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Sure, these stories are charming. Too often, however, the connection between the athletes and the countries they represent is tenuous at best. Though athletes are required to be citizens of the countries they're competing for, that definition of "citizen" varies widely from one country to the next. It's...
The opening-day death was eerily reminiscent of what transpired on the first day of competition at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, when a deranged recluse murdered the father-in-law of the U.S. volleyball team's coach Hugh McCutcheon, setting an early pall over the events.
But the disaster in Vancouver felt uniquely awful, for two reasons. First, its occurrence just hours before the opening ceremony created a somber and painful situation: A man had just lost his life preparing for a multibillion-dollar sporting spectacle, yet participants were obliged to sing, dance and play their...
And in the run-up to the Games, several countries complained that Canada limited competitors' access to the Whistler track for training, in an attempt to protect its home-turf advantage. The country has made no secret of its quest to top the medal tables at these events. The effort...
Unfortunately for Rogge, the athletes risking their lives on the luge track don't have time to wait for answers. Let the games begin.