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A hundred days until the Vancouver Games is just another day to Evan Lysacek
L.A. Times Olympics BlogWhile Olympic organizers marked the 100-days-out point before the Vancouver Games, world figure skating champion Evan Lysacek on Wednesday did what heâll do with 99 days left, 98 days, and just about every other day before the Olympics. He trained...... -
Raising a glass to Brazil's national cocktail, the caipirinha
Daily DishNow that Brazil is slated to become the first South American country to host the Olympics, maybe Americans will pay more attention to one of its finest exports: cachaça. Made from fermented sugar cane juice, the clear, fiery liquor puts...... -
The Tenenbaum case and fair use: a tantalizing what-if
L.A. Times Tech BlogJoel Tenenbaum's effort to fight back against the RIAA hasn't gone too well so far. A federal jury found the Boston University graduate liable in August for copyright infringement and ordered him to pay the labels $675,000. Adding insult to injury, the U.... -
Dates set for announcements of men's Olympic hockey rosters
L.A. Times Olympics BlogCircle the dates on your calendars. The International Ice Hockey Federation today announced the dates that teams participating in the Vancouver Olympics will announce their 23-man rosters. In alphabetical order, the list is: Belarus: Dec. 23 Canada: Dec.... -
'V' premiere ratings: 13.9 million viewers strong
Show TrackerABC's series remake of 'V' has landed, and 13.9 million viewers were there to welcome it. The show, which will run for four episodes through November and then return post-Olympics in March, came in second to CBS' 'NCIS' but won...... -
Philip Hersh: My favorite passport stamp in 25 years of globetrotting -- Iran
L.A. Times Olympics BlogTo mark my quarter-century of roaming the world for the Chicago Tribune, I have -- with help from the newspaper's electronic archives -- embarked on a trip down memory lane for a three-part series in this Blog. The first covered...... -
News Corp.'s Chase Carey is getting ready for battle with cable, satellite operators
Company TownNews Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey is gearing up for an ugly fight with some of the nation's biggest cable and satellite broadcasters. At issue is News Corp.'s push to get distributors such as Time Warner Cable to pay...... -
Webcasts no longer doomsday for figure skating
L.A. Times Olympics BlogAlmost exactly three years ago, I wrote a story about the state of figure skating as a TV property in which I said, "The forecast is so ominous that it could turn figure skating into primarily an Internet sport as...... -
Stephen Colbert endorsement has fast effect on U.S. Speedskating coffers
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe deal all but fell into U.S. Speedskating's lap. And it quickly has made the sport's athletes feel more confident they won't be lapped by the competition in this Olympic year for financial reasons. I'm talking about the fundraising arrangement...... -
To gain long-term clout, U.S. needs longer term for Olympic boss
L.A. Times Olympics BlogLarry Probst needs to be the U.S. Olympic Committee chairman for at least eight years. That is the only way to begin addressing issues highlighted in postmortems after the dismal failures of the last two U.S. bids to host a...... -
Old skit may be why Shani Davis called Stephen Colbert a 'jerk'
L.A. Times Olympics BlogI have been trying to figure out what led Olympic champion Shani Davis to call U.S. Speedskating's new benefactor, Stephen Colbert, "a jerk" last week. Was it a reaction to Colbert's recent "attack"' of Canadians and Canadian speedskaters? Probably a........ -
IOC needed to dump tennis, not add mixed doubles
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe International Olympic Committee has made two more ill-advised decisions regarding the program for the Summer Olympic Games. Today the IOC executive board went along with a recommendation from the International Cycling Union to dump what some call...
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