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WRS stories about “Olympics”
Tuesday, 2 March, 2010
The Swiss Olympic Team comes home with a decent medal count, six gold and three bronze durîng a very successful and so far drug-free winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Matthew Leighton has one last look back at the Olympics-plus a look at the upcoming football friendly between Switzerland and Uruguay, and the start of the tennis season with the Davis Cup.
Monday, 1 March, 2010
Canada came away with the gold in men’s ice hockey last night, beating the USA 3-2 in a nail-biting finish, so the host nation can’t help but call the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver a success. But the XXI Winter Games wasn’t without its challenges: Namely warm weather. Matthew Leighton caught up with IOC spokesperson Mark Adams to find out what went right and what didn’t:
Friday, 26 February, 2010
Both men’s and women’s Swiss curling teams had devastating losses last night at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Matthew Leighton is there with details and other results, plus a look at Switzerland’s place in the overall standings and highlights as we head into the closing weekend of the Games:
Thursday, 25 February, 2010
As the XXI Olympics in Vancouver nears its close, Imogen Foulkes looks at the emotional highs—and lows:
Behind every Olympic image, a freezing photographer
Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Thousands of people have flocked to the winter Olympics in Vancouver hoping to get a glimpse of their favourite athlete, maybe even get a chance to ask for an autograph. But for those who are working at the games, rubbing elbows with the sports stars is just part of the job. WRS sports correspondent Matthew Leighton spoke to Brian Rob, a photographer for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, and started by asking him what kind of equipment he needs to do his job:
Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Thousands of people have flocked to the winter Olympics in Vancouver hoping to get a glimpse of their favourite athlete, maybe even get a chance to ask for an autograph. But for those who are working at the games, rubbing elbows with the sports stars is just part of the job. WRS sports correspondent Matthew Leighton spoke to Brian Rob, a photographer for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, and started by asking him what kind of equipment he needs to do his job:
Monday, 22 February, 2010
Switzerland’s Michael Schmid took the first-ever Olympic gold in the rough and tumble ski cross event and Simon Ammann picked up his second gold medal to complete a double-double, dominating the ski jump large hill. Meanwhile Silvan Zurbriggen picked up the bronze in the men’s super combined, but the bobsleigh team finished a disappointing fourth. Matthew Leighton has details on all that and the weekend’s festivities:
Friday, 19 February, 2010
The Swiss men’s ice hockey team came up short in the epic battle between Canada and Switzerland, losing devastatingly in an overtime shootout—and Stéphane Lambiel just missed the podium in men’s figure skating. Matthew Leighton is there with details—and some staggering figures:
Friday, 19 February, 2010
Olympic athletes are just like well-built machines, says University of Geneva economist Jean-Marc Falter, and like any fine piece of machinery, you need raw materials and resources to build them—in other words, a big part of the equation boils down to money. And that means you can make medal predictions based on economic variables—with up to 96 percent accuracy. WRS’s Mark Butcher asked Falter to explain:
Thursday, 18 February, 2010
Swiss medal hopefuls in the women’s downhill couldn’t muster better than a fifth place finish, and the 2006 silver medalist women’s curling team is a miserable 0-3—but the men’s curling team has won its second match and women’s hockey came back from a couple losses for a win against Slovakia. Matthew Leighton has the latest from overnight:
Wednesday, 17 February, 2010
Switzerland’s Stephane Lambiel is in fifth following a strong performance with a slight bobble in the short program of the men’s figure skating competition last night. Matthew Leighton is there with details. Plus Olivia Nobs earned the Swiss team a bronze in the women’s snowboard cross. And with the kick-off of men’s ice hockey, the Games have really started now:
Tuesday, 16 February, 2010
Three days, three gold medals for Switzerland—enough to put our tiny country at least briefly atop the gold medal chart in Vancouver. Didier Defago won the men’s downhill ski event in 1:54.31 seconds to claim his first Olympic medal—and Switzerland’s first Olympic gold in men’s Alpine skiing since 1988.
And Dario Cologna blew away his competition in the men’s 15 km cross country ski event, finishing 24.6 seconds ahead of the silver medalist from Italy. Cologna, who is third in the World Cup standings, had complained earlier that the course at Whistler was “too easy.” Matthew Leighton is there, and has details on all the happenings on the course and off:
Monday, 15 February, 2010
Switzerland’s Simon Ammann took the first gold medal of the 2010 Olympic Games—a victory which reportedly led to an all-night celebration at the Swiss house in Whistler. WRS sports correspondent Matthew Leighton is in Vancouver with the latest from the Games, which have carried on with moments of joy and triumph despite a very somber start with the tragic death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili during a practice run:
Friday, 12 February, 2010
Not only was the sport born here, but Swiss bobsledders have dominated the Olympics since it was introduced to the games in 1924. Switzerland is sending one of its strongest teams in bobsled, luge and skeleton this year. And while gold is the medal of choice, they’re being careful not to put too much pressure on themselves. WRS video journalist Amy Wong joined them for a training session in St. Moritz before the team headed off to Vancouver:
Thursday, 11 February, 2010
Last year, they had high hopes for winning it all. The Hockey World Championship was played at home, making their 9th place finish even more disappointing. But the Swiss national team has been reworking its strategy, and it’s approaching the Olympics differently. Goran Bezina, a defender for Geneva Servette, has been on the national team for the past 10 years. WRS video journalist Amy Wong caught up with him at the rink to talk about the team’s new outlook.
What it takes to get the Swiss team to Vancouver
Thursday, 11 February, 2010
Tomorrow the curtain will go up on the Vancouver Winter Games, and 146 Swiss athletes will be bidding for Olympic glory in sports ranging from curling and ice hockey to skiing and the bobsleigh. Getting all these athletes onto the starting line is the job of Eric Hanselmann, the team’s head of mission for Vancouver. Sports reporter Matthew Leighton spoke to him shortly before he set off for Canada:
Thursday, 11 February, 2010
Tomorrow the curtain will go up on the Vancouver Winter Games, and 146 Swiss athletes will be bidding for Olympic glory in sports ranging from curling and ice hockey to skiing and the bobsleigh. Getting all these athletes onto the starting line is the job of Eric Hanselmann, the team’s head of mission for Vancouver. Sports reporter Matthew Leighton spoke to him shortly before he set off for Canada:
