Desiree Davila Back on Track
Desiree Davila, a world-known runner from the United States, did not take part in the distance marathon in New York. Unlike the majority of the distance runners who came to New York to hit a...
View ArticleRecollecting Beijing 2008
The Beijing Games were the ones to remember. They brought outstanding champions and plenty of new records. New bright chapters of eminent sporting legends were written down at the Beijing Olympic...
View Article5 Breathtakingly Close Olympic Finishes
Every Olympic Games witness a number of cold sweat finishes. Chases are sometimes so tense that you scream sitting in front of TV, as if it could help athletes move just a trifle faster. Dead heats...
View ArticleKim Yu-na Becomes First at NRW
A professional South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na returned to the big sport with triumph. On the 9th of December, she won the NRW Trophy, securing her victory with the best total score of the...
View ArticleRed Bull Sailing Finishes Fourth
2012 extreme sailing season in Rio de Janeiro has seen Austrian Red Bull Sailing team to miss the podium. In the final of six acts of the season, the team went no further than the fourth place. The...
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Sochi Venues to Visit Next Year
It has been promised that there would be snow in Sochi in spite of warm temperature. On February 7, the temperature was 66 degrees in the town and 59 degrees in the mountains. Anyway, there are no...
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Rowers Excel at Halberg Awards
Annual sporting event Halberg awards (now branded Westpac Halberg awards) was dominated by Kiwi oarsmen this year, who won the Supreme Award. Men’s pair of Olympic champions Hamish Bond and Eric...
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Ski Competition : Ana Goodman Wins Title
On March 24, World champion in slalom Mikaela Shiffrin eventually straddled the gate and had to hand her title to Ana Goodman in the U.S. Alpine Championship. After the opening run, the 18 year-old...
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British Press Reported Chris Hoy Retirement
The British press has boomed with the news about Chris Hoy retirement. Most Britons consider him the best Olympian in the history of the country, while the other half of the country does not consider...
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U.S. Female Ski Jumpers Team Ready to Conquer Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
The U.S. female ski jumpers team is going to make history in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Surely, they are not the only ones competing, but they were the most active in the process of female ski...
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IOC chief receives Russian ‘assurances’ over gays
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New IOC President Thomas Bach said Sunday he had received assurances from senior Russian officials and games organizers that an ongoing controversy over the country’s...
View ArticleLysacek Back to Defend Olympic Title
U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek has returned to skating in time to defend his title in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The American tore the labrum in his left hip in a fall on a quad in training Aug. 21....
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Bach chairs summit of Olympic leaders in Lausanne
LONDON (AP) — New IOC President Thomas Bach has convened a summit of sports leaders to consider key issues facing the Olympics. The meeting Sunday was called without public notice and held behind...
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Olympic torch returns home from space station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts returned to Earth on Monday from the International Space Station in a flawless landing on the steppes of...
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Jesse Owens’ Olympic medal up for auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, there’s a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic prowess: an Olympic...
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Skating body picks Wagner over Nagasu for Olympics
BOSTON (AP) — Two-time national champion Ashley Wagner is in, heading to her first Olympics even after a performance at the U.S. Championships she described as a “tearful little wimp out on the ice.”...
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A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red “SOS!” banner on its roof. The residents of 5a Akatsy street...
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USBSF defending Jones’ selection to Olympic team
Lolo Jones’ selection to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team is being strongly defended by those who made the pick, amid growing criticism that her popularity played a role in the decision and overshadowed...
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Russian campaigner publishes Sochi corruption file
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny on Monday launched a website to publish a wide range of data pointing to corruption in Sochi. Russia has...
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Fog causes weather delays at Sochi Olympics
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — After days of warm weather at the Sochi Olympics, fog up in the mountains is causing an even bigger disturbance. Thick fog rolled in over the mountains in Krasnaya...
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