Olympics Articles

Cologna holds on for gold in men’s cross country skiathlon

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Switzerland’s Dario Cologna pulled away late and then held on in a tight finish to capture gold in the men’s 30-kilometer skiathlon on Sunday. Sitting 13th after the first leg of the event, the 15-kilomter […]

Russia rallies, Sweden blanks Japan in women’s hockey

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia used a late surge to win its women’s hockey opener on Sunday and Sweden posted a shutout to earn a victory in Group B play. After coming up empty on early chances and finding itself […]

Anderson wins slopestyle gold for U.S.

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American snowboarder Jamie Anderson gave the United States a gold medal sweep in slopestyle at the Sochi Olympics, winning the women’s competition Sunday at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Anderson posted a winning score of 95.25 […]

Austria’s Mayer wins downhill; Miller fails to medal

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Austria’s Matthias Mayer won gold in the men’s downhill Sunday at the Sochi Games, while Bode Miller of the United States came up empty in his bid for a sixth Olympic medal. Mayer, who finished […]

Pancochova qualifies for slopestyle final

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Sarka Pancochova of the Czech Republic qualified for the final round of the women’s slopestyle on Sunday at the Sochi Olympics, turning in the best performance of the semifinals. Pancochova posted a score of 90.50 […]

Morgenstern moves on in ski jumping

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Former gold medalist Thomas Morgenstern of Austria was one of 40 ski jumpers to make it to the next round in the men’s normal hill competition at the Sochi Olympics. Morgenstern placed ninth in Saturday’s […]

Germany’s Loch leads luge singles

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Rzhanaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Germany’s Felix Loch grabbed the early lead in the men’s luge singles on Saturday after posting the best time in the first two runs at the Sochi Olympics. Loch, the defending gold medalist, leads the […]

Odd Man Rush: Red Wings to put on more mileage in Sochi

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – It’s funny how some people can be when they throw caution (and a lot of money) to the wind and splurge on a new, expensive car. Every crack in the pavement, loose piece of gravel and […]

U.S. Figure Skating denies report of Russian deal

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – U.S. Figure Skating on Saturday denied a French report saying there was a deal between the U.S. and Russian teams to help each other win gold medals at the Sochi Olympics. The sports newspaper L’Equipe, citing […]