Feb 04 Watch Debating how issues of sexual orientation will play at the Sochi games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch International Olympic Committee speaks out against using Sochi as 'stage for political dissent' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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