Many Olympic “firsts” in Sochi The first new events – snowboard slopestyle and the figure skating team competition – were already a huge success in Sochi. Biathlon mixed relay, luge team relay, ski halfpipe, ski slopestyle, snowboard parallel slalom and women’s ski jumping will get their turn in the spotlight in the coming days. The […]readmore
The first medals of the Games were awarded in snowboard slopestyle – one of the new events on the programme – and inaugural gold medallist Sage Kostenburg, of the USA, is pleased with how the event was welcomed into the Games. «All the riders were stoked with how things were organised,” said the 20-year-old. “On […]readmore
“That went just how I had imagined,” enthused Franziska, who finished 41st. “I am glad I could stick to my game plan and deliver. I just don’t know how I am still standing to talk to you, it was very tiring!” Winning three gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in 2012 in Innsbruck, the […]readmore
Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno 2014
Super-charged Höfl-Riesch finds winning combination to claim third Alpine skiing
The 29-year-old, who also won the world title last year, overcame a deficit of more than a second after the downhill to produce a dazzling display in the slalom and post a total time of 2 minute 34.62 seconds. She described the win as “one of the most emotional” wins of her title-packed career to […]readmore
The 29-year-old skater clocked 2:14.985 to snatch the gold ahead of 17-year-old Han Tianyu of China, who took silver in 2:15.055. Victor Ahn, 28, gave hosts Russia their first ever Olympic short track medal with bronze in 2:15.062. Hamelin, who won gold in the 500m and the 5,000m relay at Vancouver 2010, as well as […]readmore
The Germans – spearheaded by Loch and Natalie Geisenberger – are by far the most successful luge nation in Olympic history and are once again proving that they are the force to be reckoned with at Sochi 2014. The statistics make impressive reading. To date the Germans have won 70 medals out of 117 since […]readmore
The 30-year-old dominated the women’s first outing on an Olympic ski jumping hill on Saturday, winning two of the three jumps, ahead of Japanese teenage star and overwhelming favourite Sara Takanashi and the USA’s Sarah Hendrickson, who are respectively 13 and 11 years her junior. The Austrian made light of her relative advancing years in […]readmore
The playground is designed to meet the needs of all children, including those with disabilities, enabling them to play, learn and be active and reflects the company’s belief in the importance of physical and creative play in bringing family and friends together. The company has also invited children from the host country Russia for a […]readmore
The 26 year-old arrived in Sochi as the red-hot favourite, having already captured the large hill world title and leading the way in the World Cup series. He claimed victory at the RusSki Gorski Ski Jumping Centre with jumps of 105.5m and 103.5m, for a total of 278 points. That gave him a 12.7-point advantage […]readmore
It was a fourth Olympic medal for the 31-year-old Plushenko, but his achievement was almost overshadowed by Lipnitskaia, who, at less than half his age, produced a performance that left a packed Iceberg Skating Palace mesmerised. In total, the hosts won five of the eight sections over three days of competition to rack up 75 […]readmore