This is an ongoing series of Olympics cultural reports Sunny Wu is filing from Beijing. Check back twice a day for 'The Buzz' and 'Nightlife.' BEIJING - Bernard Anderson waited more than 30 years for this moment. After three decades of officiating ...

Golan Heights Draw Tourists for Skiing, Wines, Upscale Resorts - Bloomberg

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Skip the Alps, impress your trendy friends and go skiing on Golan Heights slopes. A budding tourist industry, which boasts a ski resort, boutique wineries and posh inns, has sprouted on the unlikely brush and volcanic rock ...

10 km and 15 km Combined Skiing - Chicago Tribune

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American chasing gold in third sport - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - American Sheila Taormina will be the featured attraction in the modern pentathlon on Friday as the first Olympic athlete to compete in three different sports. Taormina is the 2006 U.S. national champion -- in the sport involving ...

Gregg barefoot skis for GB team - Westmidlands.com

A Staffordshire water skiier is letting his feet do the talking at a major event this week. Gregg Meehan, aged 24, of Redlock Field, Lichfield, is part of Great Britain barefoot water skiing team competing at the EAME Barefoot Water Ski Championships ...