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The world Paralympics chief praised Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for staging a "fantastic" Winter Paralympic Games and said the competition in Sochi was on track to become the mo...
In the Media
by Alexei Anishchuk (Reuters)
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The Sochi Olympics "opened Russia's soul" to the world and wrongfooted critics of the host country, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks broadcast on Tuesday.
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by Reuters
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The Sochi Winter Games set records in competitor numbers, medals awarded and quality of venues, keeping athletes happy and proving critics wrong, said International Olympic Committee President ...
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by Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - 2 comments
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There will be no single snappy phrase to describe the Sochi Olympics at the closing ceremony on Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said, breaking with the organizatio...
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by Karolos Grohmann (Reuters)
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Read about how the Ukraine crisis is affecting the presidency. Learn how Pussy Riot members faced another arrest in Russia. Another SeaWorld-owned orca killed a trainer. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.
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The Sochi Olympics were successful in "breaking the ice of skepticism" surrounding hosts Russia, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Saturday, a day ahead of the Winter Gam...
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by Karolos Grohmann (Reuters)
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The Canadian men's hockey team will try to win gold in two consecutive Olympics after it triumphed over its American rivals with a 1-0 victory Friday.
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Stray dogs roaming the streets of Sochi are just one of the problems facing Russian Formula One Grand Prix organizers as they prepare for a debut race in October.
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by Alan Baldwin (Reuters)
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Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Thursday posted a new video filmed in the centre of Olympics host Sochi, savaging President Vladimir Putin over the hosting of the Winter Games and the rights climate in Russia.
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by AFP
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The global broadcast output for the Sochi Winter Olympics is almost double that of Vancouver four years ago in terms of hours and channels, International Olympic Committee officials said on Wed...
In the Media
by Karolos Grohmann (Reuters)
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Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have been released by Russian police in Sochi. Two days ago they were arrested, along with a group of activists and journalists.
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Meryl Davis and Charlie White can add the Olympic figure skating ice dance gold to their two world titles in Sochi on Monday while Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch targets a rare golden sweep. American pair Davis and White set a new world record score.
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Why have no world speed skating records been broken at Sochi? Speed skaters move so fast that air resistance is a major factor in each race. At the low, near-sea-level elevation of Sochi, air resistance is simply too high, according to a new study.
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There are some things that spread through the internet like wildfire, and two years ago this month the world heard about Russia's punk band Pussy Riot, as news anchors could say their controversial name on mainstream media outlets without reprisal.
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Formula One's newest venue is a fenced-off building site, lines of skips and diggers parked along what will be the main straight, on the rubble-strewn fringes of an otherwise glittering Sochi Olymp...
In the Media
by Alan Baldwin (Reuters)
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With the Sochi Winter Olympics in full flow, a new study suggests that the judges of figure skating lack a degree of impartiality, shown via an economic model.
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After putting up for years with dust, noise and traffic jams while their drab Russian resort was transformed into a modern sports hub, the people of Sochi can finally judge for themselves wheth
In the Media
by Timothy Heritage (Reuters)
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In the aftermath of worldwide media reports and a followup Facebook campaign, the culling of stray dogs and cats in Sochi, believed to number close to 2,000, may have a happy ending. A Russian billionaire has become the hero of the Olympic Games.
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Outspoken ski star Bode Miller blasted the Olympic downhill course as "treacherous" Saturday after seeing a teammate narrowly avoid serious injury as U.S. snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg claimed the first gold of the Games.
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by Dave James (AFP)
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Turkish authorities foiled a hijack attempt by a Ukrainian national who wanted to divert an Istanbul-bound plane to Sochi, the site of winter Olympics.
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19:03 GMT - Closing - As spectators leave the stadium, WE ARE NOW CLOSING this Live Report after a lavish opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.
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by Katherine Haddon and AFP reporters in Sochi (AFP)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin countered accusations on Tuesday that construction had polluted the 2014 Winter Olympic host city of Sochi, saying that preparations for the Games had boosted environmental quality in the area
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by Reuters
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Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg will again be representing Mexico at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. This will be the sixth time that the now 55-year-old has represented his country of birth at the Olympics.
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Three Russian men convicted of the premeditated murder of a gay man have received relatively light sentences on the eve of Sochi Winter Olympics.
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In just one week the games begin and tension is in the air. Across the world, the international community is waiting to tune in for reasons beyond athletics; for updates on activism and radicalism in and around Sochi.
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Let’s face it, the Summer Olympics are kind of boring — we can all run, jump, and throw things — but the Winter Olympics are a different story altogether.
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Sochi's Winter Olympics start Friday next week. Security at and around Sochi is tight to counter any terror threat. But the security of future Winter Olympics may be threatened, not by terrorists but by climate change, according to new research.
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The mayor of Sochi, the Russian city hosting the Winter Olympics next month, said homosexuality was not accepted in his Caucasus region, but that gay visitors would be welcome at the Games if they respected Russian laws.
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by Reuters
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To some throughout the world and in Russia, smiling may come naturally, but as the Winter Olympics approach, Sochi hotel managers are receiving crash courses in how to accomplish the simple task.
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Black widows, female suicide bombers, are just as lethal as their arachnid counterparts, and perhaps more so because they can kill more than one victim at a time. Black widows are terrorists, but don't fit the typical stereotype of a militant terrorist.
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Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. competes in the women's Super G race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming in this file photo taken February 5, 2013
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Canada's Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (L) and her sister Justine celebrate in the finish area during the women's freestyle skiing moguls final competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, February 8, 2014.
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Winner Poland's Kamil Stoch (C), celebrates with team members Jan Ziobro (R) and Maciej Kot after his victory in the men's ski jumping large hill individual final of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 15, 2014
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Scene in Volgograd following bus attack
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Sochi 2014: Ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana is one of the Olympics venues
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Skier Lindsey Vonn watches her boyfriend, Tiger Woods of the U.S., during a practice round ahead of the British Open golf championship at Muirfield in Scotland
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People take pictures of the Olympic cauldron at the Olympic Park in Sochi
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Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. skis on her way to win the bronze medal in the women's Alpine Skiing Super-G race at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 20, 2010
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Fireworks explode over the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the begining of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 7, 2014 in Sochi
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Sochi residents celebrate the IOC's decision to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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View of Sochi as seen from the Black Sea.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin plays badminton with his pet dog for a teammate.
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Construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics is faced with formidable natural hurdles as attempts are being made to meet deadlines.
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Participants perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014
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Depending on funding a number of U.S. disabled veterans will go to the Sochi games.
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Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex - Biathlon Stadium, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia.
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Sochi 2014: Poland's Kamil Stoch soars to second ski jump gold at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center in Rosa Khutor, February 13, 2014
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Members of Russian security forces ride in a chairlift above the men's Olympic downhill course at the Rosa Khutor alpine resort near Sochi, February 1, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from February 7 to 23
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Participants perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014
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Participants perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014
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