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OTTAWA -- The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee says the death of two Canadian skiers in the last three months is a reminder of the element of risk inherent in competitive sport. Nike Free Run Billig . Nik Zoricic died from head injuries after flying off the course and crashing in a World Cup skicross event in Grindelwald, Switzerland, on Saturday. In January, Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died following a training accident in Utah. The COCs Marcel Aubut says both were taken too soon. But Aubut says its also too soon to be talking about whether the push to include extreme sports like skicross in the Olympics is creating risky conditions for athletes. "We dont know exactly what happened in those cases," Aubut said. "Were not prepared to comment until we know the facts." Skicross debuted at the 2010 Olympics, joining snowboard cross in the latest attempt by the International Olympic Committee to bring a more exciting, youthful feel to the Games. Its known as "NASCAR on skis" and sees four racers tackle a course filled with banks, rolls and ridges. Burkes sport of ski halfpipe is set to make its debut at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. Appearing in Ottawa for a funding announcement on Tuesday, Aubut asked the crowd to pause for 30 seconds of silence to honour both athletes. "Our thoughts and prayers are with these two dynamic individuals who in pursuing excellence in sports push themselves to reach for the pinnacle of success," he said. "In doing so, they have made themselves, their family and their country very proud." Looking ahead to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Aubut said he remains confident that NHL players will be given the green light to play in those Olympics. And he said he also believes that Canadians will be able to watch those Games on local television. In January, the IOC rejected a joint offer from Bell and CBC to broadcast the next Winter Games and the 2016 Summer Games. Aubut said the offer was rejected because it wasnt high enough but he says he thinks a deal will come together. "Can you imagine that Canadians will look at NBC to hear what is going on with their own athletes?" he said. "Its not possible." Nike Air Max 90 Dame . -- Chris Wondolowski scored his 10th goal of the season and the San Jose Earthquakes made it stand for a 1-0 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday. Nike Air Max 90 Tilbud Herre . The delighted Vancouver Whitecaps coach was "lost for words" after his club scored three goals in the first 20 minutes en route to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) - The queen is still on top, but her reign has some worthy challengers. South Koreas Kim Yuna began her quest for a second straight Olympic gold medal by posting the top score on Wednesday in the womens short program at the Sochi Olympics. But Kims advantage is slim. She scored a 74.92 as the 17th performer and her lead held solid until Italys Carolina Kostner put together a routine that netted her a score of 74.12. Russias Adelina Sotnikova then sent the home crowd into a frenzy with a routine that scored at 74.64, putting her a mere .28 behind Kim, known in her home country as Queen Yuna. Canadas Kaetlyn Osmond damaged her short program with a heavy stumble en route to a score of 56.18. She is currently 13th. Kims score on Wednesday was good enough to put her first going into Thursdays free skate, with medals awarded following that event. Kim, a two- time world champion, is aiming to become the first repeat gold medalist in the ladies singles since Katarina Witt in 1984 and 88. The 23-year-old used a score of 78.. Nike Free Run 2 Dame Tilbud. .50 in the short program en route to gold four years ago in Vancouver and was solid in Sochi despite a foot injury suffered in September that held her out of action until December. Japans Mao Asada, who won a silver four years ago, fell during her routine and was 16th with a score of 55.51. The U.S. saw its three skaters finish in the top seven, led by Gracie Golds score of 68.63 that landed her in fourth. Ashley Wagner was sixth following a score of 65.21, putting her behind 15- year-old Russian fan-favorite Yulia Lipnitskaya. She earned a score of 65.23 despite a fall during her routine on a triple flip. Another 15-year-old had a solid showing in American Polina Edmunds, who set a new season-best with a score of 61.04 to put her in seventh place. The American woman have something to prove after failing to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 1964 four years ago in Vancouver. In fact, theres only been one U.S. medalist in the ladies singles in the past two Olympics and that was a silver by Sasha Cohen in 2006. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
