Olympics Articles

In Sochi, UN’s Ban defends LGBT rights

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Saying the eyes of the world are on Sochi, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced support for LGBT rights on the eve of the Winter Olympics. In the first address of its kind, Ban spoke Thursday […]

Anderson qualifies 2nd in slopestyle

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American snowboarder Jamie Anderson had the second-best qualifying score on Thursday in the women’s Olympic slopestyle competition and moved directly into the final. Austria’s Anna Gasser, riding in the same heat as Anderson, posted a […]

Scared? Shaun White deserves better

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Only Shaun White knows if fear is the main reason he pulled out of the Olympic slopestyle competition. Max Parrot doesn’t know. Neither does Sebastien Toutant. Still, the Canadian teammates chose to criticize White’s decision with tweets they […]

Parrot, Toutant qualify for slopestyle final

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Two Canadian snowboarders who were critical of Shaun White’s decision to pull out of the Olympic slopestyle competition were among eight riders who qualified Thursday for the event’s final. Max Parrot posted the day’s best […]

Stamkos will not play in Sochi

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Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Lightning and center Steven Stamkos, who is nearly recovered from a broken leg suffered in early November, issued joint statements on Wednesday which revealed that he will not play in the upcoming Sochi […]

Olympic Daily Preview – Thursday, February 6th

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – A day before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympics, the Sochi Games will start with a handful of events. There won’t be any medals awarded Thursday, as qualifiers for the snowboard men’s and women’s slopestyle […]

Lodwick chosen to carry U.S. flag

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Nordic combined athlete Todd Lodwick has been selected to carry the flag for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympics. Lodwick, chosen in a vote among Team USA members, is set to […]

Abbott, Castelli-Shnapir to lead U.S. in team figure skating

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeremy Abbott and the pairs team of Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir will lead the United States in the new team figure skating event at the 2014 Olympics. In the new competition, each team will consist […]

Sochi Games to feature new medal sports

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – If you didn’t get your fill of the Winter X Games recently, the Sochi Winter Games should satisfy the appetite. X Games events are growing with popularity at the Olympics and some are set to debut […]