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Biggest winners and losers from 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics – CBS sports.com (blog)
CBS sports.com (blog)The Olympics have this strange quality to breeze by but at the same time feel like they take a month to complete. In all, it’s 16 days. And…
So long, Sochi! Russia closes the most expensive Olympics ever – CBS News
CBS NewsSOCHI, Russia – Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated 17 days of sport-driven global unity in Sochi on Sunday night with…
Winter Olympics 2014: Canada destroys Sweden 3-0 for men’s hockey gold – CBS News
CBS NewsRick Nash #61, P.K. Subban #76, Jeff Carter #77 and Sidney Crosby #87 of Canada pose with the gold medlas won during the Men’s Ice Hockey Gold Medal match…
The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe competition ended Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Which nation ruled the medal count? How did the United States fare? Which athletes went home with the biggest haul?…
Canada v Sweden men’s ice hockey final – Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: live – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk12.04 This is the last gold medal event of what will be the last ever Winter Olympics before man-made global climate change eliminates the concept of Winter forever in four…
Gold-medal updates: Canada lead 3-0 in third – Chicago Tribune
Chicago TribuneThree Chicago Blackhawks were assured of winning gold medals and three would be settling for silver when Canada and Sweden squared off Sunday to determine the men’s hockey champion…
Sochi Winter Olympics: Day 16 (Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014) schedule of competition – WPTV
WPTVWhat Olympics events are on TV? Listings for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, Sunday, Feb. 23, Day 16. Men’s Ice Hockey, Cross-Country and Four-Man Bobsled hand out the final gold…
Canada beats US 1-0 to reach Olympic gold-medal hockey game – CBS News
CBS NewsCanada beats U.S. 1-0 to reach Olympic gold-medal hockey game. Shares … Ice Dome. The Canadians are on the brink of their third gold medal in four Olympics, and…
Elise Christie ‘heartbroken’ after third disqualification at Winter Olympics – The Guardian
The GuardianBut despite her bitter disappointment, Team GB were still guaranteed to finish the Games having at least matched their best-ever medal haul of four: the men’s curling team were…
Winter Olympics “skating scandal” petition tops 1.7 million – CBS News
CBS NewsAdelina Sotnikova of Russia, right, Yuna Kim of South Korea, left, and Carolina Kostner of Italy (not seen) stand on the podium during the flower ceremony for the women’s…
Winter Olympics 2014: Kim Yu Na hints at retirement shock defeat to Russian … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukKim Yu Na’s quest to become the first woman to retain her Olympic figure skating title since Katarina Witt over a quarter of a century ago ended in a surprise…
An Olympic rivalry: USA vs. Canada women’s ice hockey – CBS News
CBS NewsFormer NHL player and coach Kevin Dineen replaced him, but the Americans won four straight times heading into the Olympics. Then, in a rare round-robin matchup between the sports’…
Sochi Winter Olympics: Pussy Riot release video after attack by Cossacks – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldPussy Riot have released the anti-Putin, anti-Olympics video clip they were in Sochi to film, featuring footage from their brutal beating by Cossacks on Wednesday. It came as…
Winter Olympics 2014 medal count: Standings after the Dutch dominate speed … – SB Nation
SB NationGermany leads the Olympics with eight gold medals, but it was all bronze on Tuesday, with Viktoria Rebensburg and Fabian Riessle each taking third in the giant slalom and…
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women’s giant slalom second run and overall results – Reuters
ReutersFeb 18 (Reuters) – Women’s Alpine skiing giant slalom second run and overall results at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Rank Name Run 2 Time Total Time (m:ss.ms) (m:ss.ms)…
US women’s hockey crushes Sweden to reach gold medal game – CBS News
CBS NewsThe U.S. has medaled in every Winter Games since women’s hockey was added in 1998, and just once – with a loss to Sweden in the 2006 semifinals –…
The 7 most interesting facts about the 2014 Winter Olympics medal count – USA TODAY
USA TODAYGermany has the most golds, the Dutch came out of nowhere and those countries, plus Norway, Russia, Canada and the United States, will fight for the next week to…
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Day 9 Medal Predictions and Results – Bleacher Report
Bleacher ReportDay 9 of the Sochi Olympics will feature medals being awarded in five events, highlighted—in terms of American hopefuls—by the women’s snowboard cross and the men’s Alpine skiing super-G.…
Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 15 – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarJulio Cortez — AP USA forward T.J. Oshie scores a shoo out goal against Russia goaltender Sergei Bobrovski during overtime of a men’s ice hockey game at the…
Davis “disappointed” with finish as US ditches skating suits – CBS News
CBS NewsDavis “disappointed” with finish as U.S. ditches skating suits. Shani Davis of the U.S. covers his mouth after competing in the men’s 1,500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena…
Lizzy Yarnold wins Sochi Winter Olympics gold for Britain in skeleton – The Guardian
The GuardianLizzy Yarnold, now one of just five British athletes to win individual gold medals in 90 years of the Winter Games, already knew what it would be like to…
Mancuso eighth for struggling US ski team – Washington Post
Washington PostU.S. skier Julia Mancuso competes during the Women’s Alpine Skiing super-G at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 15, 2014. (Oliver Morino /…
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan survives two falls to win figure skating gold – CBS News
CBS NewsYuzuru Hanyu of Japan reacts during the flower ceremony after he placed first in the men’s free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014…
Noelle Pikus-Pace of US wins silver in women’s skeleton – CBS News
CBS News… U.S. wins silver in women’s skeleton. Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States reacts after competing a run during the Women’s Skeleton on Day 7 of the Sochi 2014…
2014 Winter Olympics medal count: Team USA continues trailing Norway – SB Nation
SB NationBe sure to keep SB Nation’s beautiful, constantly-updated medal tracker by your side all Olympics long. Switzerland cleaned up with the first two gold medals on Friday. Sandro Viletta…
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, women’s skeleton – Lizzy Yarnold goes for gold: live – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukThis page will automatically update every 30 secondsOn Off. Send all your comments about the Winter Olympics to Nick Miller and the best ones will win our respect and earn…
Winter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety miss out on medals in Sochi … – CBS News
CBS NewsWinter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety miss out on medals in Sochi super combined skiing. United States’ Bode Miller makes a jump during Men’s super combined downhill training…
Winter Olympics: When USA hockey team beat Soviets in 1980, we knew it … – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsAll this time later it is the United States against the Russians in the Olympics, even though they were officially known as the Soviets in the old…
Sochi Winter Olympics day seven – live! – The Guardian
Sochi Winter Olympics day seven – live!The GuardianA linesman breaks up a scuffle between the Czech Republic forward Martin Erat, No91, and Sweden’s Henrik Zetterberg at the 2014 Winter Olympics.…
Winter Olympics 2014: Joss Christensen, US men sweep medals in Sochi … – CBS News
CBS NewsIn conditions better suited for a spring break in the mountains than the Winter Olympics, the 22-year-old Christensen was by far the best. Each of his four runs scored…
Winter Olympics 2014 Results: Day 6 – ABC News
ABC NewsDay 6 of the 2014 Winter Games saw the American Olympic men’s slopestyle skiing team sweep the podium, with teammates Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper each taking…
Winter Olympics: Top 5 Events To Watch On NBC This Week – Hollywood Life
Hollywood LifeOpening ceremonies of the 2014 Olympics are over — now the real fun starts. The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are going to be a must-see spectacle featuring countless…
Russia arrests 4 gay rights activists on opening day of Winter Olympics … – CBS News
CBS NewsPETERSBURG, Russia — Russian police have arrested four gay rights activists protesting in St. Petersburg on the opening day of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. During Friday’s protest, four…
Winter Olympics 2014: Top Photos – ABC News
ABC NewsMarissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the U.S. compete in the team pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb.…