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The sliding track that hosted the crash-marred 2010 Vancouver Olympics may soon have new start ramps in an attempt to make the treacherous course more safe. P... Armero AC Milan Jersey . The International Luge Federation will host a World Cup race later this year at the Whistler Sliding Centre as planned, the first time an elite international field will race there since the Olympics. Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili crashed and died on the Whistler ice hours before those games opened, casting an enormous pall over the competition and raising many safety questions. By early June, Canadian officials are expected to decide if building new starts farther down the track are an answer. "We are awaiting their response," FIL secretary general Svein Romstad wrote in an email to The Associated Press. Either way, a World Cup will be held in Whistler on Dec. 9-10. What remains unclear is if luge races that weekend will begin from the hastily lowered Olympic starts -- which many athletes vehemently opposed using even after Kumaritashvilis death -- or new ramps built into the concrete chute. Starting around Nov. 29, athletes will have the chance for a full week of additional training in Whistler before the World Cup stop, something that doesnt regularly happen at many venues on the circuit. "As there have already been several changes implemented in Whistler, we decided to add a training week so athletes can adjust," Romstad wrote. USA Luge, which urged Canadian officials to allow international sliders to have more training time at the Whistler track leading up to the Vancouver Games, applauded that move. "Having an extra week of training for our athletes on such a challenging track is always appreciated," USA Luge CEO Ron Rossi said. Its common for newly built tracks, like the one in Whistler, to be modified after opening. Some curve shapes on the lower portion of the Whistler course have been slightly altered already, but taking a major step like building new ramps would be highly unusual. The Olympic course was shortened after Kumaritashvilis death in an effort to keep speeds down, with male racers beginning from what was to have been the womens start, and female Olympians starting farther down the track at the junior start position. Some racers said they did not have enough time to figure out the new starts, including 2009 world champion Erin Hamlin of Remsen, N.Y., who was 16th at the Olympics. The FIL held testing at the Whistler track in March and made recommendations to Canadian officials about where to have mens, womens and doubles starts in the future, though no decision is expected until late May or early June. Rossi said "it is expected" that male racers and doubles teams will have new starting points in Whistler going forward. If new ramps are built, athletes may essentially have to relearn just about everything about how to slide on the Whistler track. That would make the additional training week even more vital. "We will proceed with the World Cup next (season)," Romstad wrote. "We just have to see if they will be from new starts or the Olympic starts." Kumaritashvili was on a training run Feb. 12, 2010, when he lost control of the sled in one of the final turns. He crashed into a track wall, was thrown from his sled, sailed over the side of the concrete chute and into a steel support beam at 144 kilometres an hour, dying on impact from massive head trauma. When the track reopened the next day, the wall that Kumaritashvili went over had been raised. Many Olympic luge athletes crashed either in competition or training during those Olympics. Some required hospitalization for concussions, and many openly questioned the tracks safety. Whistler is scheduled to host luges world championships in 2013. "The additional week will also give our younger athletes, many of whom have never been to Whistler, an opportunity to learn the tracks nuances," Rossi said. The 2011-12 World Cup season opens on Nov. 26 at Igls, Austria. There is no World Cup luge race scheduled in the United States this season, though the site for the Dec. 17-18 competition remains undetermined. It likely will go to either Calgary, or the 2002 Olympic track in Park City, Utah. .5 million contract extension. The team announced the move via Twitter on Monday morning. [url=http://www.cheapjerseysnflwholesale.us/]wholesale nfl jerseys . Zbik made the better start but appeared to tire midway through the bout, with the defending champion looking fresher despite taking some heavy blows. Sturm had Zbik clearly troubled at the end of the ninth round, with American referee Raul Caiz Sr. h... . The Hamilton Tiger-Cats go into the 101st Grey Cup with very little pressure and a lot of love. 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Each team returned a fumble for a touchdown -- M.D. Jennings ran one back for Green Bay (1-2). The Bengals blew a 14-point lead, and the Packers let a 16-point lead get away in the second half. Green Bay scored 30 consecutive points and lost. The Bengals were the first team in NFL history to lead by 14 points, then trail by 16 points and rally to win, according to STATS. And no, the weather wasnt a factor. Nobody could blame the cool, sunny afternoon for all the oddities. "Theres been a lot of crazy games since Ive been here," seventh-year cornerback Leon Hall said. "But that ones up there. Top three." The Bengals (2-1) finished it off when Michael Johnson batted down Aaron Rodgers fourth-down pass at the Cincinnati 20-yard line with 1:21 left, ending a subpar showing for the quarterback. It was the first time in 14 years that a team won after allowing an opponent to score 30 consecutive points in a game. "We didnt flinch," safety Reggie Nelson said. "You expect a great team like that to score." The second-half comeback completed an exhilarating week at Paul Brown Stadium for the Bengals, who beat AFC North rival Pittsburgh 20-10 on Monday night with an impressive defensive game. The defence made the difference again against Rodgers and Green Bays high-powered but injury-depleted offence. Rodgers was 26 of 43 for 244 yards with a touchdown, but was sacked four times and threw two interceptions. "It was a frustrating game," Rodgers said. "We spot em 14, score 30 in a row and they get 20. I played poorly and the defence played well enough for us to win." The Packers were running on empty at the end. Green Bay lost tight end Jermichael Finley to a conncussion and ran out of running backs. Ruu... Gullit Netherland Jersey. Eddie Lacy was inactive with a concussion, James Starks hurt a knee in the first half, and rookie Johnathan Franklin ran for 103 yards and a touchdown before limping off at the start of the final series. 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Cincinnati scored two touchdowns within a 12-second span in the first quarter, aided by a fumble on a kickoff, but wound up having to play catch-up as its offence bogged down. Andy Dalton was 20 of 28 for 235 yards with two touchdowns, an interception and a fumble that Jennings returned 24 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, sparking Green Bays comeback. With Green Bay missing linebacker Clay Matthews to a hamstring injury, Dalton threw touchdown passes of 20 yards to A.J. Green and 11 yards to Marvin Jones, cutting the deficit to 30-27. Notes: The last time a team won a game after giving up 30 straight points was Sept. 12, 1999, when Dallas rallied to beat Washington 41-35 in overtime after the Redskins scored 32 unanswered points. ... Starks ran for 132 yards in a 38-20 win at Washington last week, ending Green Bays streak of 45 games without a 100-yard rusher. Now, they have back-to-back games with a 100-yard rusher. ... 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