LEAD: Olympics: Results of Japanese athletes at Vancouver Olympics+.    From Wordnik.com.  [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds]

Playing in the Olympics is as good as it gets in women's hockey.    From Wordnik.com.  [On the blueline: One game to go, vs. Canada, gold at stake] Reference

For many of these athletes, just getting to the Olympics is the goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why I Love the Olympics: A Love Letter to Apolo Anton Ohno and Michael Phelps « The Blog at 16th and Q] Reference

The only good thing about the Olympics is the opening and closing ceremony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bernie Ecclestone heads for 80 but has no plans to put the brakes on] Reference

To coin a paraphrase, the Olympics is a good seventeen days on which to bury bad news.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time to call a snap election, Gordon « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference

Winning the Olympics is his main goal, but someday becoming a father is also something he thinks about.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Going downhill fast and sober] Reference

Perhaps it's because the Olympics is an event that creates a lot more circumstances for an athlete to deal with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrating Canada's Olympic Participation] Reference

"The timing of the Olympics is a way to re-energize the Just Do It spirit," says Stefan Olander, global director of brand connections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Advertisers seek Olympic marketing gold] Reference

"I didn't really miss having a gold medal ceremony because I don't think a medal signifies what the Olympics is about," Cunningham says.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Weight no problem for Cunningham] Reference

Bush's presence at opening of Beijing Olympics is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush Housing Secretary to resign today] Reference

USATODAY. com - Playing in Olympics takes toll on players.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Playing in Olympics takes toll on players] Reference

The last World Cup before the Olympics is finally complete.    From Wordnik.com.  [J-Rod's journal: First athletes in the village] Reference

Gonzalez in third round of Olympics; is 15-3 all time at U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Sports] Reference

"The Olympics is all about eyeball-to-eyeball racing," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Kitajima takes 200 breaststroke final] Reference

USATODAY. com - Notes: Playing in Olympics takes toll on players.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Notes: Playing in Olympics takes toll on players] Reference

Johnson's record, set at the Atlanta Olympics, is 19.32 seconds.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Carter has Johnson's 200-meter record in his sights] Reference

USATODAY. com - Lemieux to play next season, compete in Olympics.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Lemieux to play next season, compete in Olympics] Reference

The Olympics is an incredible stage for him, Wojciechowski said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Boozer: 'I'm a man of my word'] Reference

The summer Olympics is held typically right around convention time.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tricky Move: When to Unveil Running Mates - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Everybody thought we'd get one, but silver in the Olympics is good.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Romania wins gold in women's gymnastics, U.S. silver] Reference

But the notion that the Olympics is free from politics was untrue in.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Maraniss discusses Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World.] Reference

The Olympics is on all afternoon, with frequent recaps and highights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time to call a snap election, Gordon « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference

And does this mean that the Olympics is ditching Rio to come to Chicago?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Super Obamario Wins The Nobel Peace Prize!] Reference

The Bird's Nest arena created for China's Olympics is a financial albatross.    From Wordnik.com.  [Castle Crashers cosplay gallery (link roundup)] Reference

"The timing of the Olympics from a business perspective is awkward," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jake Burton puts his personal stamp on Burton Snowboards] Reference

It is no accident that the 100m finals at the Olympics is short of white men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

Olympics is the best finale to the career for any athlete, Dimas told The Associated.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

"From the beginning of our partnership, the Olympics is what we were thinking about.".    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Surprisingly quickly, Walsh turns her career inside out] Reference

His and Fonoimoana's Cinderella story at the 2000 Olympics is still fresh in his mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Men's volleyball: No day at beach] Reference

The stage traversed the area where Alpine events for the 2006 Turin Olympics were held.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stage 10 win pads Di Luca's Giro lead as Armstrong lags] Reference

The Olympics is a great stage for women's sports, and softball is a great women's game.    From Wordnik.com.  [off base] Reference

In the USA, however, success in the Olympics is what lands an athlete on Wheaties boxes.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - USA ready for gymnastics challenge] Reference

Thank goodness for the relief of the Olympics from the endless presidential campaign. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tricky Move: When to Unveil Running Mates - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

I think it will be difficult for the US to win Olympics after the Salt lake City debacle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Plead the Third] Reference

The 2004 Olympics is brilliant and i'm watching from my TV. set every moment i can get.    From Wordnik.com.  [Athens Olympics] Reference

She illustrates that competing in world championships leading up to an Olympics is beneficial.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. figure skaters turn attention to world championships] Reference

Bush's presence at opening of Beijing Olympics is focus of Pro-Tibet, Anti-China rally in DC today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush's presence at opening of Beijing Olympics is focus of Pro-Tibet, Anti-China rally in DC today] Reference

Bernotas, in his first Olympics, is a threat to hit the podium after finishing third in the World Cup.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Bernotas finds calling on a sled] Reference

"The Olympics is the biggest tournament for any athlete and all you can do is play your best," Reed said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Ping, Reed fall out of table tennis doubles contention] Reference