Jan 31 Meteor medals to be awarded at Sochi games By Zachary Treu Some of the winners at February’s Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, will be taking home a little more than gold, silver or bronze. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Russian security expected to be very visible and rigorous at Sochi games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Why the Sochi Olympics may be a prime terror target By PBS News Hour Security pressures for the upcoming Olympics are high, due to the bloody history of its location. Sochi was the site of a massacre 150 years ago, bringing fresh symbolism to insurgents wishing to avenge more recent bloodshed. For more, Hari… Continue watching
Jan 21 Jamaican bobsled team raises $30,000 in Dogecoin for trip to Sochi By Zachary Treu Jamaica's national bobsled team qualified for this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, 12 years after their last berth and 26 years after the Calgary games that inspired the 1993 film "Cool Runnings." The problem: according to pilot Winston Watts, as… Continue reading
Dec 17 Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi Olympic delegation As Russia gears up to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it has also ramped up anti-gay laws, generating international protest. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama named openly gay athletes to the delegation that will represent the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch a time lapse of the Olympic torch’s launch into space .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Updated 5:45 p.m. ET |… Continue reading
Oct 29 Russia breaks its ‘Zero Waste’ commitment for Sochi games Fans of the Winter Games will begin filling the "Iceberg" Skating Palace in Sochi in just a few months. Photo by RIA Novosti via Wikimedia Commons Less than four months before the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Associated… Continue reading
Sep 10 #Olympics Thomas Bach is elected as IOC President #BA2013 #olympics— Olympics (@Olympics) September 10, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 09 Psychological lift to Tokyo Stock Exchange comes with Japan’s 2020 Olympics win Tokyo stock prices surged on Monday, elevated by shares in likely Olympics-related sectors, including construction, real estate, retail and advertising companies. The Japanese Nikkei Stock Average closed on a one-month high, up 344.42 points to 14, 205.23. Continue reading