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    Olympic organizers: Freestyle skiing , snowboarding at Cypress Mountain OK despit

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Snow or no snow, freestyle skiing and snowboarding at Cypress Mountain will go forward.Crews are working around the clock using natural and man-made snow to ensure courses are ready, Tim Gayda, vice president of sport for the Winter Games, said Thursday."We are running these events at Cypress," Gayda said. "We have no intention of moving from that venue. We have enough people and enough snow to get the job done."Unseasonably warm, wet weather in the Vancouver area has been a worry for organizers in recent weeks. Cypress Mountain was closed to the public 2½ weeks earlier than planned to protect the snow.More than 300 dump trucks of snow have already been used to create courses, and straw and wood are being laid to create bases for the snow."It's like Lego," said Eric Fremont, organizing committee manager of freestyle skiing and snowboard events. "We're stacking the straw and building a foundation. Then, we put the snow on top."Organizing committee mete...

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