12/02/2008
Olympic champion Han Xiaopeng to compete in FIS freestyle skiing World Cup at home (People's Daily)
China's first Olympic skiing champion Han Xiaopeng will compete in the 2008/09 FIS freestyle skiing World Cup to be held from Dec. 14 to 21 in Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province, an official said Tuesday. Zhao Xiaolu, secretary-general of the Chinese Skiing Association, the World Cup event will be important for the Chinese athletes to prepare for the 2010 Vancouver ...
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12/03/2008
Winter Olympians to take home by ice storm (China Daily)
Turin Games' heroes Ren Hui, Li Nina, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao will head to Harbin, known for its towering ice sculptures, to spearhead China's assault on the 24th Winter Universiade next year.
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12/03/2008
Winter Olympians plan to take Harbin by ice storm (People's Daily)
Turin Games' heroes Ren Hui, Li Nina, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao will head to Harbin, known for its towering ice sculptures, to spearhead China's assault on the 24th Winter Universiade next year. China will send its largest-ever delegation to the colossal sporting event from Feb 18-28 in the capital of northeast Heilongjiang province to help ensure the country's success on its debut as host. As ...
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12/02/2008
Bloom trades in his shoulder pads for skis (TSN)
DENVER - His NFL experience didn't go as planned. Still, Jeremy Bloom isn't through looking for mountains to climb.
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12/02/2008
China eyes six to eight golds at Harbin Winter Universiade (People's Daily)
China is aiming to win unprecedented six to eight gold medals at the 2009 Harbin Winter Universiade, said a senior sports official on Tuesday. "We will strive for six to eight gold medals and try to make top three on the medal tally," Yang Liguo, secretary general of Federation of University Sport of China (FUSC), told reporters. The first-time Winter Universiade host will send a total of ...
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11/25/2008
Bloom returns to freestyle slopes with eye to 2010 Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Jeremy Bloom, a two-time US Olympian who left freestyle skiing for a failed American football bid, makes a return to the slopes this week for a pre-season training camp.
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11/30/2008
New developments on western Canada's ski scene (Dallas Morning News)
Skiing western Canada's magnificent slopes is always a treat. It's even better this season because of a favorable exchange rate for the U.S. dollar and ongoing resort improvements in British Columbia and Alberta.
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11/24/2008
Bloom returning to U.S. ski team (Sports Illustrated)
DENVER (AP) -- Out of the NFL, Jeremy Bloom is returning to the U.S. ski team to possibly revive his freestyle skiing career in time for the Vancouver Olympics.
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11/25/2008
Sports in Brief: Bloom setting sights on Vancouver Olympics (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former Eagles draft pick Jeremy Bloom is returning to the U.S. ski team in an effort to revive his freestyle-skiing career in time for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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11/25/2008
Bloom set for return to slopes (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
The past few months, Jeremy Bloom became rather adept at debating. The person he sparred with most was himself, with a few rounds mixed in with Scott Rawles, and the topic was always the same — to pursue freestyle skiing again or not?
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