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Norwegian cross-country skier Emil Hegle Svendsen took home a gold medal in the 15km biathlon on Tuesday. The race required a photo finish that would not have been necessary if Svendsen waited another second to celebrate. As he approached the finish …
Lindsey Vonn is 29 and will be 33 when the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea roll around. Sadly, she was unable to compete in the Games at Sochi because of a knee injury, but despite her age, she has some faith heading into the 2018 Games thanks to …
The Stanley Cup is awesome. It’s probably the coolest trophy in professional sports, and it has to be the only trophy that has security detail 24/7/365. Having a chance to be around the cup is rare, so of course any time there is a cup visit, …
The Sochi Olympics have had plenty of problems when it comes to housing athletes, but you can’t really blame Olympic officials for not having bath tubs. Adults typically take showers. But when Canadian bobsledder Heather Moyse needed a hot bath …
British Olympic skier Rowan Cheshire took a frightening spill during her training session for the women’s halfpipe over the weekend. The 18-year-old sustained a concussion and was briefly knocked unconscious after hitting her face and head off …
Bode Miller salvaged what has been a disappointing trip to Sochi on Sunday by winning a bronze medal in the men’s super-G. The 36-year-old became the oldest alpine skier in Olympic history to win a medal. After the race, he was overcome with …
When reports first surfaced last week that US Speedskating coaches were attributing the team’s struggles at the Winter Olympics in Sochi to flaws in their new suits, one of the biggest questions to arise was why the suits were never tested in …
TJ Oshie became a household name on Saturday with his heroic performance in Team USA’s preliminary round win over Russia. After he scored the winning shootout goal (one of his four), someone immediately hopped on Wikipedia and hacked …
The US men’s hockey team defeated Russia in their preliminary matchup on Saturday. The game was decided in the eighth round of a shootout after the two teams played to a 2-2 tie through three periods and one five-minute overtime. TJ Oshie …
NHL owners have always been reluctant to let their players participate in the Olympics. The reason is obvious — teams have millions of dollars invested in these players and they could easily suffer some sort of injury while competing in the …
Some poor results among U.S. speedskaters at the Olympics in Sochi has led the team’s coaches to question what is causing the unexpected problems. According to the Wall Street Journal, the speedskating coaches believe a flaw with the new …
US figure skater Jeremy Abbott took a painful looking fall during his routine on Thursday. He was attempting a quad-toe, triple-toe (which sounds very impressive) when he lost his balance and landed hard on his hip. It initially looked like he would …
Swedish freestyle skier Henrik Harlaut nearly gave us our second wardrobe malfunction of the Winter Olympics on Thursday when his pants almost fell down during the qualifying round of the ski slopestyle competition. Harlaut is known for wearing …
Kate Hansen is officially my favorite US Olympic athlete from the Sochi Games, and I don’t care if it’s by way of a gimmick. Hansen’s pre-race warmup routine that involves dancing to Beyonce like a madwoman captured my heart. On …
Those of you who crawled out of bed early on Thursday to watch the US men’s hockey team take on Slovakia in the Winter Olympics were treated to a complete blowout. The Americans dominated play from the opening face-off and won 7-1, scoring six …
Lebanese skier Jackie Chamoun apologized on her Facebook page Tuesday after photos from an old, racy photoshoot began to circulate on the net in recent days. Chamoun, 22, skied for Lebanon in the Winter Games in Vancouver and will be participating in …
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