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Helicopters and trucks bring snow to Cypress

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- A clattering helicopter and a rumbling truck dumped more snow on Cypress Mountain, the warm weather-plagued venue where the first Winter Olympic event is just four days away....

Strained relationship with father for top US skier

The Vancouver Olympics are shaping up to be Lindsey Vonn's shining moment, the apex of a career that began years ago when her father introduced her to skiing. He saw enough talent in his daughter to move the whole family to Colorado....

Snow forces changes to Alpine training at Whistler
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) -- With a series of storm fronts rolling in off the Pacific, Vancouver Games men's Alpine race officials pushed up the start of the first downhill training session on Wednesday in a bid to ensure this weekend's opening race starts on schedule....

Doping lab already testing dozens of samples

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Vancouver's state-of-the-art doping lab already has tested more than 200 blood and urine samples from Olympic athletes, and there have been no positives....

Organizers can't wait for 1st Canadian gold

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Like most of the entire country, Vancouver organizers are waiting for the moment when Canada finally wins its first Olympic gold medal on home soil....

Rogge: Vancouver is 'blueprint' for future games

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the Vancouver Olympics will leave a legacy as a "blueprint" for future games....

IOC president raves about athletes' village

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge offered rave reviews of the athletes' village Tuesday after looking at the place he'll call home for part of the Vancouver Olympics....

Aussies win appeal on women's bobsled entry
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Australia's two-woman bobsled team may compete at the Vancouver Olympics after winning its appeal Tuesday before the top sports court....

Ruggiero leads US women's hockey into 4th Olympics
Angela Ruggiero is fond of saying hockey is just her first career, and the defenseman always thought she would be on to her next big thing after Vancouver....

Kramer wants to turn Olympics into Svencouver