sochi 2014
Sochi scandal as Putin blamed for bias judging
South Koreans on Friday blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin and biased judging at the Sochi Games after their top skater Kim Yuna was denied back-to-back Olympic golds by Russia’s Adelina...
Big injuries call NHL's Olympic participation into question
For all the excitement ice hockey has created at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and over the last five Olympics since the NHL began sending its players to the Games,...
Sochi 'wolf' video was Kimmel hoax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qZA-xOeQmE It wasn't a wolf or a dog. It was a joke. Olympian Kate Hansen made news on Thursday when she posted video of a "wolf" roaming the halls of...
Brian Leetch thinks this US team can go down in history
Brian Leetch is not only a member of the Greatest Generation of USA hockey players that arrived en masse soon after (and inspired by) the Miracle at Lake Placid. For...
The best dressed figure skaters of Sochi
The figure-skating rink hasn’t looked this chic since the often garish sport took a couture turn in the ’90s, when designer Christian Lacroix dressed France’s Surya Bonaly and the world...
Heartbreak as US women's hockey team blows final to Canada
SOCHI, Russia — The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in front of the...
'Other' Russian stuns with figure skating gold
SOCHI, Russia — Adelina Sotnikova gave Russia its first Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating with a stunning upset of defending champion Yuna Kim of South Korea on Thursday...
US ready to grab hockey gold 34 years after Miracle
Following up a miracle hasn’t proven easy. The United States has a chance to avenge a heartbreaking overtime loss to Canada four years ago in the gold-medal game when the...
Dancin' Olympian films 'wolf' in Sochi dorms
https://twitter.com/k8ertotz/status/436375062229180416 Everything Kate Hansen records goes viral. The Olympic luger earned internet fame last week with her pre-race routine of hard-core dancing to Beyonce. And now she has gained attention...
Islanders lose Tavares for season with torn MCL suffered in Sochi
There was a small hesitation from Jack Capuano before he answered, before the Islanders coach made it pretty clear the rest of his team’s season is as much a tryout...
Ukrainian skier drops out of Olympics over Kiev uprising
SOCHI, Russia --A Ukrainian skier has withdrawn from the Olympics in response to the violence in her country, with her father saying she did so in "solidarity with the fighters."...
New Pussy Riot video features Sochi whip attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjI0KYl9gWs SOCHI, Russia — Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Thursday ended their stay in the Olympic city of Sochi by posting a video criticizing the Winter Games and President...
Super sibs: Kessels out for double hockey gold
The United States is three wins shy of sweeping ice hockey gold at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, three wins from becoming just the second country to win hockey gold...
US women in unpredictable medal mix in figure skating
SOCHI, Russia — Anxiety and energy. Conviction and courage. They all combined Wednesday — along with one stunning fall — to set up an unpredictable race for the Olympic gold...
US looks like tournament's best team, top to bottom
The USA is through to the semifinals as the most impressive team standing in these Sochi Games. That and two more victories will get them the gold medal, same as...
Islanders' Tavares knocked out of Olympics with knee injury
It was a big loss for Team Canada -- and a loss that could bury the Islanders season. In the second period of Canada’s 2-1 quarterfinal win over Latvia, Tavares...
US crushes Czechs, charges into Olympic semis vs. Canada
SOCHI, 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...
Russian coach after loss: 'Eat me alive right now'
Host country Russia suffered a devastating loss in the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, dropping a 3-1 decision to Finland in the men's hockey quarterfinals that eliminated the host country from...
US warship deployed near Sochi runs aground
WASHINGTON — One of two US warships dispatched to the Black Sea before the Sochi Winter Olympics remains in a Turkish port after running aground last week, the Navy said...
Russia is out! Home team stunned by Finland
SOCHI, Russia -- The Russians dutifully shook the Finns' hands and then skated to the center of a rink built to showcase their return to Olympic hockey dominance. When they...