Olympics 2004: Canoeing: Veraas Larsen ready for K-1 500m finals
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Eirik Veraas Larsen had no problem winning his heat in the K-1 500m semifinals on Thursday morning, and is now favourite to win the Saturday final.
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German veteran Sven Fischer and France&#39;s Sandrine Bailly won pursuit races Sunday at a World Cup biathlon meet. Fischer covered the men&#39;s 12.5-kilometre race in 33 minutes 40.62 seconds, beating
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Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen clears a gate during the women&#39;s slalom World Cup race in Zauchensee, Austria, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004.
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Paul Hamm of the USA celebrates with his coach after scoring a 9.837 in the horizontal bar to claim victory in the men&#39;s artistic gymnastics individual competition on August 18, 2004, during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Sports ...
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â¢ The Olympics are less than a week away and organizers are pulling the pieces together for the Aug. 13 opening. â¢ Dana Vollmer will be one of those tales of courage that come up during the Olympics.
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Before Friday night&#39;s semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey, coach Raimo Summanen of Finland and coach Ron Wilson of the US discussed different opponents.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Los Angeles was awarded figure skating's 2009 world championships, which will serve as a qualifier for the Vancouver Olympics. Placements at worlds will determine how many spots a country gets for the 2010 Winter Games.
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Norwegian Lasse Kjus won a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in eight years on Saturday. The 33-year-old, a former world and Olympic champion and a circuit regular
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ATHENS - Klete Keller has been seen at the top of the Olympic medal stand for the last time in 2004. Michael Phelps and Amanda Beard probably haven&#39;t. Even Ian Thorpe might make another appearance.
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Britain's Ian Wynne wins his semi-final to qualify for the K1 500m kayak final.
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ATHENS, 26 August - Comments from Dwight PHILLIPS (USA), John MOFFITT (USA) and Joan Lino MARTINEZ (ESP). &quot;I think I was ready to go as far as I needed to win.
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Great Britain's Ian Wynne wins his semi-final to qualify for the K1 500m kayak final.
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Kelly Holmes targets a second gold medal in Saturday's 1500m final.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Norway&#39;s Lasse Kjus confirmed his return to fitness Saturday, capturing his first World Cup giant slalom win in eight years as American Bode Miller&#39;s run of five podium finishes came to a crashing halt.
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Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can&#39;t recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.
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Defending champions Netherlands will meet Australia in the finals of the men&#39;s hockey event at the Athens Olympic Games. While Australia beat Spain, Netherlands got the better of Germany to qualify for the finals.
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Australia&#39;s Jodie Henry armed herself with a world record while Michael Phelps targeted his fourth Olympic gold medal backed by a Games record in qualifying for Thursday&#39;s finals.