim her first Olympic gold medal. Marie Laure Brunet of France took the bronze.
Neuner won silver in the women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint on Saturday, then coming in behind Kuzmina. That silver was Germany’s first medal of the Games.
Neuner, a six-time world champion, is a native of Wallgau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, the site of the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Magdalena Neuner

More gold, and a silver lining on the ice
In the luge, German favorite Tatjana Huefner claimed gold in the women’s singles. Another German hopeful Natalie Geisenberger grabbed bronze, and Austrian Natalie Reithmayer came in second, almost half a second adrift of Huefner.
Reithmayer becomes the first non-German woman of this century to win an Olympic medal in the luge singles event, after German racers locked out the podiums at both Salt Lake City in 2002 and Turin four years ago.
On Sunday, 20-year-old German Felix Loch won the men’s singles, so Germany – usually dominant in this discipline – will shoot for a luge “grand slam” in the doubles later this week.
But heavily fancied German speedskater Jenny Wolf just missed out on gold in the women’s 500 meter event. South Korea’s Lee Sang-Hwa won the first race starting on the outside lane and managed to maintain her aggregate advantage when the skaters switched sides, despite world record holder Wolf setting the fastest single time of the competition: 37.84 seconds.
Lee’s combined time over the two races was 76.09 seconds, just five hundredths of a second quicker than Jenny Wolf.
The second quickest pair racing head-to-head in the final, China’s Wang Beixing and Margot Boer of the Netherlands, secured third and fourth places, respectively.

source: www.dw-world.de

Former Olympians carry torch as flame reaches host site Whistler

February 6th, 2010

A parade of former Olympians took their turns with the torch Friday, as the flame neared its final destination, reaching Whistler, one of the host sites for the 2010 Games.
“For Whistler . . . (this) is the actual beginning of the Games,” said Mayor Ken Melamed.
“The athletes are here, they are training on the mountains now, so this is really the kickoff for the Games.
“It is game-on now.”
Fourteen former Olympians carried the flame that will launch the Vancouver Games as it travelled on Day 99 of the relay.
It began the day in Squamish, B.C., travelling to Whistler, where some skiing and sliding events for the Games will take place.
Among the Olympians taking up the torch Friday was John Smart, who competed for Canada in freestyle skiing in 1992 in Albertville, France, and again in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
“It is a great honour,” said Smart.
“Representing Canada in the Games was a great honour and now, as a former Olympian, it’s great way for us to be involved again in this Olympics. . . . It is exciting.”
Smart is married to a former Olympian, has two young boys and lives in Whistler. He owns and operates Momentum Ski Camps, which has helped train several of the 2010 medal contenders.
Smart’s torch run was Friday night through the centre of Whistler Village.
The former Olympians were asked by the Canadian Olympic Committee and presenting partners Coca-Cola and RBC to carry the torch as a way of honouring their commitment to sport in Canada.
“This incredible event will evoke the memories that these dedicated Olympians created, and inspire our 2010 Olympians competing in Vancouver and Whistler,” said Canadian Olympic Committee president Michael Chambers in a statement.
More than 300 Olympians are part of the torch relay.
On Friday, the torch travelled from Squamish after first making its way up a three-metre tree (thanks to a local logger and carpenter), to Whistler Olympic Park (site of the Nordic event competitions) and then on into the resort.
In all, 182 torchbearers were carrying the flame Friday across 104 kilometres.
But Olympians weren’t the only ones carrying the flame. Local schoolteachers, former mayors and even a 2010 Olympic hopeful, Julia Murray, were also taking part.
The relay will arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 12 to begin the 2010 Games.

Source: www.montrealgazette.com

Women Ski Jumpers Fight for Inclusion in Winter Olympics

November 13th, 2009

Fourteen women ski jumpers will appear in a British Colombia court today to continue their legal battle for the opportunity to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. After the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected the inclusion of women’s ski jumping in the 2010 games, the athletes brought the issue to court as a sex discrimination case, reports the Associated Press.

The athletes argue that the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) is subject to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and therefore should not allow sex discrimination in the Olympic events it will host. The British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in July that while the exclusion of women’s ski jumping is discriminatory, only the IOC has the authority to determine which events are included, according to the Associated Press. The British Columbia Court of Appeals will hear the case again today and tomorrow. If the court rules in favor of the athletes, it could force VANOC to either hold a women’s ski jump competition or cancel the men’s event, reports CBC News.

The IOC says it will not stage a women’s ski jump event because there are not enough women competing at the highest levels of the sport, reports the Christian Science Monitor. However, men’s ski jumping also does not fully meet the IOC’s criteria for inclusion but was grandfathered into the 2010 games, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Members of the IOC also acknowledge that commercial appeal is a factor in what sports are chosen for the games.

VANOC argues that while they support the ski jumpers’ bid for inclusion, their hands are tied by the IOC. Cathy Priestner-Allinger, vice-president of sport and operation for VANOC, told CTV, “We will continue to do everything we can to help these athletes achieve their goal. We provided them with free access to the jumps at Whistler Olympic Park; we helped sponsor and stage several elite national and international competitions; we helped create programs to introduce more women to the sport; we welcomed one of these young ladies to participate in the Torch Relay on the first day of the relay,” referring to torchbearer Charlotte Mitchell, one of the athletes involved in the suit. American ski jumper Lindsey Van set a record for the 90-meter jump at Whistler Olympic Park when it opened last year, reports the CS Monitor.

Media Resources: Associated Press 11/11/09; CBC News 11/12/09; Christian Science Monitor 11/12/09; CTV 11/11/09

Meyers Claims Women’s U.S. National Bobsled Push Championship Title

September 29th, 2009

Elana Meyers claimed the women’s U.S. national bobsled push championship title at Canada’s Olympic Park Ice House in Calgary, Canada today.
“We knew after last season that we had the most competitive group of push athletes for the women’s team heading into the Olympic year,” said Darrin Steele, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO. “We just didn’t realize how much improvement all of the women would make as a group. This was a highly impressive and aggressive competition.”
Meyers made the world cup debut in her rookie season, and solidified herself as one of the world’s best push athletes during the 2008-09 season. Meyers pushed driver Shauna Rohbock to gold on the 2010 Olympic track at the world cup event in Whistler, British Columbia, and a world championship silver medal in Lake Placid, N.Y.
“Elana has always been a strong athlete with raw talent,” said Steele. “She has built on her talents from last season and made huge improvements in her technique. She has officially transitioned from an athlete with high potential into a world class push athlete.”
The athlete with the lowest combined time in two pushes was named push champion. Meyers powered off the starting block with the two fastest start times of the competition, a 5.40 and 5.41, to claim the title with a combined time of 10.81 seconds.
Michelle Rzepka (Novi, Mich.) finished just six-hundredths of a second from teammate Meyers with a total time of 10.87 seconds. Rzepka, who slid a bronze medal performance with driver Erin Pac in Whistler last season, pushed times of 5.44 and 5.43 seconds.
2006 Olympic silver medalist Valerie Fleming (Park City, Utah) was in the mix after pushing start times of 5.52 and 5.56 for a combined time of 11.08 seconds. Fleming pushed Rohbock to two medals last season, including gold in Königssee, Germany.
In fourth was Ingrid Marcum (Elmhurst, Ill.) with a total time of 11.11 seconds. Marcum is a dual athlete, splitting her time between bobsled and weightlifting, and most recently won the 69k snatch at weightlifting national championships.
Emily Azevedo (Chico, Calif.) finished fifth with a total time of 11.15. In sixth was Jamie Greubel (Newtown, Pa.) with a two push total of 11.16, and in seventh was Jazmine Fenlator (Wayne, N.J.) with a time of 11.71 seconds.
The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation would like to thank Experimental Design & Analysis Solutions, Inc./Ripxx (EDAS/RIPXX) for assisting the team today by providing testing services, equipment, analysis and reporting for the competition.
For additional information, please contact Amanda Bird, USBSF Marketing & Communications Manager, at (518) 523-1842, ext. 106, or abird@usbsf.com.

Results:

1. Elana Meyers 5.40, 5.41 (10.81); 2. Michelle Rzepka 5.44, 5.43 (10.87); 3. Valerie Fleming 5.52, 5.56 (11.08); 4. Ingrid Marcum 5.54, 5.57 (11.11); 5. Emily Azevedo 5.56, 559 (11.15); 6. Jamie Greubel 5.55, 5.61 (11.16); 7. Jazmine Fenlator 5.87, 5.84 (11.71);

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