Nabokov Defends Russia


Mikko Koivu takes a shot but Russian Evgeni Nabokov makes a huge save, preserving the Russian lead, 2-0. In the semifinals at the 2008 IIHF World Men Hockey Championship in Halifax, Canada.(WCSN, WCSN.com)
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WCSN Winter Sports


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WCSN Track and Field, Cycling Events


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Ski season start Saturday 10/27 on WCSN.com (2)


The FIS 2007-08 ski season starts on Saturday 10/27 from Soelden, Austria, noon ET. Catch all the action LIVE on WCSN.com.
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WCSN Water Sports


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WCSN.COM LIBBY LUDLOW,Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn


US SKI TEAM LIBBY LUDLOW Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn
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Katie Hoff Breaks 200 IM American Record


Katie Hoff breaks American record in her victory at the 2006 summer nationals.
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Shawn Johnson is fourth US gymnast to win all-around title


15-year old Shawn Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa clinched the women's all-around world title after an outstanding floor routine. Johnson was fifth after two rotations before she stunned the crowd and the judges on the floor. In her first year of senior competition, she also adds a US team gold medal to her individual. Johnson joins Kim Zmeskal (1991), Shannon Miller (1993-94) and Chellsie Memmel (2005) as the only four US women gymnasts to ever win an all-around world title. (WCSN, WCSN.com, USA Gymnastics)
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Park Wins Men's 400-meter Freestyle


South Korea's Park Tae Hwan won the men's 400-meter freestyle final on Sunday. Park stormed home on the final lap to win the gold in three minutes, 44.30 seconds, more than four seconds outside the world record of 3:40.08 set by the retired Australian Ian Thorpe. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Nastia Liukin regains the world title on balance beam


Nastia Liukin (USA) returned to the Worlds this year to take back the balance beam world title she had won in 2005. After a solid performance with minor wobbles, Liukin dismounted with a two and a half twist that put her 0.125 ahead of Romania's Steliana Nistor, winning back her title. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Saladino wins dramatic long jump title


Panamanian Irving Saladino needed his final jump to eke out a win against the European champion Andrew Howe. Hot on the heels of Howe, who had just moved into first place on his last attempt, Saladino was not to be denied jumping 8.57 meters and setting a South American record. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Pellegrini Breaks World Record in 200-meter Semifinal


Federica Pellegrini, silver medallist at the 2004 Olympics and 2005 worlds, produced a compelling turn of finishing speed to win the second women's 200 meters freestyle semifinal in 1:56.47. Her time beat the 1:56.64 world mark set by former world champion Franziska van Almsick at the European championships in Berlin on August 3, 2002. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Phelps Shatters 200-meter Butterfly World Record


Michael Phelps broke a second world record in 24 hours to collect his third gold medal at the world swimming championships on Wednesday. The American won the 200-meter butterfly final in a time of one minute, 52.09 seconds to wipe a massive 1.62 off the previous record of 1:53.71 -- which he set in Columbia, Missouri last month. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Usain Bolt wins 200 meter sprint


Usain Bolt of Jamaica held off a strong finish from Wallace Spearmon to win the London Super Grand Prix 200 meter event in 20.06. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Saladino Jumps 8.73m


Irving Saladino, of Panama, jumps far than anyone in the past 14 years. While not a world record, which is 8.95 meters, Saladinos jump of 8.73 meters is the longest the IAAF has seen in some time. At the IAAF Track and Field FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Wariner blitzes field for 400-meter gold


American Jeremy Wariner retained his world 400-meter title in dazzling style to lead an American sweep of the medals on Friday. The 23-year-old Texan powered off the final bend to clock 43.45 seconds despite a swirling wind in Osaka. LaShawn Merritt took silver in 43.96 with Angelo Taylor completing an all-American podium with a time of 44.32. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Phelps Rallies Past Crocker in 100-fly


Michael Phelps won a record-equaling sixth gold medal at the world championships with a dramatic victory in the 100-meter butterfly final on Saturday. Phelps beat his American teammate Ian Crocker in a frantic finish in a time of 50.77 seconds, the third-fastest in history and just 0.37 outside Crocker's world record of 50.40. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Nastia Liukin sticks dismount


The American team nailed their landings and then extended their lead on the uneven bars when Nastia Liukin delighted the crowd with a complex series of releases and handstands and a tricky dismount to earn a 16.375. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Bekele then Sihine, again


Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele powered to his third 10,000-meter world title in a row with a pulsating victory on Monday. Bekele blew past countryman Sileshi Sihine coming around the final bend and accelerated clear, crossing himself as he hit the finish line in 27 minutes 5.90 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Hoffa bests Nelson in shot put


American Reese Hoffa shed forever the tag of the unknown shot-putter when he hurled his way to a gold medal on the opening day of the world championships on Saturday. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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First World title for Xiang


Liu Xiang of China was matched stride for stride over eight hurdles by American Terrence Trammell. In the end it was Xiang who pulled away to win the 110-meter hurdles in 12.95 seconds, staring down his opponents at the finish line. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Johnson wins floor exercise for third gold


All-around champion Shawn Johnson added her third gold medal of the competition by placing first on floor exercise. In the balance-beam final held only a few minutes prior to the floor exercise, she fell twice and finished eighth. (WCSN, WCSN.com, International Gymnast Magazine)
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Dayron Robles Breaks World Record


2008, Ostrava, the Golden Spike Grand Prix, IAAF World Athletics Tour, Cuban Dayron Robles prepares for his meeting with Liu Xinag in Beijng, by taking away his World Record in the 110m hurdles by one-tenth of a second,12.87 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Paola Espinosa Two for Two


Mexican diver, Paola Espinosa scored a total of 393.9 points to win her second meet of the season in the Womens 10-meter Platform diving. In the Fina Diving World Series 2008 in Sheffield, Great Britain. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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Reese Hoffa produces longest shot put of the year


The men's shot put produced a dramatic finale as Reese Hoffa of the United States won it with the final throw of the competition -- which at 22.43 meters was a personal best by almost half a meter and the longest in the world this year. (WCSN, WCSN.com)
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