Mexico ties South Africa to open Cup
The frustration of the Mexican team wasn’t exactly because they had in front a strong opponent and couldn’t defeat them.
Articles by Cecilia Olmos
Algeria comes back after a long wait
Team: Algeria Nickname: Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) Coach: Rabah Saadane (ALG) FIFA Ranking: 30th Best World Cup finish: 13th in 1982 (round 1) The Desert Foxes are back in the World Cup. They had…
Mexico aims for ‘the fifth game’
Team: Mexico Nickname: El Tri Coach: Javier Aguirre (MEX) FIFA Ranking: 17th Best World Cup finish: 6th in 1970 and 1986 (quarter finals) The world will be watching them. Mexico’s national team will play for…
Dutch Sauerbreij, the golden girl of parallel giant slalom
Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands maintained the consistency during the competition to take the gold in the snowboard parallel giant slalom final, at the Vancouver Olympic Games. In the misty Cypress Mountain, Sauerbreij rode the…
Day 13: Colourful day for Canada, four medals in three sports
Canada had a wonderful Wednesday. Day 13 of the Olympic Games in Vancouver had a happy ending for the host country with one gold, two silvers and one bronze. In the ladies’ 3,000 metre short track…
Ladies’ giant slalom postponed due to bad weather
Precarious weather conditions at the Whistler Creekside drove juries to postpone the women’s giant slalom event Wednesday at the Vancouver Olympic Games. Under a snowy Whistler, the first run was completed, although some problems came…
German women’s team wins gold in cross country
Germany’s team saved the energy for the last minute to make a final sprint and win gold in cross country at the Vancouver Olympic Games on Monday. Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and Claudia Nystad worked together through…
Dutch Tuitert wins gold in 1500 metres
Dutch Mark Tuitert surprised at the 1500 meter after winning the gold medal over favourite, American Shani Davis, at the Richmond Oval Saturday night at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Davis, world record holder at…
Aussie Bright new snowboard halfpipe champion
Australia´s Torah Bright put a big smile on her face by becoming the new Olympic champion in the snowboard halfpipe event at the Vancouver 2010. The native of Cooma arrived at these Games with two concussions suffered while…
Ricker gives Canada a second gold medal
Canada’s Maelle Ricker went home Tuesday night with a gold medal ceremony to look forward to after winning the snowboard cross final at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.