<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="http://sports.espn.go.com/rss/friendlyRSSDemo.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?>
<rss version="2.0" 	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"	xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"	xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"	xmlns:atom="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
<channel>
	<title>ESPN.com - Olympic Sports</title>
	<link>http://espn.go.com/olympics/</link>	<description>Latest Olympic Sports news from ESPN.com</description>
	<language>en-us</language>
   <atom:link rel="self" href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/rss/oly/news?null" />
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:47:30 PST</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs>
	<managingEditor>webmaster@espn.go.com</managingEditor>
 <image> 
     <url>http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif</url>
	<title>ESPN logo</title>
	<link>http://espn.go.com</link>
	<width>84</width>
	<height>34</height>
 </image> 
 <ttl>30</ttl> 
	<dc:rights>Copyright 2009</dc:rights>
	<admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://espn.go.com/rss/?v=0.9beta"/>
	<admin:errorReportsTo rdf:resource="mailto:customer.service@espn.go.com"/>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase>
<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Women's judo pioneer Rena Kanokogi dies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, known as the "Mother of Judo" partly for her role in bringing women's judo to the Olympic Games, has died. She was 74.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:06:49 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4680598&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4680598&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Usain Bolt, Sanya Richards selected as IAAF athletes of year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica and 400-meter runner Sanya Richards of the United States have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:40:41 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4679976&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4679976&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Joannie Rochette, Jeremy Abbott capture gold at Skate Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Canada's Joannie Rochette, the world silver medalist, won the final Grand Prix series event Saturday, but several missteps showed she still has plenty of work to do.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:59:12 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figureskating/news/story?id=4679986&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figureskating/news/story?id=4679986&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Steven Holcomb helps U.S. finish 1-2 in 4-man bobsled]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Steven Holcomb, the reigning four-man bobsled world champion, won the four-man World Cup event at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday, giving the U.S. a 1-2 finish for the second straight day.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09:51 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4679876&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4679876&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Comedian Stephen Colbert goes for bobsled ride]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Comedian Stephen Colbert donned a reddish-orange racing suit Sunday and went on a ride with U.S. bobsled driver Steven Holcomb.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:33 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4680285&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4680285&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Luger Tony Benshoof to have epidural cortisone shot]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Luge veteran Tony Benshoof will receive an epidural cortisone injection Monday in Calgary, Alberta, to treat a recurrence of a herniated disk in his back -- the same problem he had surgery on 11 months ago.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:27:47 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4679940&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4679940&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Austrian federation bans Christian Pfannberger for life after second doping offense]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Austrian cycling federation says Christian Pfannberger has been banned for life by the national anti-doping agency after a second doping offense.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:54 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=4676831&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=4676831&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the U.S. will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meetings next year.<br/><br/>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:43:50 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4677310&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4677310&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Learning disability athletes back in Paralympics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Athletes with learning disabilities will be allowed to compete in the Paralympics again at London in 2012.<br/><br/>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:32:33 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4677740&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4677740&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[U.S. skier Resi Stiegler done for season after crash]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. skier Resi Stiegler is out for the season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash during giant slalom training.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:24 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4675705&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4675705&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Astana receives $22M pledge from Kazakhs to keep running]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:41:44 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=4673842&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=4673842&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Vancouver Olympics: Female ski jumpers hear reasons for dismissal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:01 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4676601&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4676601&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Gay, Richards both win 2nd Jesse Owens Award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards have both won the Jesse Owens Award for a second time.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:43:51 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4673359&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4673359&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Caster Semenya to keep gold; gender tests to remain confidential]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:13 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4669920&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4669920&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

<item>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
<title><![CDATA[Rashid Ramzi stripped of 1,500-meter gold for doping]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the Beijing Games.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:26 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4666189&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</guid>
<link>http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=4666189&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=OLYHeadlines</link>
</item>

</channel></rss>