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VANCOUVER — As soon as Steve Petrie arrived at Cypress Mountain, high above the city, a hint of panic set in. (more)

WHISTLER, British Columbia — The downhill portion of the women’s super combined Thursday morning might have looked a lot like Wednesday’s women’s downhill, with Lindsey Vonn in first place and her teammate Julia Mancuso not far behind in third. But in the slalom portion, everything turned around. Vonn ran into a gate and crashed, while her main rival, Maria Riesch of Germany, skied a dominating run and grabbed the gold medal. (more)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ilya Shapiro is currently on the ground in Vancouver and will be sending dispatches throughout the Olympic Games, posted here at The Daily Caller (more)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ilya Shapiro is currently on the ground in Vancouver and will be sending dispatches throughout the Olympic Games, posted here at The Daily Caller.  (more)

The Olympic torch in Vancouver was lit last Friday, and on Saturday the Games got underway. (more)

Olympic organizers were Tuesday forced into an embarrassing cancellation of an extra 20,000 tickets for events on Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain over safety fears at the beleaguered venue. (more)

This week, NBC will begin round-the-clock coverage on multiple network platforms that will bring winter Olympic fans more in-depth coverage of the Vancouver Games than there was for any other Winter Games in history. The Games are yet another example of how important multiple networks and broadband platforms are to presenting major events. (more)

An Olympic luger has been killed after a brutal crash during a training run Friday in Whistler. (more)

For television giant NBC Universal, the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, is shaping up to be a bumpy downhill ride. (more)

Snow no! (more)

Here are some movies to get you into the mood for the Winter Olympics, which begin Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia. (more)

In a city notorious for below-average wages and runaway house prices, this might sound like quite a deal: a brand new designer loft, inside a refurbished heritage building. Close to transit, shopping and many drinking and eating establishments. With monthly rent starting at $675. (more)

Vancouver had the world’s least affordable housing market last year, according to a report that puts the blame on urban land-use policies designed to prevent sprawl. (more)