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BEIJING (AP) — When one looks down the roster of the U.S. speedskating team at the Beijing Olympics, three names immediately jump out. Brittany Bowe. Erin Jackson. Joey Mantia.

BEIJING (AP) — It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that Russia's powerful stable of figure skaters, including world champions in three of the four disciplines, would run away with the team gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

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BEIJING — Chinese athletes Zhao Jiawen and Dinigeer Yilamujiang stepped into the centre of a newly formed snowflake and slid the Olympic torch into place — transforming the intricate crystal into a most unique cauldron. Lights. Cheers. Fireworks.

BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Russia and China pushed back against U.S.

BEIJING (AP) — The first day of medals at the Beijing Olympics could be the start of another Norwegian gold rush.

BEIJING (AP) — For all the talk of a diplomatic boycott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has managed to attract a globe-spanning roster of presidents, royals and other dignitaries to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

BEIJING (AP) — As the lights flashed on the Bird's Nest, the stadium designed for the previous Olympics in China, 63-year old Liu Wenbin was just one of many excited Beijing residents eager for the Games to begin.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Alone among his fellow European Union leaders, Poland's president was in Beijing Friday for the Winter Olympics opening in what his office said was a bid to maintain good ties with China and lobby for an easing of Russia-Ukraine

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese athletes Zhao Jiawen and Dinigeer Yilamujiang deliver the final Olympic flame at the Beijing Games. The Associated Press