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• OLYMPIC NEWSSecurity could add millions to London's 2012 costs Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:35a ET By Reuters The cost of the London 2012 Olympics could rise by up to  $280.6 million mainly because of security, but will remain within budget, organizers said on Tuesday.
  
• PreviewChinese world champions eye gold Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:42a ET

  China's women's curling captain Wang Bingyu, or "Betty," is eyeing Olympic gold to add to an already impressive list of achievements by the reigning world champions.

• MOGULSWhatever the weather, U.S. moguls team ready Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 11:27p ET

  If the United States Olympic moguls team is worried about the conditions at Cypress Mountain, it doesn't show.

• ALPINE SKIINGPioneer of U.S. Alpine dies at 66 Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:08p ET

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Former Olympic skier Jimmie Heuga, who won a bronze medal in 1964 as part of the first United States team to bring home Alpine medals from the winter games, has died. He was 66.

• TOUR OF QATARMol grabs gold jersey in Qatar Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:28a ET By Universal Sports A daring breakaway by a pair of riders from small teams made a big splash in Stage 2 at the Tour of Qatar on Monday. Topsports' Geert Steurs got the stage win -- his first since 2006 -- and Wouter Mol of the Vacansoleil squad grabbed the overall lead in the race after the duo's two-man breakaway finished nearly two minutes ahead of the chasing pack.
• SKI JUMPINGRomoren breaks finger in fit of anger Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 7:34a ET Norwegian ski jumper Bjorn Einar Romoren will compete at the Vancouver Olympics with a broken little finger after slamming his left hand into a wall in frustration over a disappointing jump.
  
• ALPINE SKIINGAs Ligety, Mancuso proved, upsets happen Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 7:03a ET

  This was one wager U.S. Alpine racer Julia Mancuso's ski technician was all too willing to lose, even if it involved a little public embarrassment.

• Speed SkatingU.S. speed skaters hope to shrug off heavy air Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 3:27a ET

  Coach Ryan Shimabukuro proposed a novel idea for his U.S. Olympic speed skaters to overcome the heavy air they're expected to combat at the Vancouver Games.

• Speed SkatingU.S. star Davis sings Japan's praises Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 11:31p ET

  U.S. speed skating star Shani Davis has a Japanese girlfriend, counts a Japanese rival as one of his friends and will carry a lucky mascot from the Asian nation on his skates at the 2010 Olympics.

• DOPINGIOC opens doping probe into U.S. gold-medal relay Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:06p ET By Associated Press The IOC has opened a formal investigation into a doping case that could lead to the stripping of gold medals from a U.S. women’s relay team at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
• EUROS 2012Defending champ Spain gets Czechs in Euro draw Posted Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:26a ET By Associated Press Defending champion Spain will have the Czech Republic and Scotland among its rivals in what should be a straightforward qualifying route to the 2012 European Championship, while World Cup winner Italy got a tougher draw.