The Japan TimesSOCHI, RUSSIA – The sheer cost, size and scale of the Sochi Olympics has outstripped anything done before. The question for future Winter Games is clear: Can anyone — should anyone — try…
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 a farewell show that hands…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia – The creative director of the opening and closing ceremonies has a sense of humor. Konstantin Ernst showed up for the closing ceremony news conference Sunday morning in a white T-shirt with…
Boston GlobeSOCHI, Russia — It took a generation but Finland’s hockey team finally got even for having to play the role of the no-name opponents in the Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid, when the…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — Teemu Selanne scored two goals and Tuukka Rask had a 27-save shutout, helping Finland rout the United States 5-0 Saturday to win hockey bronze at the Sochi Games. Selanne, a 43-year-old, six-time…
MiamiHerald.comSOCHI, Russia — Eddy Alvarez had spent more time on his backside than his blades during the Winter Olympics. At the treacherous short-track speedskating oval, which often resembled a demolition derby, Miami’s Alvarez experienced lots…
New York Daily NewsSOCHI, Russia – Eyebrows were already arched when Yulia Lipnitskaya flopped on her bottom and still managed to stay ahead of Ashley Wagner, who didn’t. But then Yuna Kim, the graceful, gracious…
New York Daily NewsSOCHI, Russia — It was almost midnight by the Black Sea, and black was the perfect color for the occasion. The medal ceremony from hell was unfolding for the U.S. women’s hockey…
Washington PostPhotos: View Photo Gallery: Nordic combined, men’s ski cross and women’s hockey highlight the day. SOCHI, Russia — With its 15-year-old figure skating darling falling for a second time in two nights and its…
Washington PostPhotos: View Photo Gallery: Nordic combined, men’s ski cross and women’s hockey highlight the day. SOCHI, Russia — Victory was close enough to start clock-watching, to sneak a peek at the digits ticking down…
CBS NewsSOCHI, Russia — Dustin Brown banged in a go-ahead goal late in the first period and the United States went on to dominate the Czech Republic 5-2 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Olympic…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia – Questions about whether Team USA put enough scorers on its Olympic roster have been answered after the Americans moved into the semifinals with a 5-2 quarterfinal win. The Americans will now…
Voice of AmericaSOCHI, RUSSIA — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s carefully controlled Winter Olympics are now running into unexpected, unscripted moments from protesters. On Tuesday, sporting their colorful red, pink and yellow balaclavas, members of Russia’s…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — There won’t be any miracles in Buffalo this season, but Ted Nolan sure has pulled one off here in Sochi, coaching Latvia into its first Olympic quarterfinal after a 3-1 upset of…
Yahoo Sports (blog)SOCHI, Russia – Last week, NHL commissioner Bill Daly once again tantalized hockey fans in Seattle, calling it “intriguing marketplace from the league’s perspective” if and when the League decides to expand. “So,…
USA TODAYSOCHI — Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have been released by police after they were questioned about a theft. Nadezha Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina walked out of the police station singing…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia – Commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated the league’s position that the NHL’s decision about continuing its Olympic participation in 2018 in South Korea will be made some time over the next six months….
Fox NewsSOCHI, Russia – Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal in ice dance Monday, the first Olympic title in the event for the United States. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada,…
Boston GlobeSOCHI, Russia — For a couple of decades it seemed that Soviet ice dancing would be as unassailable as the Kremlin wall. The style had the classic Bolshoi sensibility, the coaches were expert technicians…
San Francisco ChronicleSOCHI, Russia (AP) — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at…
Washington PostSOCHI, Russia — Back in fourth grade, when they were first paired together at the local ice rink, Meryl Davis was so shy she could hardly look Charlie White in the eye. And he…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they’ve never considered parting ways. A perfect pairing, they were nearly flawless at the Sochi Olympics,…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia — Meryl Davis and Charlie White stood atop the podium, unable to stop grinning or sneaking peeks at the scoreboard. Believe it. That really is a gold medal next to Davis and…
Vanity FairThose of you thinking that Bob Costas would be the last person you would see crying on the air during these Olympics, good news! Mmmmno. The good news is that NBC went out of…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia – The stage is almost set for yet another gold medal matchup after the U.S. women’s hockey team blasted Sweden 6-1 in Monday’s semifinal game. If Canada beats Switzerland as expected, the…
New York TimesBode Miller had just tied for a bronze medal in the men’s super-G at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday and it was time to be interviewed. NBC had already established Miller’s…
CBS NewsSOCHI — Mother Nature took center stage early Monday in Sochi, with thick fog affecting two events. The men’s biathlon 15km mass start — a Russian favorite — was nixed for the second day…
SOCHI SCENE: Winter, or San Francisco?ABC NewsEither that or San Francisco. A dense fog bank rolled in over the snowboardcross course Monday morning, forcing organizers to cancel qualifying and head straight into the heats. If,…
ESPNAssociated Press. SOCHI, Russia — Drew Doughty scored with 2:28 left in overtime to lift Canada to a 2-1 win over Finland on Sunday in the final preliminary round game of the men’s Olympic hockey…
Washington PostPhotos: Photos from Sochi, Day 9: U.S. skiers medal in super-G, hockey player has a hat trick, plus women’s snowboard cross and more. By Associated Press February 16, 2014, 2:56 PM. SOCHI, Russia —…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — Phil Kessel scored two of his three goals in the opening five minutes and became the first U.S. player to record an Olympic hat trick in more than a decade, leading the…
Some Olympians turning over social media accounts to sponsorsFox NewsSOCHI, Russia – Between photos and insights about their Olympic experience, some Olympians are turning over their social media accounts to sponsors, agreeing to quotas of…
USA TODAYSOCHI, Russia – Phil Kessel is the hottest hockey scorer in this galaxy and the next. Not Sidney Crosby, not Alex Ovechkin, not Pavel Datsyuk, not even American T.J. Oshie, can match the numbers…
Olympians’ social media messages sometimes come directly from sponsorsMinneapolis Star TribuneSOCHI, Russia — Between photos and insights about their Olympic experience, some Olympians are turning over their social media accounts to sponsors, agreeing to quotas…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — At one point, U.S. coach Dan Bylsma looked around for T.J. Oshie and couldn’t find him anywhere. It was after a rare miss from the shootout specialist, who disappeared down to the…
NHL.comSOCHI — When Russia captain Pavel Datsyuk finished playing his first game of the 2014 Sochi Olympics against Slovenia on Thursday, he was asked how he felt. The question was pertinent because Datsyuk had missed…
MiamiHerald.comSOCHI, Russia — The U.S. hockey team needed no miracle on ice. Merely one more goal from T.J. Oshie would suffice, and Oshie obliged with another deceptive move that left Russia’s goalie catching air and…
Kiszla: Karma at work in US win over RussiaDenver Post(AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post). SOCHI — In the greatest heist in Olympic hockey history, the U.S. men skated off with a 3-2 shootout victory on…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — T.J. Oshie brainstormed while he skated to center ice, desperately trying to come up with one last move to end an epic shootout. He had already taken five shots at Sergei Bobrovsky,…
MiamiHerald.comSOCHI, Russia — When U.S. Speedskating hooked up with Under Armour to develop a new high-tech speed skinsuit that would revolutionize the sport at the Sochi Olympics, the vision was gold, silver and bronze. The…
