concerts that run through September. Opening acts include Taylor Swift, Sugarland and Dierks Bentley.

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

This was an Olympics , that began on a sad note after the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a young luge athlete from Georgia, during a practice run on the same day as the opening ceremonies.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Audiences at the Lyric Opera's opening run have been enthusiastic, as have many critics.

ECONOMIST: Contemporary opera

Riesch also had to comfort her crying sister, who was fourth after the opening run but failed to finish the course a second time.

BBC: Maria Riesch wins second gold in slalom

Concerns about the pace at which the horses approach the first fence have also prompted race organizers to fit each of the 40 horses with a microchip to track their speed on the opening run-in.

WSJ: Why They Fear Aintree's First