Sochi officials cancel plans to kill more than 2,000 stray animals before...
The Skating Palace and Olympic Stadium construction site in Sochi, Russia. The city recently cancelled its plans to exterminate thousands of animals before hosting the 2014 Games. (AFP via Getty...
View ArticleLindsey Vonn drug-tested by USADA while at fashion show
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn had to submit to a drug test Monday night by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency while at a fashion awards show in New York. (Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Olympic gold medalist...
View ArticleRussia vows to respect Olympic non-discrimination charter despite anti-gay law
Protesters have been taking to the streets in front of the Russian Consulate in New York to express opposition to a new anti-gay law in Russia ahead of February’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. (Emmanuel...
View ArticleRussian official calls anti-gay law’s timing a ‘mistake’
The 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia begin in February. (Asahi Shimbun) Russia’s sports minister has said that passing a law banning so-called “same-sex propaganda” should not have been passed until after...
View ArticleRussian government shuts down Olympic news source
Fisht Olympic Stadium will be the site of the Sochi game’s opening ceremony on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) The Kremlin shut down a state-run agency that had been the source for Olympics news out...
View ArticleReport: U.S. Olympic hockey goalies will be Jimmy Howard, Ryan Miller,...
The Red Wings’ Jimmy Howard is one of three goaltenders expected to be on the U.S. Olympic roster in 2014. (Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images) Though the U.S. Olympic hockey team’s roster won’t be announced...
View ArticleHannah Kearney expresses disappointment with Olympic bronze medal
Mogul skier Hannah Kearney (right) expressed disappointment in ending her Olympic run with a bronze medal. (Javier Soriano/Getty Images) American mogul skier Hannah Kearney won the bronze medal in...
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