Tag: Italy
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Avalanche at the Olympics: Finland stumbles; Landeskog soars for Sweden
It took one game for an upset to occur in men’s hockey at the Olympics. Unfortunately, it was a couple of Avalanche players who were on the wrong end of that upset. Slovakia defeats Finland 4-1 Slovakia was never going to be a pushover, but this is not how Finland wanted to start its tournament.…
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Mark Kiszla: The mountain doesn’t care. It laughed at skier Lindsey Vonn’s plans for a fairy-tale ending in Italy.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Every ski racer has a plan until the mountain wrecks ’em at 60 mph. American downhiller Breezy Johnson was sizzling Sunday, screaming down the mountain to win a gold medal. But what will leave the impossible-to-erase marks on our memory from this race are the agonizing shrieks from teammate Lindsey Vonn,…
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Mark Kiszla: In a nation divided, can Olympics give love for the U-S-A a chance?
MILAN, Italy — Is it hopelessly naive to think five Olympic rings can bind 345 million American hearts in our bickering nation? When we stand to shout U-S-A! during the Winter Games, can it unite us in red, white and blue pride, or does the chant now ring hollow? “I’m incredibly proud to be here…
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Mark Kiszla: Lindsey Vonn’s idea of fun? Skiing 80 mph at Olympics on a shredded knee
MILAN, Italy — With a ghost in her ear and no fear in her heart, Lindsey Vonn is hellbent on fulfilling a dream that would sound like an absolute nightmare to most any other 41-year-old woman on the planet. Skiing down a mountain at 80 mph? That’s crazy. But doing it on a trashed knee…
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Nike’s Team USA Olympic collection features Colorado Springs landmarks
Befitting a city that performs most of its Olympic-related work behind the scenes, Colorado Springs will be represented every time an American reaches the awards podium during the Winter Games but in a way that is hidden from view. The Therma-FIT Air Milano Jacket from ACG and Nike that will uniformly serve as part of…
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Deciphering life post-college | Slice of Life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save My stomach dropped onto the scuffed-up train floor as I woke to the conductor calling the last stop — it was not Salzburg. I looked across the aisle and saw my cousin Jack was still sleeping, his football player physique sprawled across both seats. I…
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Metro Moves: Regis University names new president
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New president Regis University named Salvador D. Aceves as its new president effective Jan. 1, according to a news release. Aceves, the university’s first lay…
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George Paton’s journey to Denver started in a Chicago basement: From a friend’s couch to Broncos GM
George Paton showed up at Thomas Bonds’ Chicago doorstep with only an hour’s notice. Paton, 28 at the time, had just accepted a low-level scouting job with the Bears and had flown in from Los Angeles looking for a couch to crash on. Bonds’ brother, Jimmy, was a friend of Paton’s going back to their…
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Minnesota’s George Paton is Denver Broncos’ new GM: ‘I feel like this team is a sleeping giant’
Minnesota Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager George Paton is the Denver Broncos’ new general manager, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday and the Broncos later confirmed. Paton agreed to a six-year deal with the Broncos. Paton, 51, was considered one of the Broncos’ top candidates when President of Football Operations John Elway announced…