<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Olympics</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/olympics?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><description>Olympics</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Lopez Siblings Set Mark]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6086-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6086-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Steven, Diana, and Mark Lopez became the first siblings to hold world titles simultaneously in any sport at the taekwondo world championships in Madrid.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOC Looking Into Perks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2409-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2409-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee Ethics Commission has called the leaders of the five cities vying for the 2012 Olympics to Berlin over possible rules violations.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Finishes Last]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61502-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61502-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former olympic gold medalist Marion Jones finishes last in a 400 meter race at the Mount San Antonio College Relays, more than 3.5 seconds behind the winner.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight is Enough]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40351-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40351-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. beats Canada, 3-1, in a penalty shootout to win the Women's World Hockey Championship, ending Canada's run of eight straight.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phelps  Shifts Gears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18810-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18810-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michael Phelps withdraws from one of his signature events  --  the 400 individual medley  --  and then shows he can dominate events he rarely swims at the U.S. world championship swimming trials.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injury May Limit Phelps]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17082-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17082-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An ailing back could keep Michael Phelps from swimming in all seven of the events he has entered at the World Championship Trials.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.Y. Stadium Bid Wins Approval Of State Agency]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17003-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17003-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The New York Jets' plan for a $1.9 billion Manhattan stadium that could also serve as the centerpiece of the 2012 Olympics cleared a major hurdle yesterday when its bid was approved by the state agency that owns the proposed site.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Attend Rally]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13997-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13997-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Rev. Al Sharpton and Olympic long jump record holder Bob Beamon join thousands of union members at a rally to support a football stadium on New York City's West Side on Wednesday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kwan Scores Win]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11513-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11513-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michelle Kwan, again skating well under the 6.0 scoring system, wins the Marshall's U.S. Figure Skating Challenge on Tuesday.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like Old Times]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7803-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid 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Title]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50137-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50137-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Irina Slutskaya finishes ahead of Sasha Cohen at the world championships for the second consecutive year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slutskaya Takes Lead]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48370-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48370-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Breathing heavily and weakened by a heart ailment, Irina Slutskaya delivers an impassioned and athletic performance to take 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18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Switzerland's Stephane Lambiel wins the title at the world championships on Thursday in Moscow to claim his first medal in a major competition.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worlds Stumps Kwan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41840-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41840-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michelle Kwan struggles with a shaky performance and a new scoring system that has the five-time world champion in seventh place after the World Championships' qualifying round in Moscow.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plushenko Slips to 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Flynn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Course for a Title]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27966-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27966-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 18:03:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bode Miller's go-for-broke style in the Super-G at the World Cup final earns him a surprising victory and all but ensures he will be crowned the world's best Alpine skier by the end of this weekend.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item></channel></rss>