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Closing Ceremony

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Photos: Pride, passion, music and fireworks at Paralympic...

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Ski Jumping

Austria handily wins gold medal for team ski jumping

The Austrian team, with four of the top-ranked jumpers in the world, left the rest of the eight-team field in the dust Monday, winning the gold in the medal round of the team ski-jump event with a points total of 1107.9 — a whopping 72.1 points more than the second-place team.

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Photos: Vancouver 2010 Olympic ski jumping

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Simon Ammann of Switzerland celebrates his gold medal for the normal hill individual in Whistler.

Ski Federation rules in favour of Swiss ski jumper

The International Ski Federation’s decision is binding.

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Stefan Read of Canada off the Long Hill during the qualification round on day 8 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2010 in Whistler, Canada.

A little rock n’ roll keeps Read jumpy

Stefan Read might have an unconventional tune-up, so to speak, for Saturday’s Winter Olympics individual large hill ski jumping competition.

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Canadian ski jumper Mackenzie Boyd- Clowes takes part in practice for the Vancouver Olympic Games at Whistler Olympic Park, in Whistler, BC February 10, 2010.

Parental influence lifted ski jumpers to Games

There is a notable parental influence in the ski jumping careers of Canadian Olympic teammates Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes and Trevor Morrice.

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Swiss ski jumper wins Games’ first gold

Simon Ammann had Georgia on his mind before Saturday’s gold-medal-winning ski jump at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Ski jumping competition from Planica, Slovenia.

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FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Jan. 25

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Whistler Ski jumping Jan. 22

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HEAD FOR THE HILLS:Switzerland's Simon Ammann (left) competes at the Four Hills ski jumping championship Saturday in Innsbruck, Austria.

Innsbruck Jan. 2009

Ski Jumping

Swiss ski jumper wins Games’ first gold

Simon Ammann had Georgia on his mind before Saturday’s gold-medal-winning ski jump at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

First event

Canada blanked in normal hill qualification round

Canada's ski jumping team will not be represented in Saturday's individual normal hill competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Ski jumping

Female ski jumpers take on forerunner role

Two female ski jumpers will have a chance to jump at the Olympics — as forerunners, the crash-test dummies who try the course before the competitors take their first jumps.