Innsbruck 2012 YOG
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December 29, 2011
The first-ever Winter YOG takes flight Jan. 13 in Innsbruck. (Getty Images)
(ATR) The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games come to Innsbruck in just 15 days.
More than 1,5...
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December 27, 2011
Innsbruck 2012 Torch Relay Kicks Off
The torch relay for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games is underway.
Stephan Eberharter, the giant slalom gold medalist from...
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December 22, 2011
19 – Innsbruck Youth Olympics Chief
Innsbruck 2012 CEO Peter Bayer has done the hard work over the last few years, learning from the successful Singapore YOG and winter s...
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December 21, 2011
IOC Responds to Dow Controversy
An artist's rendering depicts how the stadium will look with Dow's fabric wrap. (LOCOG)
The IOC tells Around the Rings it's received a prot...
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December 21, 2011
Rene Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation
The first challenge for Fasel, 61, is ensuring the success of ice hockey at the inaugural Winter Youth Ol...
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December 18, 2011
Arab Games
Doha 2011 comes to a close this week with Arab Games action already slowing down a bit.
Athletics kicked off Thursday at Khalifa Stadium. Attendance apparently...
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December 16, 2011
Afghan Stadium Reopens
The president of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee reopens Kabul’s Ghazi Stadium – once the site of executions by the Taliban.
Ghazi Stad...
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December 15, 2011
"I don't have any concerns," says Innsbruck 2012 CEO Peter Bayer. (Getty Images)
(ATR) With one month until the first-ever Winter Youth Olympics open, Innsbruck 2012 CEO Pete...
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December 09, 2011
Gian-Franco Kasper at IOC headquarters in Lausanne. (ATR)
(ATR) The president of the International Ski Federation tells Around the Rings the nascent FIS World Cup season is ...
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December 08, 2011
2012 Torch Relay to Dublin
London 2012's torch relay will stop in Dublin, Ireland on June 6.
Dublin can expect to receive the Olympic torch June 6. (Getty Images)
Gilb...
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December 02, 2011
Davis Cup Up for Grabs
Tennis season comes to a close this weekend in Seville with the finals of Davis Cup.
When Seville's Olympic Stadium last hosted the finals in 2004, ...
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December 02, 2011
(ATR) Top women's ski jumpers tell Around the Rings they can't wait to lift off Saturday in Lillehammer for their first-ever
World Cup competition.
Chika Yoshida, FIS women'...
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