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Putin's rumored girlfriend seen in public for the first time since Western sanctions
Putin's rumored girlfriend Alina Kabaeva was seen at an event for young gymnasts in Sochi in her fi…
Alia Shoaib
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The official Olympics website mocks Russia and the Sochi Olympics with a brilliant 404 error page
For all the doors that wouldn't open, incomplete construction projects, failed plumbing, and bizarr…
Cork Gaines
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How Russia's doping program went undetected at the Sochi Olympics but was eventually uncovered
The announcement came on the heels of the Schmid Report, which confirmed a large-scale, state-spons…
Sam Belden
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The Rio Olympics will be cheap compared to London and Sochi
A study by Bent Flyvbjerg, Allison Stewart, Alexander Budzier for the Saïd Business School at the U…
Cork Gaines
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Russian skater Kamila Valieva's lawyers said her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather's medication: IOC
Valieva's lawyers "presented elements that brought some doubts about her guilt," said Denis Oswald,…
Matthew Loh
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Japan's beacon of hope for the Beijing Games is the 'Ice Prince' figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu a 2-time Olympic gold medalist chasing a dream of landing a quadruple Axel
At the Beijing Games, Hanyu is chasing the quad Axel — a jump that has never been pulled off …
Cheryl Teh
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Shaun White is back at the Olympics, but this time he is riding off into the sunset
The greatest rider in snowboarding history spoke to Insider about his new outlook on competition — …
Meredith Cash
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A USA hockey star suffered a gruesome injury minutes into the Olympics that could jeopardize the Americans' gold-medal hopes
Star forward Brianna Decker went down 10 minutes into Team USA's first game of the Beijing Olympics…
Meredith Cash
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The Olympics' artificial snow requires the equivalent of a day's worth of drinking water for 900 million people. Experts say it's the unfortunate future of winter sports.
To make enough Olympic snow, Beijing had to find at least 200 million gallons of extra water in one…
Matthew Loh
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Watch Beijing pull off the first ever underwater Olympic torch relay between two submersible robots
Australia first took the Olympic flame underwater in 2000, but China is the first country to succes…
Julie Gerstein
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Beijing says the cost of hosting the 2022 Winter Games is among the cheapest ever at $3.9 billion. But the real cost might more than $38.5 billion, 10 times the reported amount.
China says its 2022 Winter Games are the least expensive in two decades, but the real sum of hostin…
Cheryl Teh,Joel Stonington
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The Sochi Olympics Have Official Cheerleaders
If you have been watching the Winter Olympics you may have noticed some women in the stands in blue…
Cork Gaines
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A gold-medal Olympic figure skater was attacked and hospitalized when he tried to defend his girlfriend at a Moscow karaoke bar
Dmitri Soloviev was reported to have been pushed into a door and then kicked as he lay on the floor…
Barnaby Lane
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The Most Viral Photos From The Sochi Olympics
Day 16: Yuna Kim cried after winning silver in figure skating. According to Google Translate, the c…
Cork Gaines
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21 Unforgettable Images From The Sochi Olympics
When taken together, they give you a solid overview of how the Sochi Olympics will be remembered.Th…
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7 Examples Of Incredible Sportsmanship At The Sochi Olympics
But there were a few bright spots amid the controversy.This is what the Olympics should be all abou…
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Photos Of The Historically Expensive Sochi Olympic Venues
Sochi was a resort town before it won the right to host the games. Two massive groups of venues had…
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The Best Images From The Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony
The ceremony was a celebration of Russian culture and ended with the ceremonial hand-off to South K…
Cork Gaines
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Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner says fellow skater John Coughlin sexually assaulted her in 2008
"It was the middle of the night when I felt him crawl into my bed. I had been sleeping and didn't m…
Alexandra Licata
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Russia could be banned from competing in major sporting events, including the Olympics and the World Cup, over suspicious doping results
Russia's Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) was established in 2008 under the UNESCO International Convent…