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...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 has even been solidified into an official winter-sport program called Own The Podium. "I think it could have been avoided," said American Steven Holcomb, the world's top bobsled driver, in an email message to TIME less than an hour before the start of the opening ceremony. "Limiting time on the fastest track in the world...
...novel chronicles her struggles in slavery and her quest for freedom...
Gemmell expressed her high hopes for success in the Crimson’s quest for a sweep of the titles. “We have nationals coming up where we hope to win that as a team. And then I have the individual tournament, and it is one of my main goals to win that as well...
...before the Winter Olympics are set to get under way in Vancouver, NBC officials should be celebrating the onset of a much needed prime-time-ratings boost. But now they may be cursing their continuing bad luck. That's because American skier Lindsey Vonn, the blond speed beauty whose quest for five medals over the two weeks of the Olympics was supposed to boost ratings to Michael Phelps-ian levels, might be forced to sit out these Games. (See 25 Winter Olympic athletes to watch...
...with Dr. Daniel Sands, the physician who helped him kick his cancer into remission in 2007, to co-chair the newly created Society for Participatory Medicine, which encourages patients to learn as much as they can about their health and also helps doctors support patients on this data-intensive quest. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...