East Valley Tribune - Olympics http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/olympics East Valley Tribune - Olympics © Copyright East Valley Tribune 2009. All rights reserved. en-us http://backend.userland.com/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:19:28 -0700 http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/ web@evtrib.com East Valley Tribune http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/images/evtlogo_rss.gif http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/ 88 33 East Valley Tribune <![CDATA[Olympic flame for Vancouver lit in Ancient Olympia]]> http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/146117 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:28:46 -0700"; http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/146117 ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The flame for the Vancouver Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in an ancient ceremony Thursday, heralding the start of the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Games.

]]> <![CDATA[Obama to make in-person pitch for Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid]]> http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/145056 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:08 -0700"; http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/145056 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event.

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