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Topic: Winter Olympics 2010 (page 2)

Here's to the soft, the dumb, the lazy

Heather Havrilesky

Switzerland's Simon Ammann makes his qualification jump during the Men's large hill ski jumping qualification round at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (AP)

Joshua David Stein

Amy Williams of Great Britain competes during the women's skeleton competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (AP)

Gold medallist Evan Lysacek of the USA, center, silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, left, and bronze medallist Daisuke Takahashi of Japan, right, pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)

It ain't nice skating

Heather Havrilesky

** CORRECTS SPELLING TO RACHAEL, INSTEAD OF RACHEL ** FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009, file photo, United States' Rachael Flatt skates her ladies short program during Figure Skating Cup of China 2009 competition in Beijing, China. The big tricks--quadruple jumps for the guys, triple-triple combinations for the women--can produce medal-winning scores. But do them without intricate footwork, fine edge quality and beautiful spins, and a performance seems hollow, little more than a blueprint. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File) (AP)

Shaun White of the USA during his first heat run in the final in the men's snowboard halfpipe competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) (AP)

Team Canada alternate Kristie Moore, left, is shown at practice at the Olympic Centre on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Moore is five months pregnant. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) (Associated Press)

Tracy Clark-Flory

Evgeni Plushenko, Evan Lysacek and Daisuke Takahashi

Men in (snug, sparkly) black

Heather Havrilesky

Left: Anna Antonicheva of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet performs at Karl Marx Theater in Havana. Right: Ladies gold medallist Mao Asada of Japan performs during the gala exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju.

Russian hockey star Alex Ovechkin and Canadian broadcaster Don Cherry

Ethan Sherwood Strauss

Caydee Denny (front) and Jeremy Barrett of the U.S. perform during the pairs free skating figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 15, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray (CANADA) (Reuters)

Olympics Day 1: Ohno ties record; more

Michelle Roark of the USA reacts after her moguls qualifications run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) (AP)

Holy moguls!

The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 12, 2010. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (CANADA) (Reuters)

Heather Havrilesky

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia is seen just before crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) (AP)

Graphic shows layout of the Magny-Cours road course in France; includes Formula One standings; 2c x 5 1/8 inches; 96 mm x 130 mm; 1c x 6 inches; 46.5 mm x 152 mm FILETYPE FREEHAND (Associated Press)

Canada will rock you (politely)

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