ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP)—Greek officials have conducted a full dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame that will burn at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.
Standing in front of the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, an actress dressed as an ancient priestess used a concave mirror to light a silver torch with the sun’s rays Thursday.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE(AP) —Greek officials have conducted a full dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame that will burn at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.
Standing in front of the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, an actress dressed as an ancient priestess used a concave mirror to light a silver torch with the sun’s rays Thursday.
CANMORE, Alta. ' Win an Olympic gold medal as an American, an Australian, an European or an Asian and there's a very good chance you'll be set for life financially.
Yet, it's only a handful of highly decorated and visible Canadian amateur athletes who will be able to cash on their Olympic successes. But the latest group of medallists from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics say that while it still takes a lot of knocking, there are more opportunities now than ever before.
Team Canada successfully defended its 2006 Paralymic wheelchair curling gold medal Saturday, defeating Korea 8-7 in the final played before a capacity crowd of 5,500 at the Hillcrest facility.
WHISTLER ' An exhausted John Furlong said Sunday he is happy the arduous road to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics is virtually over.
Looking wan and tired, and occasionally downcast, Furlong told reporters at a closing press conference his energetic "blue jackets" ' the volunteer backbone of two remarkable Games ' may wish for another week of fun, but he certainly doesn't.
WHISTLER An exhausted John Furlong said Sunday he is happy the arduous road to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics is virtually over.
Looking wan and tired, and occasionally downcast, Furlong told reporters at a closing press conference his energetic "blue jackets" the volunteer backbone of two remarkable Games may wish for another week of fun, but he certainly doesn't.
WHISTLER, B.C. ' Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO of the Sochi Organizing Committee, says his lasting memory of the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics will be of the people and the passion.
'Canadians are very special,' Chernyshenko said Friday before a reception to celebrate Russia's Paralympic success and promote the 2014 Games in Sochi.
WHISTLER ' Russia repeated as Paralympic women's cross-country relay champions on Saturday, beating out the Ukraine by 19.5 seconds at Whistler Paralympic Park.
Canada was fourth, missing a medal by 17 seconds.
Maria Iovleva, Mikhalina Lysova and Liubov Vasilyeva crossed in a time of 20 minutes 23.3 seconds to claim Russia's 10th gold and 29th medal of these Games, by far the most of any nation.
WHISTLER, B.C. Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO of the Sochi Organizing Committee, says his lasting memory of the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics will be of the people and the passion.
Canadians are very special, Chernyshenko said Friday before a reception to celebrate Russias Paralympic success and promote the 2014 Games in Sochi.
VANCOUVER - They wrapped up first place in the round robin Wednesday, but Canada still doesn't know its semifinal playoff opponent at the 2010 Paralympic wheelchair curling event.
