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In this frame grab made Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013, taken from APTN video provided by Yekaterina Achkasova, as her husband Denis Burakov and another man are seen inside a large plastic ball called a zorb, on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, as they roll down a hill beore tragedy struck at the winter sports venue at Dombai in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia. What was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball has ended in tragedy when the zorb veered off course and sailed over a cliff, killing Denis Burakov and leaving the other man badly injured. (AP Photo/Family photo provided by Yekaterina Achkasova, APTN)

Zorb ride in Russian mountains proves deadly

Last updated Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 5:48pm

MOSCOW — It was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball that is to be one of the symbols of next year’s Winter Olympics; it ended in tragedy for the two Russian men inside.

The transparent plastic ball — known as a zorb — veered off course and sailed over a rock ledge in the rugged Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia. The ball picked up speed as it flew down the steep slope, rolling and bouncing. One man was killed and the other badly injured.

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2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. PHOTO BY AUGUST MILLER/Standard-Examiner

Utah announces bid for second Winter Olympics

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 3, 2012 - 6:01pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials announced plans Monday for a longshot bid for another Winter Olympics, saying they already have the venues in place and have left behind the taint of scandal from the 2002 games.

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Pikus-Pace back on national skeleton team

Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 2, 2012 - 3:04pm

Noelle Pikus-Pace retired two years ago, vowing that her decision was final.

She’s now back on the U.S. national skeleton team.

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Opening of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah advisers recommend 2026 bid for Olympics

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, October 19, 2012 - 9:39am

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert’s advisers say Utah should bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Utah's Olympic exploratory committee: Pursue 2026 bid

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 19, 2012 - 9:52am

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Olympic Exploratory Committee presented Governor Gary R. Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker a 36-page report Thursday with their recommendation to pursue a bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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Russia counts 500 days to Sochi Winter Olympics

Max Seddon The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 3:28pm

MOSCOW — Russia celebrated the 500-day countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on Tuesday with a series of nationwide events and the launch of a new slogan — "Hot. Cool. Yours."

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This image taken from video and released Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 by The Kavkaz Center, a website affiliated with Chechen rebels, shows insurgent leader Doku Umarov speaking in a video in which he claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing at Russia's largest airport. It was not clear when or where the video was recorded. Russia's secret service said Thursday, May 10, 2012, that it had foiled terror attack plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games. The FSB said it suspects the attacks were being masterminded by Doku Umarov. The FSB also said that it suspects that Umarov has close links to the secret service in Georgia. (AP Photo/The Kavkaz Center)

Russia says it foiled terrorist attacks planned for 2014 Olympics

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 9:53am

MOSCOW -- Russia's secret service said Thursday it had foiled terror attack plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games.

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Calif., Nevada merge Tahoe's bid for 2022 Olympics

Juliet Williams The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:01am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California and Nevada officials announced Thursday that they are joining forces in their effort to lure the Winter Games back to the Lake Tahoe area in 2022, forming an exploratory committee to start the process.

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Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G title

Eric Willemsen The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 2:01pm

SCHLADMING, Austria -- Lindsey Vonn added to her impressive season Thursday, winning the World Cup super-G title for her 16th career crystal globe and the fourth in super-G by finishing sixth in the final race in the discipline this year.

The overall World Cup champion narrowly avoiding skiing out on a blistering run, taking a 1.22-second advantage over leader Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany into the final intermediate time check, but went off course and just made the next gate shortly before the finish.

"I had a great run, but was much too straight in that banana turn," Vonn

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U.S. ski, snowboard teams fueled by positive results

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 2, 2012 - 3:06pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- U.S. cross-country skier Kikkan Randall already had the pink hair. Just before Christmas, the matching pink jacket came compliments of four-time Olympic alpine racer Sarah Schleper, who took it off her own back and handed it over after a World Cup run.

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Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates on the podium her third place after completing a women's World Cup downhill on the Sochi Olympics course, in Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb.18, 2012. Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title Saturday, although German rival and friend Maria Hoefl-Riesch won the race on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Lindsey is starting to dial in for Sochi Olympics

Andrew Dampf The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 5:57pm

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Lindsey Vonn is in an Olympic frame of mind.

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Utah bid for 2022 Olympics OK with Denver, Tahoe

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 4:52pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The more the merrier.

Organizers exploring the possibility of bringing the Olympics back to Salt Lake City say that’s the kind of warm welcome they’ve received from officials pushing competing bids to hold the 2022 Winter Games at Lake Tahoe or Denver.

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Canada's Kevin Martin, left, and Swedish opponent Magnus Swartling, right, streak past the ice during a practice session Sunday, February 10, 2002. (ALAN MURRAY/Standard-Examiner)

2002 Winter Olympics - A look back

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 10:56am

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Committee to explore another Winter Olympics bid

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:46am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has the skills, the people and the know-how to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games again, two Top of Utah lawmakers said Wednesday, the same day Gov. Gary Herbert and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider a bid for the 2022 or 2026 Winter Games.

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Fireworks are ignited as all of the countries participating in the Olympic games are announced during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics Friday February 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. PHOTO BY KEITH JOHNSON

Utah leaders to study 2022 Olympic bid

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 4:30pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials on Wednesday announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider whether the state should pursue a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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