He's graceful on the slopes and now he's working to be graceful on the dance floor. ...
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Up-and-coming rocker Avery Watts was so inspired by gold medal swimmer Megan Jendrick, he wrote a theme song just for her. ...
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Former U.S. hockey captain Cammi Granato calls Vancouver home and offers these local hints. ...
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What venues are located where in B.C.? This quick guide is a convenient way to get a mental map. ...
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Paddy Barnes will receive a heroes reception in his native Belfast after winning a bronze medal at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing.
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AIBA Boxing controversy with reporting from on-site. ...
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Teddy's corner talks about scoring ...
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See all the gold medalists from the final day of Olympic boxing competition. ...
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Cuba won eight boxing medals in Beijing - but all four finalists lost their gold-medal bouts. ...
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Watch the top blows from the men's final boxing matches. Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) ended his magnificent Olympics in triumph, while James Degale (GBR) capped his surprising medal run with gold. ...
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Biggest hits from the final day of boxing. ...
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Russia's Alexey Tischenko established himself as the best boxer of the Beijing Games. ...
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A look back at Saturday's action in the ring. ...
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Watch all the biggest blows from part one of the Olympic boxing finals. Five fighters went home with gold in flyweight, featherweight, light welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight. ...
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Alexey Tishchenko of Russia has won his second Olympic boxing gold medal, surviving a tight bout against Daouda Sow of France for an 11-9 victory in the lightweight competition. ...
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Mongolia came to Beijing with no gold medals in a less-than-illustrious Olympic career. On Sunday, bantamweight Badar-Uugan Enkhbat beat Cuba's Yankiel Leon, 16-5, for the country's second gold. ...
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The Cuban boxing team traveled to China with no Olympic gold medalists for the first time in a generation, and it's heading home the same way. Yet the Cubans have plenty of reason to be thrilled. ...
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Zou Shiming won China's first gold medal after Mongolia's Serdamba Purevdorj retired early. Zhang Xiaoping won China's second boxing gold medal, while Zhang Zhilei settled for silver. ...
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Local hero Zou Shiming and Italian super heavyweight Roberto Cammerelle both added an Olympic title to the World Championship medal they won in Chicago last year
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By Bernard O’Neill: Irish captain Ken Egan had to settle for a silver medal at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China earlier today.
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James DeGale won gold today after beating Cuban middleweight Emilio Correa 16-14.
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See boxing's gold medal winners from day 15. ...
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Watch American Deontay Wilder's semifinal bout with Italian Clemente Russo. ...
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American Deontay Wilder finished with a bronze medal, while Mongolia aims for two golds. ...
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Watch highlights of American Deontay Wilder's bronze-medal bout with Italy's Clemente Russo. ...
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From American Deontay Wilder winning heavyweight bronze to some fantastic flurries between Cuba's Emilio Correa Bayeaux and India's Vijender Kumar, Day 14 was not lacking in the big hits department. ...
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Light welterweight Felix Diaz won the first gold medal in Olympic boxing for the Dominican Republic with a 12-4 battering of defending champion Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand on Saturday night. ...
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Rakhim Chakhkiev of Russia has won the heavyweight boxing gold medal, avenging a loss to Italy's Clemente Russo at last year's world championships with a 4-2 victory. ...
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James Degale of Britain has won the middleweight boxing gold medal, upsetting Cuba's Emilio Correa 16-14 in a sloppy bout filled with wrestling. ...
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Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor had to be talked into staying in boxing. The words of encouragement paid off in gold Saturday night at the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine has won the featherweight boxing gold medal, capping a spectacular run through the Beijing Olympics with a first-round stoppage of France's Khedafi Djelkhir. ...
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By Craig Phillips: British middleweight James DeGale sealed his Olympic dream as he overcame Cuban boxer Emilio Correa this afternoon.
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Check out the Grand Final Olympic results from Day 14 and Day 15 from the Workers Gymnasium in Beijing, China.
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By Craig Phillips: Both David Price and Tony Jeffries will have to settle for Olympic bronze medals after they both lost their semi-final bouts at the Workers Gymnasium in Beijing this afternoon.
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Captain fantastic Ken Egan got Ireland back to winning ways with a top class 10-3 light heavyweight semi final victory over British battler Tony Jeffries at the Workers Indoor Arena today.
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The Beijing Olympics marked the worst boxing performance by Team USA in 60 years. Only one U.S. boxer advanced to the semfinals - while some never even entered the ring. Here's a look at what went wrong. ...
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Deontay Wilder, the final U.S. boxer, fell in the first session of boxing's semifinals, while powerhouses Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) and James Degale (GBR) advanced easily. ...
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U.S. heavyweight Deontay Wilder lost to reigning world champion Clemente Russo (ITA), 7-1. Wilder is the only U.S. boxer to win a medal in Beijing. ...
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Winners from session 2 of boxing's semifinals. ...
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Two veteran boxers from Thailand with entirely different Olympic experiences made the gold medal round Friday. ...
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When Alan Paul came to watch China's Zou Shiming fight for a shot at the gold, he expected pandemonium in the crowd. What he didn't expect is that it would come from the Mongolians. ...
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Deontay Wilder was the last American standing in Olympic boxing. That also made him the last U.S. fighter to lose in the team's worst performance ever. ...
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Vasyl Lomachenko's eye-popping brilliance certainly caught Jacques Rogge's attention. So did Alexis Vastine's anguished wails after losing his biggest Olympic boxing match on a harsh last-minute penalty. ...
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By Bernard O’Neill: Light flyweight Paddy Barnes is out of the 2008 Olympics despite a brave semi final performance against reigning Chinese World champion Shiming Zou today.
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Day 13 (Aug 22) Olympic Semi-Final boxing results from Beijing, China.
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By Craig Phillips: British middleweight James DeGale sealed his place in tomorrow’s Olympic final; and guaranteed himself at least a silver medal, as he cruised past Irish opponent Darren Sutherland.
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Zou Shiming is China's best hope for a gold medal in boxing. He clinched at least a bronze medal in light flyweight (48kg/106 lbs) on day 11 and will try to take his country's dream to the top of the podium. ...
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Four Chinese boxers will medal in Beijing, the result of years of preparation. ...
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NBC analyst Teddy Atlas previews the middleweight matchups on the final day of boxing's quarterfinals. ...
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