Olympics Articles

NBC pulls Costas from primetime coverage

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Bob Costas’ eye infection has become one of the more prevailing stories at the Sochi Games. Now, with the conjunctivitis having spread to both eyes, NBC Sports has pulled the veteran broadcaster from primetime coverage. Today […]

SKorea’s Lee repeats as 500 champ

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – South Korean speedskater Lee Sang Hwa easily repeated as Olympic champion in the women’s 500 meters on Tuesday. Lee beat Russia’s Olga Fatkulina by .36 seconds for her second straight gold medal, setting Olympic records with […]

Shaun White fails to medal in halfpipe

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Odd that a rider as tuned-in as Shaun White is to what it takes to win the Olympic halfpipe would be beaten by a man they call “iPod.” But it wasn’t just Iouri Podladtchikov, the […]

Norway’s Hattestad grabs gold in men’s sprint free

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Norwegian cross country skier Ola Vigen Hattestad won the gold medal in the men’s sprint free competition on Tuesday. After finishing just outside of medal contention in this event at the Vancouver Games, Hattestad sped […]

Norway’s Falla, Oestberg go 1-2 in women’s sprint free final

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Norwegian cross country skiers Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg finished 1-2 in the women’s sprint free final Tuesday at the Sochi Olympics. Falla, who finished 20th in this event in Vancouver, crossed the […]

Russia, Sweden stay undefeated in women’s hockey

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia remained perfect in Group B play on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Japan in women’s hockey at the Sochi Olympics. Just as it was in Sunday’s win over Germany, Russia appeared tentative against Japan […]

Norway dominates men’s, women’s sprint free qualifications

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Norwegian cross country skier Ola Vigen Hattestad posted the best qualifying time for the men’s sprint free competition on Tuesday, while compatriot Maiken Caspersen Falla finished with the top time on the women’s side. All […]

Howell wins slopestyle gold for Canada

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell won gold Tuesday at the Sochi Olympics after turning in a dominating performance in the women’s slopestyle competition. Howell posted a best score of 94.20 in the two-round finals to […]

Three Americans make slopestyle final, Canada’s Turski out

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The United States and Canada combined to qualify six freestyle skiers for the final round of women’s slopestyle Tuesday at the Sochi Olympics, but gold medal favorite Kaya Turski of Canada was not among them. […]