Winter Olympic Games
Vancouver 2010
As the world's greatest athletes gather in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, TIME chronicles the highs and lows of the games, the personalities at play and images on display More »
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The Vancouver Olympics Come Full Circle
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Russia's Olympic Nightmare: Glory Days Are Over
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The Vancouver Games: A Gold in Drinking
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Will the Olympics Drop Women's Hockey?
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With Kim's Gold, Asian Skaters Come Into Their Own
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Figure Skaters Kim and Asada Carry the Hope of Two Nations
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10 Questions for Lindsey Vonn
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Vancouver Goes Crazy for Red Mittens
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How America Crashed the Nordic Party
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Curling: Vancouver's Oddest Obsession
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Is Ohno the Greatest Winter Olympian of All Time?
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Men's Skiing: Bode and the Yanks Own the Mountain
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Lindsey Vonn Makes Fun of Tiger Woods Too!
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Lysacek's Gold: Are Olympic Skaters Playing It Too Safe?
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Shaun White vs. Lindsey Vonn: Who's Better?
Top 10 Memorable Moments of the Winter Olympics
It started with tragedy, and technical mishap or two, but the Vancouver Winter Games also had its share of athletic triumphs. Here a look at this year's Olympic highs and lows More »
Photos: The Winter Games
A selection of the best images of the games from the photographers of Sports Illustrated More »
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25 Winter Olympic Athletes to Watch
On Feb. 12, the world's best skiers, snowboarders and figure skaters will descend on Vancouver for the Winter Games. A TIME guide to all the fire on ice (and snow) More »
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Video: First-Time Olympians Reflect on the Games
U.S. athletes talk about what it was like to compete in their first Olympics, hint at new love interests and say they're already looking forward to 2014 More »
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Top 10 Figure Skating Rivalries
South Korea's Yu Na Kim and Japan's Mao Asada are the latest figure skaters to duel in the Winter Olypmics. Here's a look at ten opponents who whipped out every loop, salchow and axel they could in their race for gold More »
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Video: Why the Czechs Think Their Pants are Coolest
Though some fashion critics have called them an eyesore, the Czech Republic Olympic team calls its outfits awesome More »
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Video: Hannah Teter Sells Underwear For Haiti
2010 Olympic silver medalist Hannah Teter started 'Sweet Cheeks' panties to raise money for charity, and proceeds now aid Doctors Without Borders' work in Haiti More »
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Photos: A Brief History of Olympic Sore Losers
Russia's Evegni Plushenko believes he deserved the men's figure skating gold medal instead of the silver at the Vancouver Olympics. In honor of his poor sportsmanship, TIME takes a look at other Olympic complainers More »
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10 Questions with Lindsey Vonn
She is the first American to win a gold medal in women's downhill skiing. Lindsey Vonn will now take your questions More »
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Photos: Skier Lindsey Vonn
American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn started her Olympic career at the 2002 Salt Lake City games and has now earned two Olympic medals More »
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Twisted: Ice Dancing Gone Wild
Uniforms become costumes and skaters become contortionists. Love it or hate it, ice dancing inspires some of the Games' most interesting photos More »
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Video: OCD Versus Appetite
In a faceoff between an Olympic aerial skier with lots of quirky rituals and a bobsledder who's an accomplished eater, who wins? More »
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Video: A Skeleton Athlete's Skull-Faced Helmet
Irish skeleton athlete Patrick Shannon has one of the most noticeable helmet designs at the Winter Games. He explains why he sports the Angel of Death More »
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How Oly the Olympic Puppy Keeps a Speed Skater Sane
U.S. speed skater Jordan Malone has had some tough breaks at this year's Olympic games, but he says his dog Oly never fails to cheer him up More »
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Photos: The Olympics' Fabulous Fans
Sports fans from around the world have come to Vancouver to cheer on their home teams, bringing their national pride, a hopeful spirit, and suitcases full of wacky colored wigs More »
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Video: Competing in the Olympics with Type-1 Diabetes
Kris Freeman is in his third Winter Olympics on a U.S. cross-country skiing team, defying the doctors who told him he'd never be able to compete with diabetes More »
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Video: Kids Want to be Olympians
Tiny young skiers are all over Whistler mountain and some hope you might see them compete in a future Winter Games More »
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Video: Vancouver Food Break: Canadian Beaver Tail
The name may make you snicker, but a random taste test shows that the Canadian treat called Beaver Tail tastes nothing like a rodent's backside More »
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Video: As Vonn Wins, a 'Bluebird' Day for Whistler Skiers
Lindsey Vonn wins gold in the women's downhill at the 2010 Winter Games and Whistler skiers rejoice More »
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Video: How They Train: Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler
How does a snowboarder prepare for the Winter Games? TIME's Sean Gregory asks half-pipe pro and medal-contender Gretchen Bleiler More »
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Video: A Proud Olympic Luge Mom
Linda Edney is en route to see her son compete in the men's luge Olympic finals at Whistler and she couldn't be prouder More »
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Top 10 Worst Figure Skating Costumes
One thing's for certain as Olympic figure skaters take to the ice in Vancouver: there will be plenty of sequins, chiffon — and poor taste. TIME takes a look back at some of the most outrageous figure-skating costumes of the past 20 years More »
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Video: How to Make an Olympic Torch Cocktail
Suzanne Sanders, server at the Water Street Cafe in Vancouver, shows TIME how to make an Olympic Torch cocktail More »
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How the Opening Ceremonies Got the Crowd to Join the Show
Olympian Chris Mazdzer demonstrates the audience props used in the Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremonies More »
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Photos: The Vancouver Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies
A spectacular show opens the XXI Winter Games More »
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The Dutch Love Speed Skating
Sven Kramer won an Olympic gold medal for the Netherlands today — and his ecstatic fans are celebrating More »
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Video: The Olympic Cauldron
The huge Olympic cauldron on the Vancouver waterfront is stunning — too bad it's completely surrounded by a temporary chain-link fence More »
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Photos: A Brief History of the Opening Ceremonies
As the Winter Olympics opens in Vancouver, here's a look at some of the most memorable opening ceremonies of Games past More »
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Video: Vancouver Minute: The Hockey Team Wears Heels
U.S. Women's hockey team members tell TIME what fashions they wear to accessorize their team jerseys. And they all wear heels More »
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Video: Stranded in a Blizzard en Route to the Winter Games
Stranded at the Newark Airport en route to Vancouver, TIME's Vanessa Kaneshiro met fellow passengers — and UK Olympic ice dancers — John and Sinead Kerr More »
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Olympic Crash: The Luge Tragedy
The death of a Georgian athlete cast a heavy pall on the Vancouver Games More »
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Video: TIME Reporter Definitely Not an Olympian
See what happens when TIME's Sean Gregory tries to train alongside 2010 Winter Olympians. (It's not pretty.) More »
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How They Train (and Good Around): Olympian Bloopers
Olympians train hard, but that doesn't mean they can't goof around sometimes More »
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How They Train: Luge
TIME's Sean Gregory gets pushed down an ice track as he follows Olympic hopeful Erin Hamlin More »
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How They Train: Curling
TIME's Sean Gregory learns how to hurl some Scottish stone down a sheet of ice with the U.S. Olympic Curling Team More »
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Video: Skeleton Racing
TIME's Sean Gregory (tries) to follow World Champion skeleton racer Noelle Pikus-Pace as she trains for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver More »
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Video: Snowboard Cross
Also called boardercross, snowboard cross will be in the Olympics for the second time. TIME's Sean Gregory learns how to explode out of a start gate (sort of) with Olympic hopeful Nate Holland More »
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How They Train: Aerial Skiing
Follow World Champion aerial skier Ryan St. Onge as he trains for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and watch TIME's Sean Gregory knock himself out cold More »
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How They Train: Doubles Luge
Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin teach TIME's Sean Gregory all about the sport of doubles luge as they train for the 2010 Winter Olympics More »
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Video: Four-Man Bobsled
TIME follows bobsled driver Steve Holcomb and his teammates as they train for the winter Olympics in Vancouver. The U.S. four-man crew is currently ranked number one in the world More »
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Video: Ski Jumping
TIME follows Nordic-combined athlete Todd Lodwick up a very tall ski tower in Lake Placid, New York, to see how he's training for the winter Olympics in Vancouver More »
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Video: How They Train: Speed Skater Apolo Ohno
TIME's Sean Gregory learns how Apolo Ohno is preparing for Vancouver, but catching Apolo on-camera as he whizzes by at 40 mph is a challenge. More »
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Video: How They Train: Biathlon
TIME's Sean Gregory gets a shooting lesson from U.S. Olympic favorite Tim Burke as he trains for the games in Vancouver More »
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