Sixteen-time Grand Slam title winner Roger Federer is resigned to the fact that even if he finishes the season by winning the World Tour finals in London, he will not be the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year. According to the Sun, the favourite to win the Swiss competition is Simon Ammann, a ski jumper [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Winter Olympics’
Switzerland to snub Federer despite possible World Tour finals glory
November 26th, 2010 |
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Pardons for corporate criminals in South Korea : Pardon me?
July 29th, 2010 |
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Freeing fat-cat felons creates moral hazard, Koreans fear
ON AUGUST 15th Korea celebrates its liberation from brutal Japanese rule. For South Koreans languishing in prison it is an especially joyful day, since many of them are freed. Every year thousands of criminals, big and small, receive a presidential pardon. Some citizens worry, however, that pardons are disproportionately granted to the rich and influential.
Last December, for example, Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of Samsung Electronics and reputedly the country’s richest man, had his conviction for tax evasion expunged. This will make it easier for him to promote South Korea’s bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. In August 2008 Kim Seung-youn, head of the Hanwha conglomerate, was pardoned. His crime involved beating some bar workers who had attacked his son. When he grew tired, he admitted in court, he let his bodyguards take over. …
Celine Dion Is Expecting Twins
May 31st, 2010 |
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It was confirmed by the rep of Celine Dion that the star is pregnant with twins. On Sunday the husband of the singer, Rene Angelil, said about the news to People.
The couple is very happy. The only thing they are hoping for is that Celine will have a healthy pregnancy. Initially, the couple wanted for [...]
10 Ridiculous Celebrity Catfights
May 4th, 2010 |
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Poor celebrities. We think it must be hard when you are young, rich and beautiful and all your friends are young, rich and nearly as good-looking as you. Life can be boring, and when it’s not, it’s feverishly competitive. So, in their eternal bid to find themselves accidentally in front of a long lens, who [...]
Dannii Minogue tops 25 Most Beautiful People list
April 1st, 2010 |
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Pregnant star Dannii Minogue is the most beautiful celebrity, according to Who Magazine.
The stunner has topped the magazine’s annual 25 Most Beautiful People list, reports Stuff.co.nz.
Minogue, who is six months pregnant, also graces the cover of the magazine in a form-fitting blue strapless gown.
Other Aussie stars on the list include actresses Teresa Palmer and Rose [...]
Date for next year’’s Oscars confirmed
March 27th, 2010 |
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The date for next year’’s Academy Awards has been confirmed as February 27, 2011.
The event will be held a week earlier than the 2010 Oscars, which was delayed so as not to clash with the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, reports the BBC.
Nominations for next year’’s awards will be announced on January 25, with final polls [...]
Johnny Weir “Stars On Ice Tour†Snub
March 12th, 2010 |
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Flamboyant Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir is getting the cold shoulder from organizers of the “Stars on Ice Tour.” According to a scoop from The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on Thursday, Weir was allegedly snubbed after being deemed “not family friendly†by the tour’s sponsors.
The three-time US National Champion will not participate [...]
Shaun White Talks Rock & “Painful Miley†With Rolling Stone Magazine
March 3rd, 2010 |
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White wowed millions with his McTwist 1260 at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but most fans wouldn’t take the down-to-earth snowboarder for a music buff. White struck a Jimi Hendrix-inspired pose chatted about some of his favorite rock classic in the March 18 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.
While many of Shaun’s [...]
Lindsey Vonn “Law & Order†Guest Appearance
February 28th, 2010 |
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Rumor: Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn is taking the “Law” into her own hands with a guest spot on her favorite television cop drama. The stunning ski champ, 25, is in chats to make an appearance on NBC’s veteran crime show — and TV’s long-running scripted drama — Law & Order, The National Enquirer claims.
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A slushy shade of green
February 23rd, 2010 |
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The 2010 Winter Olympics
THE record-breaking warmth experienced in Vancouver over the weeks running up to the Winter Olympics left the ski slopes slushy and bumpy, with many of the world’s best skiers tumbling like novices on a double black diamond. It also put something of a dent in the attempts by Vanoc, the organising committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics, to make its games greener than any that have come before. The poor conditions have required the shipping in of snow (more like slush by the time it gets there) from further north, using lorries and helicopters, and the application of a lot of extra effort into tending what snow there is naturally.
It is a measure of the amount of energy that such games require, though, that the dent made in the games’ carbon budget by all those lorries, helicopters and all-night snowcat operations has been, in relative terms, remarkably small. “If we used helicopters every day from this point until the end of February for eight hours a day, it would increase our carbon footprint by less than one percent,” Linda Coady, vice-president of sustainability for Vanoc, told reporters at the beginning of the month. …
Calvin Harris: U.S. Tour
February 22nd, 2010 |
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Calvin Harris Announces U.S. Tour Dates This February and March
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This February and March, Calvin Harris is headed back on tour. Several of Calvin’s forthcoming U.S. dates, and both of his dates in Vancouver
as a part of the Winter Olympics after-parties, are with artist/DJ/Producer Burns.
Tour Dates:
2/24/10 – LIV Night Club – Miami Beach, FL*
2/25/10 – Gossip Nightclub – Vancouver, BC*
2/26/10 – Celebrities Nightclub – Vancouver, BC*
2/27/10 – Avalon – Los Angeles, CA*
2/28/10 – Voyeur Night Club – San Diego, CA*
3/19/10 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC
3/20/10 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
3/24/10 – LIV Night Club – Miami Beach, FL
3/27/10 – Louis Lounge -Miami Beach, FL
4/02/10 – The Palace – Halifax NS
4/03/10 – Glow – Washington DC
*with Burns
Apolo Anton Ohno Makes Winter Olympics History After Winning Seventh Medal
February 21st, 2010 |
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Just call Apolo Anton Ohno the most decorated sportsman in the history of the Winter Olympics. The speed skater glided into the history books this weekend, winning a record breaking seventh winter games medal after completing the men’s 1000-meter short-track on Saturday.
Apolo’s bronze medal win set a new U.S. mark for medals won at the [...]
Download an App to Follow the Olympic Games
February 20th, 2010 |
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A huge event is going to happen this month, i.e. Mobile World Congress, but still one should not forget about the Winter Olympics.
A few Windows Mobile heavyweights can be seen as sponsors of Vancouver 2010, among them one can see Samsung . The company offers a free application due to which you are able to [...]
Remix Matisyahu & Win Prizes
February 19th, 2010 |
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Fans Remix Matisyahu’s “One Day”
Grand Prize Winner Will Write a Song with Reggae Singer
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Indaba Music has announced that Matisyahu fans and fellow musicians can now remix the singer’s track “One Day” and have the chance to win an opportunity to create a new song with the artist.
Matisyahu, whose music merges reggae beats, hip hop and rock, wants fans to create a new version of the tune, which has been used extensively as the theme song for NBC’s “Countdown to Vancouver” Olympics campaign. “One Day” is the lead single from Matisyahu’s third album, Light, which was released by Epic Records in August, 2009.
The “One Day” Remix Contest launched on Thursday, February 11 – one day before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. There will be a four-week submission period and a two-week voting period. A public vote will determine the top ten winners to receive a pair of Skull Candy Agent headphones and be featured on both matisyahuworld.com and myspace.com/matisyahu
The First Place and Grand Prize winners, selected personally by Matisyahu, will also see a link to their mix Tweeted to Matisyahu’s 1.2 million followers and will each receive a year’s Indaba Music Pro Membership and a signed vinyl copy of Light. The Grand Prize winner will also be awarded the opportunity to participate in a one-on-one Indaba Music collaboration with the singer.
For more on Matisyahu see our exclusive feature/interview here.
Winter Olympics Takes Gold Medal In Ratings Race Against “American Idolâ€
February 18th, 2010 |
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Team USA and gold medal-winning Olympians such as Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis and Shaun White helped the 2010 Winter Olympics trump American Idol in last night’s ratings. The popular TV talent show lost its time slot for the first time since May 17, 2004, according to NBC research.
Shaun White Wins Gold With Double McTwist 1260
February 18th, 2010 |
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In an otherwise sloppy and mistake prone Winter Olympics, Shaun White took everyone’s breath away last night when he did his signature Double McTwist 1260 during the snowboarding half-pipe competition.
Although Shaun White had clearly already won gold in an earlier run, he saved his best trick for last. As White said of the Double [...]
Jay-Z: “‘We Are The World’ Should Have Remained Untouchedâ€
February 15th, 2010 |
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Approximately 80 of music’s biggest names gathered on February 1, 2010 to remake the 1985 charity classic “We Are The World,†in an effort to raise funds for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. “We Are The World: 25 For Haiti” made its debut during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday night — but [...]
Lacy Schnoor Pictures
February 15th, 2010 |
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Lacy Schnoor is another American Winter Olympics athlete who, as the picture above shows, would have to make anyone’s hottest 2010 Olympians list.
Schnoor is a freestyle skier who has finished as high as 7th in a world event. She’ll have to do better than that in Vancouver obviously to medal, but after looking at these [...]
Lindsey Vonn Pictures
February 14th, 2010 |
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Lindsey Vonn pictured in her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Lindsey Vonn is currently being pushed as the American face of the 2010 Winter Olympics, despite concerns over whether she will be able to ski at all because of injury. That was Vonn on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Olympic preview issue, and she was also photographed for [...]
Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Video
February 14th, 2010 |
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Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Video
Lindsey Vonn may be the most well known female Olympian of the 2010 Winter Olympics. And this video from Sports Illustrated should do nothing but increase her popularity.