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Jan 12, 2012

RUSSIA News, Jan 12, 2012

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - DECEMBER 09:  Sarah Burke of Canada skis to seventh place in the halfpipe finals of the FIS Freestyle World Cup at the VISA US Freeskiing Grand Prix on December 9, 2011 in Copper Mountain, Colorado.  (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Sarah Burke: Olympic Medal Contender's Fall Shocks Ski Community
Vancouver Sun
The Canadian freestyle skier is largely considered a medal contender at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Early reports indicated that Burke had to be resuscitated on the hill before being flown to hospital. The rest of the Canadian team is ...
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Skiing: Enjoy the snow, see a show
NorthJersey.com
In fact, slopestyle is now an official Olympic event, scheduled for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. In these events, skiers and snowboarders put together a series of tricks such as spins, corks and grabs that show off their skills in the air. ...
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Heather braves the weather ... Mills hits slopes in swimming costume
The Sun
The former model is in training to try and be a part of the Great Britain Ski team in time for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games inRussia. Seven days ago she told fans she has her first race in a couple of weeks. She said: "A fantastic ski this morning ...
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The Sun
Webcams are being installed at polling stations in Russia
The Voice of Russia
This weather actually may have a long-term impact that concernsRussia as a whole - ski trainers are unanimously calling this a "lost season" - even if theoretically people could train, parents often objected to letting out their children on iced or ...
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The Voice of Russia
Whistler to Sochi and back again
Pique newsmagazine
The distance between Blackcomb and Sochi runs much further than mere kilometres or miles, as globetrotting ski-operations expert and newbie Whistler councillor Roger McCarthy can tell you from firsthand experience. Brought in by the Russians in 2007 to ...
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Pique newsmagazine
Quit clowning around and get back to work!
RIA Novosti (blog)
Some choose to take off somewhere warm and enjoy “the long weekend” in warm spots that are easy to get to from Russia, for example to Thailand, Vietnam, Israel, Spain or Egypt, like many of my coworkers and friends did. Others take off for ski resorts ...
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SA teen off to Winter Youth Olympics
South Africa.info
... alpine disciples, slalom and giant slalom, at the South African National AlpineSki Championships, held annually at Afriski Ski & Mountain Resort in Lesotho. He is also hoping to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi, Russia. ...
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Eager McKeever loves a challenge
Vancouver Sun
"With the Paralympics and Olympics coming to Russia, they're trying to overturn as many rocks as they can digging up new racers." Chokhlaev was re-classified this season and now skis as a B1, or totally blind athlete. McKeever is a B3. ...
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That Great Big Jewish Land
Moment Magazine
(Hirshberg's feat is memorialized in Alaska outdoors lore and was one of the inspirations for an annual extreme sport challenge, in which competitors bike orski 130 to 1100 miles on the snow-packed Iditarod Trail.) In Nome, Hirschberg joined what was, ...
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Colton Sissons is ranked 14th by NHL Central Scouting
Castanet.net
Halfpipe skiing will debut at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. She was airlifted from Park City, Utah, to Salt Lake City after crashing at the end of a training run Tuesday in advance of the Winter X Games. Burke, a native of Barrie, Ont., ...
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Castanet.net
Community Calendar
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
January 29: Community Medical Center's 29th annual Asthma Ski Day, at Sn Mountain Ski Resort, Scranton, from noon to 5 pm Children up to age 18 ski for free, and discounted rental equipment and lift tickets are available for their families. ...
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Canadian freestyle skier Burke remains in critical condition at Utah hospital
Salt Lake Tribune
... not only competing at the top of ski superpipe — similar to snowboarding's halfpipe competition, except on skis — but also pushing for gender equity within the sport and lobbying hard to get it included in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi ...
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Listen to voters, not lobbyists
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
But he and his wife also stayed at a first-class hotel and toured a ski resort and the wine cellar of the prince of Liechtenstein, the Times article said. Over the years, Sensenbrenner has visited Germany, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, the Netherlands, ...
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Jets players criticize Mark Sanchez
WEEI.com
Monopoly jet ski gimme more I want more this will be the first David this is gonna be a lot like chicken and beer Red Sox in October. Ought in this begins at least until someone steps up and talks and it will get the back here to second but we've not ...
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Third placed Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia skis during the men's ...
View the photo Third placed Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia skis during the men's Skiathlon 10 km classic and 10 km freestyle competition at the cross country ...
news.yahoo.com/.../third-placed-maxim-vylegzhanin-russia-sk...
RUSSIAN TOURISTS AT SKI RESORTS ... - Tourism-Review
Russian tourists appear to be quite reckless regarding skiing safety.
www.tourism-review.com/russian-tourists-at-ski-resorts-reckles...
Ski Russia
The first one is shot in Russia (well I can't read Russian but I assume it's inRussia). There's some great scenery and a good mix of wide angle “wow” footage ...
powderwatch.com/?tag=ski-russia
Russian sprinter wins Tour de Ski stage — RT
Nikolay Morilov has claimed the third gold for Russia in the Tour de Ski winning freestyle sprint in the Italian Dobbiaco, while Norway's Marit Bjoergen was the...
rt.com/sport/tour-ski-sprint-morilov-203/
Ski Resort Rosa Khutor In Sochi | English Russia
Check out photographs of a ski resort Rosa Khutor, Sochi. ... was posted in Photos, Russian Nature, Sports and tagged mountains, ski resort, skiing, snow, sochi. ...
englishrussia.com/2012/01/08/ski-resort-rosa-khutor-in-sochi/
Russian skier among prizewinners of Tour de Ski"s 7th stage : Voice ...
On Thursday, Russia's Alexander Legkov held the 3rd place in the 32-km pursuit race during the seventh stage of the 2012 Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy. The first ...
english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/05/63435067.html
Morilov beats Northug and Cologna - Tour de Ski 6th Stage Sprint...
Marit Bjørgen strikes back - Tour de Ski 4th St...by Olympic360 291 views · Thumbnail 0 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WckQixSkXUY
Russia's Legkov wins fifth stage of Tour de Ski - The Globe and Mail
Canadian Devon Kershaw holds fifth spot in the overall standings.
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/...of.../article2289827/
Skiing - Chris Turpin to Coach Russian Slope and ... - SBC Skier ...
“It all started this summer when I worked with the Russian ski team for two weeks at Whistler's water ramp. The team learned a bunch and I guess I helped out ...
www.sbcskier.com/features_article?news_id=1231
Biathlon Slideshow | 2011-12 Biathlon World Cup: Oberhof ...
Olga Vilukhina of Russia skis during the women 4 x 6 km relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Russia won the...
www.universalsports.com/photos/galleryid=573545.html
Russia's Kriukov leads in nordic skiing - FRANCE 24
Russia's cross country skier Nikita Kriukov celebrates after winning the men's Tour de Ski 1,2 kilometers sprint competition in Oberstdorf, Germany. Kriukov led ...
www.france24.com/.../20111231-russias-kriukov-leads-nordic...
Fisskijumping.com - Denis Kornilov: "There's progress" - 01.01.2012
Denis Kornilov is currently the best Russian ski jumper. The 25-year-old from Nowgorod is considered to be a very talented and intelligent athelte. On New ...
berkutschi.com/en/front/.../1881-denis-kornilov-theres-progre...
Russia-InfoCentre :: Funny Ski Holidays in Moscow
The festival's organizers promise ski-pass, unlimited skating and skiing, special winter entertainments, playing grounds for children, menu with hot dishes and ...
www.russia-ic.com/news/show/13466/
MazdaMad :: View topic - Ski Apparel Global highlights in Russia ...
Ski Apparel Global highlights in Russia and China, two countries has grown rapidly sports venues, while the growth of other regions and countries are either...
mazdamad.forumwise.com/mazdamad-post-4008.html
Russia's Legkov wins stage 5 of Tour de Ski, defending champion ...
DOBBIACO, Italy — Alexander Legkov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Tour de Ski on Tuesday and defending champion Dario Cologna of Switzerland took...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAV7F5XP_story.html
  
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LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, Jan 12, 2012

LONDON 2012: Olympic organisers pledge help for Glasgow's Commonwealth Games
More Than The Games
By Sportsbeat staff LONDON 2012 chairman Seb Coe insists he will do all he can to assist Glasgow 2014 organisers with theirpreparations for the Commonwealth Games. Coe was the guest of honour at an event, dubbed 'Pass the Baton, staged at the House of ...
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IRAN Ski, Snow News, Jan 12, 2012


Skiing sexism in Ir
PlanetSKI.eu
It says the police have issued a circular emphasising that women and girls are not allowed to ski without their father, brother or husbands with them. "Iran's ski resorts became something of a haven from the Islamic dress code - and from laws against ...
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The News Matrix: Wednesday 11 January 2012
The Independent
Holidaymakers at the popular ski resort of Ischgl were cut off after more than 15ft of snow fell in the past month. Huge trees have collapsed, but skiing conditions are said to be ideal. The Iron Lady opened in third place at the UK box office, ...
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5 Things, Including the Conservation Commission
Patch.com
The peace in the Persian Gulf was quickly exposed as temporary, and the Iran-Contra scandal revealed the questionable means employed by the Reagan Administration to achieve its ends. Nonetheless, the achievements of his administration went over well ...
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Is Lebanon immune to the Arab spring?
New Statesman (blog)
Lebanon is going about its business as usual, without notable crisis or conflict, and with members of the Lebanese disapora on holiday this Christmas filling the bars, restaurants and ski slopes. But people are very politically aware and have been ...
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New Statesman (blog)
Winners Circle: New York Film Critics salute Streep, Pitt and 'The Artist'
Film Journal
Pitt hit the red carpet at Manhattan's Crimson club with a limp and a cane, the result of a fall on a slippery ski slope, and spent the weekend hobbling up to harvest Best Actor awards both here and on the other coast at the Palm Springs International ...
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Film Journal
Rick Santorum Can Win and Start WWIII, Ron Paul Can Win and Save the World
Nolan Chart LLC
At least my Smart Wool ski / snowboard socks are still made in the USA! Without a strong manufacturing base that provides decent jobs without forcing people to go into debt in the name of “Higher Education” the Libertarian dream of throwing Big ...
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Bulgarian Services Unveil Major Hezbollah Anti-Israeli Attack Plan - Report
Novinite.com
On its part, Israeli website Walla! writes that Israeli secret services have asked their Bulgarian counterparts to tighten the security for Israeli citizens in the country, many of whom come to Bulgaria for ski tourism during the winter....
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Novinite.com
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WGME
In 1998, Sonny Bono, the 1960s pop star-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing at the Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada-California state line; he was 62. Ten years ago: Charles Bishop, a 15-year-old student pilot, ...
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The Bulgaria 2011 Review: Defense
Novinite.com
The 101st Alpine Battalion focuses its training on fighting in mountainous terrain, sniper skills, ski warfare; its training is very different from that of the other Bulgarian commandos. In April, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense received BGN 10 M ...
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Novinite.com
Tochal Ski Piste - Tehran , Iran - Dec 2011 - YouTube
Many people in the West know that in Iran there is snow and it's a beautiful tourist attraction!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apkOhXjYYr8
Shemshak Ski Piste & Resort « PFDC TV – Iran Sports Tube
Shemshak Ski Piste & Resort. YouTube Preview Image. Share and Enjoy. Ratings: 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars (1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5) Loading ...
www.pfdctv.com/?p=583
  
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