Olympics Articles

Olympic Daily Preview – Wednesday, February 19th

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Eight medal events are scheduled for the second and final Wednesday of the Sochi Olympics. Bode Miller already became the oldest Olympic medalist in alpine skiing history in Sochi, but he hopes to add another medal […]

Olympic Daily News – Tuesday, February 18th

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American David Wise won the first-ever Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in the men’s freestyle halfpipe event. Snowboarders have been using the halfpipe for their death-defying tricks since the Nagano Games back in 1998, but […]

Slovenia continues surprising Olympic run against Sweden

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Slovenia’s surprising run in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament continued Tuesday with a shutout of Austria, but the road becomes much tougher on Wednesday in a quarterfinal bout with top-seeded Sweden. The Swedes ran through Group […]

Finland tries to derail Russia’s hockey medal hopes

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia’s quest for Olympic hockey gold on home ice continues Wednesday with a quarterfinal matchup against Finland. The Russians had to play in the qualification round on Tuesday and came away with a 4-0 win over […]

U.S. gold medal push resumes against Czechs

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The United States returns to action in the men’s hockey tournament with a quarterfinal matchup Wednesday against the Czech Republic. The Americans won Group A to earn a bye into the quarterfinals, sandwiching dominant wins over […]

Canada to face upstart Latvia in hockey quarterfinals

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canada’s hockey gold medal defense continues Wednesday with a quarterfinal matchup against Latvia. The Canadians secured the third overall seed in the playoff round by winning Group B, beating Norway, Austria and Finland. The win over […]

Czechs hold off Slovaks to reach quarterfinals

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Roman Cervenka scored two goals to help send the Czech Republic to the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over late-charging Slovakia Tuesday at the Sochi Olympics. With a lead that grew to four goals late in […]

Latvia pulls off upset win over Switzerland

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Latvia has just one win at the Sochi Games. But somehow it is still alive to win a medal in the men’s hockey tournament. After going winless in Group C play, Latvia advanced to the quarterfinals […]

U.S. 1st and 3rd after two bobsled heats; LoLo’s duo 11th

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Rzhanaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Track and field star Lauryn Williams’ transition to the ice has her on the verge of making history. Hurdler Lolo Jones still has her work cut out for her. Williams and teammate Elana Meyers posted […]

Wise captures first-ever gold in freestyle halfpipe

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American David Wise won the first-ever Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in the men’s freestyle halfpipe event. Snowboarders have been using the halfpipe for their death-defying tricks since the Nagano Games back in 1998, but […]