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Trickle-down Olympic fitness for the rest of us
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It's thrilling to watch those Olympians perform in Vancouver, but what have their superhuman feats to do with the fitness needs of us mere mortals?
Nations:U.S. Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-15
Ex-skate champ Bobek posts bail, faces meth charge
TRENTON, N.J. - Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek probably got mixed up with the wrong crowd, the skater's mother said Wednesday, two days after her 31-year-old daughter was released from jail on a drug distribution charge stemming from an investigation that has netted 20 arrests so far.
Nations:U.S. People:Sean Penn Source:(AP)
2009-07-08
Teenage Korean thrills fans to lead Cup of China
BEIJING (AFP) - South Korean teenager Kim Yu-Na set herself up for a second International Skating Union Grand Prix title of the season after taking the lead in the Cup of China short programme here on Thursday.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Finland People:Zhang Hao Zhang Dan Source:(AFP)
2008-11-07
Hamill being treated for breast cancer
Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Hamill said in a statement Friday that she is being treated at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. The prognosis is favorable, but the 51-year-old Hamill said she will miss some of the "Broadway on Ice" tour while she is having treatment.
Nations:U.S.
2008-01-05
China sweeps top places in pairs
China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo bid a spectacular farewell to their American fans on Thursday by delivering an enthralling free skate to capture their third Four Continents pairs title.
Nations:Canada France China People:Zhao Hongbo Shen Xue
2007-02-08
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