Korean economy gets its skates on after Olympic medal haulKim Yuna`s stunning win at last month`s Winter Games will not only boost the career of the Olympic figure skating champion, it should help add several billion dollars to the South Korean economy.
Partying Vancouver really in the Games grooveFor a city widely described as ambivalent before the Winter Games started, Vancouver was doing a pretty good imitation of a city which had fallen completely and utterly in love with the Olympics.
Doping could hurt Sochi 2014 Games - IOC`s BachRussia must step up the fight against doping or risk staining its 2014 Sochi Winter Games, International Olympic Committee vice president Thomas Bach told reporters.
Luge death darkens mood as Winter Games openA Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games with a daredevil snowboarder, an aboriginal welcome, and Wayne Gretzky lighting the cauldron.
Snow shipped in as Winter Games opening nearsIOC chief Jacques Rogge was swept up in Vancouver`s Olympic weather worries as Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger prepared to run the gauntlet of Games protesters.
Going to 2010 Games? Offset your carbonSpectators, media and sponsors planning to attend next year`s Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be under pressure to offset their carbon emissions, organizers said.
Vancouver Winter Games torch relay is divertedVancouver Winter Games torch relay is diverted
Olympic ban on 12 biathlon coaches liftedThe Austrian Olympic Committee lifted a ban today on 12 biathlon and cross-country skiing officials allegedly involved in a doping scandal at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
China will back bid for 2018 Winter Games: MinisterChina`s sports ministry will back a bid from any enthusiastic city to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, sports minister Liu Peng said.
2010 Winter Games seeks to borrow workers to ease budgetOrganizers of next year`s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, facing a budget crunch, said they want employers to lend them up to 1,500 short-term workers.