The World Competes

The Chinese government says that it will get tough about Olympic gymnasts’ ages. We’ll see…

Sophie McKinna will be one of the athletes competing at the Youth Olympics. She hopes to make the London 2012 games as a shotputter, so she can compete in front of a home crowd.

The US Olympic Committee has announced who will represent Team USA at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Shannon Bahrke has retired from moduls skiing, but that doesn’t mean she’s retiring from life.

Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canadian speedskater who held the world record but failed to get the gold, retired.

Joannie Rochette skated her way to a bronze medal in Vancouver, even though her mother died two days before the short program.

Lindsey Vonn is one of the best alpine skiers in the world right now. She won her first gold medal in the downhill race, after badly bruising her shin.

Brian McKeever will be the first Olympic athlete to participate in both a Winter Paralympics and a regular Winter Olympics

Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a horrific accident today on a practice run prior to the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Shaun White is the favorite to win snowboarding gold in the men’s halfpipe event in Torino.