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IOC: Many countries interested in youth games (AP)
SINGAPORE – The International Olympic Committee says up to 17 countries have expressed interest in hosting future Youth Olympics, including the United States and others from Africa and Latin America. The inaugural youth winter games will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2012 and the summer games in Nanjing, China in 2014.
Crystal Springs Resort Announces Purchase of Mountain Creek
Newly Formed Mega-Resort Now Offers 15,000 Acres of 4-Season Recreation HARDYSTON, N.J., May 28 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Crystal Springs Resort announced today the purchase of Mountain Creek, the New York Metro area’s closest and best-known winter resort. This acquisition creates the region’s largest and most comprehensive four-season resort destination.
IOC retesting Turin 2006 samples for CERA (AP)
LONDON – Olympic officials, acting on a tip-off from the World Anti-Doping Agency, are retesting some doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin to check for use of the blood-boosting drug CERA. Four years after the games, WADA said Monday it received “new information” about possible misuse of CERA in Turin before the endurance-enhancing substance was put on the market.
Amer Sports in Q1 net profit as sales grow (AP)
HELSINKI – Global sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit helped by a snowy winter that pushed overall sales up 5 percent. Net profit in January through March was euro300,000 ($400,000), compared to a net loss of euro11 million a year earlier, the company said.
Sprint racing is a passion to Warren Township family
He’s been around fast cars pretty much all his life, but Jason Cox vividly remembers his first competition at age 8. “It was in the winter.
Winter sports can trigger asthma
(Health.com) — Do you cough, wheeze, or get short of breath when you exercise in cold weather? You could have asthma, but you’ve got plenty of company. Exercise-induced asthma is…
Illinois schools piling up snow days
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — West-central Illinois schools have piled up an impressive collection of snow days this winter. At least some, though, say they don’t expect to extend the school year to make up for lost time.
Storm drops 3-4 inches of wet, slushy snow across area
A winter weather advisory that was expected to be in effect until noon is about to be canceled by the National Weather Service. The system, which blew through Sunday and into this morning, dumped between 3 and 4 inches across the Chicago area, meteorologists said.
Storm drops 3-4 inches across area
A winter weather advisory that was expected to be in effect until noon is about to be canceled by the National Weather Service. The system, which blew through Sunday and…
