Vancouver makes the first cut for 2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver earned a place on the IOC short list along with Bern Pyeongchang and Salzburg for the 2010 Winter Games. Final decision will come at the Prague session in July 2003.
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 2002
Page
9
Vancouver earned a place on the IOC short list along with Bern Pyeongchang and Salzburg for the 2010 Winter Games. Final decision will come at the Prague session in July 2003.
IOC official Francois Carrard announced the executive board supports figure skating remaining in the Winter Games after Salt Lake City fixing allegations. The meeting follows the July arrest of Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov on charges of fixing pairs and ice dance events. French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne recanted claims of pressure by Didier Gailhaguet to favor Russia.
The Associated Press previews the AFC North, highlighting Pittsburgh as the class of a weak division. It notes the Steelers’ top defense, strong linebacking core led by Gildon, Bell, and Farrior, and Jerome Bettis as the focal point of the offense despite injury concerns. Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Baltimore are described with limited projections, culminating in a predicted order: Pittsburgh 12-4, Cleveland 7-9, Cincinnati 7-9, Baltimore 5-11.
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