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…
Hot Topic: FINAL – Winter Olympics 2014Business Wire (press release)Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Investor relations, public relations, public policy and marketing professionals…
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 Spain are all winners, but…
Bleacher ReportWith the conclusion of the Sochi Olympics and the resumption of the NHL schedule, it’s time for the Pittsburgh Penguins who took part to put away either their medals or their disappointment and focus…
Comic Artist Depicted Superheroes Making Odd Decisions in Winter Olympic …SI.comDuring the Sochi Games, he created a series of impressive sketches featuring the likes of Batman and Wolverine participating in the Winter Olympics. Should Batman…
3 Things We Learned From the Winter OlympicsHuffington PostIf you’re like me, much of your free time in February was spent glued to the TV. I know, I know; I’m always a proponent of getting…
Bleacher ReportThe sight of Mario Matt successfully navigating the twists and turns of the Rosa Khutor slalom course last Saturday will be the last Alpine skiing many watch for a while. Such is the significance…
Mortensen reflects on Winter OlympicsNorthShoreOfLongIsland.comThe tears from Mortensen’s nephew were not the only ones shed by a member of the family during the winter games. The family traveled to Sochi to watch Mortensen compete. Mortensen’s…
Nike avoided ‘hockeygate’ through a monopoly approach at Sochi Winter OlympicsThe OregonianUnder Armour and its speedskating “suitgate” was the branding cause celebre of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. But Nike’s sweep in the medal rounds…
BBC SportThe World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has promised to take action over claims Russian athletes inhaled performance-enhancing gas at the Winter Olympics. German broadcaster WDR reports athletes used the noble gas xenon, which academic studies…
Telegraph.co.ukKate Hopcraft, of Hotels.com, said: “Sport is such a powerful influence on our travel plans and our figures show the recent Winter Olympics have really put Sochi on the map. “Sochi was, until recently, a…
The IndependentRussian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova says she is paralysed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter Olympics. The 23-year-old underwent two operations after suffering a fracture…
Top 8 Most Inspiring Moments From the Winter Olympics for Any Fitness …Huffington Post (blog)We can all learn a little something when it comes to the Olympics. Whether it’s newfound national pride, some competitive spirit,…
By Richard Lawler The Winter Olympics are over and your normal programming schedule is back in full swing. The NHL is back for hockey fans, but Sunday is the big night for movies, as the…
Daily MailIt has been revealed that the two founding members of Dominica’s Winter Olympic team, Gary di Silvestri and his wife, Angelica Morrone, in their late-40s, ‘scammed the Olympics and the press’ with reportedly fictitious…
Deadline.comNo wonder! Al Michaels, Chris Collingsworth and “Mr Russian Expert” had absolutely no idea what was going on in that stadium…. No personal knowledge of Russian music, ballet, art, etc. And, obviously, no research given…
NewsdayNBC announced Tuesday that its coverage of the 2014 Sochi Games reached more Americans through more platforms than any previous Winter Olympics. Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBC Sports Group, recently expressed mild frustration that media…
Winter Olympics 2014: The United States won at all the new sportsSB NationA cynic would point to this and say that the United States got lazy: America couldn’t get good at the real Winter Olympic…
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 with a lot happening at…
Did this couple and their nation scam Sochi Olympics?FOXSports.comHow do you make it to the Winter Olympics? The most tried-and-true answer is as old as the question itself: Train long and hard and dedicate your…
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 Winter Games event – snowboarding…
Bleacher ReportGrades are determined by a combination of individual performance and how well the player’s team did during the Olympics, with the personal performance being more important. The expectations entering the Olympics for both the…
Bleacher ReportThe 2014 Winter Olympics are over, and a couple of New York Ranger players are returning with hardware. Rick Nash won gold with Canada, and Carl Hagelin and Henrik Lundqvist won silver with Sweden….
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…
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 in Olympic Park to find…
Best, worst and weirdest quotes from the Winter OlympicsMilwaukee Journal SentinelSochi, Russia – With nearly 3,000 athletes competing in the XXII Winter Olympics, someone was bound to say something funny. Or clever. Or regretfully stupid….
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 on Day 16 of the…
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? And just how dominant was…
Los Angeles TimesThe 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony is underway in Sochi, Russia. The spectacle included a light show, a flying boat and a clever reference to a the opening ceremony snag in which one…
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 years time. 12.01 It looks…
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 medals of the Sochi Olympic…
NBCNews.comWhen the Olympic flame is extinguished on Sunday night at Fisht Stadium, 98 gold medals will have been awarded, and 2,800 athletes from 89 countries will go home with memories to last a lifetime. The…
Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics day 16 – live!The GuardianTime for Great Britain 2. They bump hands and it is off they go. Their start is good, certainly better than France’s, but they take some big…
A.V. Club DCFirst up tonight is the men’s 500-meter short track, an event with which this very casual Winter Olympics watcher was not terribly familiar. With a few tweaks, it could serve as the basis…
Winter Olympics 2014 results: Not a good day for AmericaSB NationOne of the biggest indignities suffered by the American Olympic team was another gold medal won by a Russian snowboarder, Vic Wild. Well, an official…
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…
Winter Olympics 2014 medal standings: Russia will lead USA entering final day …SB NationWinter Olympics 2014 medal standings: Russia will lead USA entering final day in Sochi. By Scott Coleman @scottcoleman55 on Feb 22…
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…
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 they’re guaranteed their first medals…
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…
