Inspirational Story: Heath Calhoun
Mar.06, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, Paralympics, athletes, inspiration
Heath Calhoun is a wounded Iraq veteran who is headed to the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.
Entries Tagged ‘2010 Vancouver’
Sledge Hockey
Mar.04, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, Paralympics, sledge hockey, sports
Sledge Hockey is a Paralympic event that allows non-walkers to be able to play ice hockey.
Next Stops: Singapore and London
Mar.01, 2010 in
1924 Chamonix, 2010 Vancouver, 2012 London, Singapore 2010, gymnastics
Now that Vancouver is over, The World Competes will focus on the upcoming Youth Olympic games and on the 2012 London games.
Favorite Olympic Moments
Mar.01, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, athletes
The Vancouver Olympic Games had some excellent moments. What was your favorite?
Canada, We Salute You, Eh
Feb.28, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, hockey
Canada wins in the final Olympic event, ice hockey, and breaks the record of the most gold medals in a single game. Good job!
Vancouver Olympics Day 15
Feb.27, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, alpine skiing, athletes, biathlon, bobsledding, cross country skiing, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Friday was a day for final races. Apolo Ohno won the team bronze in what might be his last Olympic race, while Sarah Schleper raced in the slalom.
Vancouver Olympics Day 14
Feb.26, 2010 in
1964 Innsbruck, 2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, athletes, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, hockey, nordic combined
Today was a history making day for the US, with no US figure skating winner for the ladies competition since 1964, but the first nordic combined gold ever.
Vancouver Olympics Day 13
Feb.25, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, News, alpine skiing, bobsledding, cross country skiing, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, speed skating
Upsets occur as aerialists fall, skaters are disqualified, and skiers crash.
Lindsey Vonn
Feb.24, 2010 in
2002 Salt Lake City, 2006 Torino, 2010 Vancouver, alpine skiing, athletes
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.
Women’s Ski Jumping
Feb.19, 2010 in
2010 Vancouver, 2014 Sochi, athletes, nordic combined, ski jumping, sports
Women’s ski jumping has been excluded from the 2010 Olympics, but will it continue to be excluded in 2014?
