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NEWS ABOUT: winter sports

winter sports stories: 5 news summaries

 Finally, a Sled 
 That Attaches 
 to Your Bum 

Snow Shorts solve age-old dilemma of how to get your sled uphill

Nov 3, 09 11:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Good news for winter wonderland lovers who think it's such a drag to have to haul one's sled back up the hill after every run: Show Shorts cater to the (relatively) lazy man by offering a sled that attaches directly to your butt via a pair of shorts that fit... More »

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Women Won't Ski Jump in  2010 Olympics

Judge agrees it's discrimination, but has no power to help

Jul 11, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian judge says the International Olympic Committee is clearly discriminating against female ski jumpers by not including their event in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics—but there’s nothing she can do about it, NPR reports. A group of women jumpers had sued the organizing committee, hoping to have their... More »

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Canada • court • gender discrimination • International Olympic Committee • winter sports • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • ski jump • women athletes

 Newest Bailout: 2010 Olympics 

Vancouver games get $369M loan approved

Jan 19, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The global recession is putting the 2010 Olympics Games in Vancouver in peril, writes Canada's Globe and Mail. This weekend the provincial parliament in British Columbia passed an emergency bill that allows the host city to borrow $369 million to make sure the athletes' village will be ready in time.... More »

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Canada • British Columbia • loan • Vancouver • winter sports • bailout • Olympics • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Another Kind of White Powder Hits Ski Slopes

Cocaine arrests up
60% at Europe's
leading winter resorts

Dec 29, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - In the lodges of Austria's winter resorts, mulled wine has given way to more stimulating après-ski treats: cocaine and ecstasy. Austrian police report a 60% rise in drug-related arrests in ski areas and say that bartenders and ski instructors are turning into part-time dealers during the season. "... More »

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cocaine • Austria • drug use • skiing • winter sports • ecstasy

X Games Grow More Xtreme

Yesterday's edgiest trick is today's standard move

Jan 25, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Snowboarders and freeskiers are waging a cold war, the New York Times reports, putting top competitors under constant pressure to develop next-generation tricks. At this year's Winter X Games, under way in Aspen, the stakes are higher than ever: A new event named big air calls for competitors to launch... More »

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Colorado • skiing • snowboarding • freeskiing • X Games • winter sports

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