Judging of the figure skating competitions at the Vancouver Olympics was "absolutely impeccable," International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Sunday. Evgeni Plushenko has complained bitterly about the results of the men's competition, where the Russian finished second to American Evan Lysacek despite ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - There may only have been one minor doping offence at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics but the International Olympic Committee is far from declaring mission accomplished in the fight against doping. "I am a realist. I am not naive. I will reserve my final judgment for doping in these Games for February 2018," IOC chief Jacques Rogge told reporters ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Slovakian ice hockey player Lubomir Visnovsky tested positive for the banned drug pseudoephedrine at the Vancouver Olympics and received a reprimand, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday. Visnovsky is the first athlete to test positive for drugs since the February 12-28 Games started. "On Feb 24, the athlete was requested to provide a urine sample immediately following the ...

A Slovakian hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers has been reprimanded for a minor doping violation at the Vancouver Olympics. The IOC said Sunday that Lubomir Visnovsky tested positive for a stimulant contained in a cold medication. This is only the second doping violation of these Olympics ...