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…
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France wins Winter Olympics ‘property gold’ – OPP Connect
OPP ConnectWhen it comes to British overseas property demand generated by the Olympic Winter Games, France has won gold, says a top agent. For Russian property buyers, Bulgaria, Turkey, and…
Team GB medallists return from Sochi – Telegraph.co.uk
Team GB medallists return from SochiTelegraph.co.uk… good showing in Sochi. The first medal won in Russia by Great Britain was from Jenny Jones – who grabbed bronze in a new…
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…
Opening ceremony director pokes fun at Olympic rings malfunction – USA TODAY
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…
A Look at the Next Winter Games: PyeongChang 2018 – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalA Look at the Next Winter Games: PyeongChang 2018. As the winter Olympics draw to a close in Sochi, WSJ’s Dipti Kapadia ventures to the PyeongChang 2018 house…
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…
Winter Olympics 2014: NBC TV schedule, event listings for Friday (Feb. 21) in … – The Patriot-News
Winter Olympics 2014: NBC TV schedule, event listings for Friday (Feb. 21) in …The Patriot-NewsAs the top American male short track speed skater, J.R. Celski is in line to grab…
US women win silver, bronze in women’s bobsled – CBS News
CBS News… medaled at the Olympics. Meyers became the first American woman with two bobsled medals. And Williams – whose entire bobsled career spans about six months – is now…
Jorrit Bergsma knocks off Kramer in 10000 meters – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn his fifth Olympics, De Jong won his fourth 10,000 medal with a time of 13:07.19. He’s now got two bronzes to go along with a gold and…
US women overwhelm Sweden, to play for gold – ESPN
ESPNAn American Shootout. The U.S., which has medaled in every Winter Games since women’s hockey was added in 1998, earned a spot in the gold-medal game after peppering Sweden with…
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 –…
NBC Olympics host Bob Costas to return to Winter Games primetime coverage … – kjrh.com
kjrh.comAfter nearly a week sidelined by an eye infection, NBC Olympics host Bob Costas is set to return to primetime coverage. NBC announced Sunday that Costas would be back at…
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…
Here Are 10 Interesting Facts About the Winter Olympics – TheBlaze.com
Here Are 10 Interesting Facts About the Winter OlympicsTheBlaze.comOfficially in the thick of the Sochi Winter Games, we thought it’d be fun to review some lesser-known facts. Do you know…
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…
Jamie Anderson wins second gold for US in slopestyle – Washington Post
Washington PostJamie Anderson wins gold in slopestyle, Bode Miller disappoints in men’s downhill, team figure skating: Highlights from Day 2 of competition at the 2014 Winter Games. American snowboarder Jamie…
The 10 most fascinating facts about the all-time Winter Olympics medal standings – USA TODAY
USA TODAYAhead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, For The Win looks back at the all-time Winter Olympic medal count to find some of the strange, interesting and notable…
Russia President Putin encounters Sochi leopard cubs – BBC News
BBC NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin has taken senior Olympics officials on a tour of a Persian leopard sanctuary ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi. He tried to calm one…
USOC receives email about Sochi security threat – USA TODAY
USA TODAYThe U.S. Olympic Committee and several other countries have received emails regarding security threats at the Sochi Winter Games, further raising concerns about safety. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said…
Russian Olympic terrorist search sets nerves jangling despite Putin assurances … – Washington Post
Washington PostMOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has made a daring gamble with the Winter Games in Sochi, guaranteeing they will be safe despite their setting on territory awash in grievance…
Canada Unveils Loaded Roster as It Goes for Gold – ABC News
ABC NewsSid the Kid is going to have plenty of help when Canada goes for gold at the Sochi Olympics. Hockey Canada announced its 25-man hockey roster on Tuesday and…