In a wonderful example of the Olympic spirit in action, the Russian cross-country and biathlon team intervened to offer a vital helping hand to their German counterparts, with a gesture that placed sportsmanship firmly above individual interests. On the eve of Sochi 2014, the German biathlon and cross-country team’s technicians discovered, to their horror, that the grinding machine […]readmore

There was high drama in the women’s downhill as Swiss outsider Dominique Gisin and Slovenia’s Tina Maze each clocked 1 minute 41.57 seconds for a dead heat at the top of the leaderboard, meaning that an Alpine skiing gold medal was shared for the first time in Winter Olympics history. Gisin, wearing bib number eight, […]readmore

Fans in Sochi for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games have also been enjoying an array of artistic performances and events as part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad. Over the last four years, approximately three million people have attended the more than 5,000 events – including concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions and festivals – that have […]readmore

World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov claimed a second gold for themselves and the Olympic hosts on Wednesday night as they led a Russian one-two in the pairs figure skating. Already team gold medallists, Volosozhar and Trankov led all the way to seal the title ahead of team-mates Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, with […]readmore

Making its Olympic bow, the men’s ski slopestyle is sure to serve up plenty of thrills and spills at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Next on the day’s menu is cross-country skiing and the women’s 10km classic, followed by a double bill of women’s speed skating with the short track 500m taking place at the Iceberg […]readmore

World champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won the men’s doubles at the Sanki Sliding Centre, to continue Germany’s golden streak in the luge at Sochi 2014. Wendl and Arlt, who are also the current World Cup holders, clocked a combined time of one minute 38.933 seconds after two runs to finish 0.522 seconds ahead […]readmore

Worldwide Olympic Partner GE has provided state-of-the art healthcare technology for recent Olympic Games, and once again is providing equipment for the Polyclinics in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Villages. Two Polyclinics will be used to treat the athletes of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, one in the Coastal Olympic Village and the other in the mountains. Both […]readmore

Currently ranked 14th in the world, Summer Britcher was considered by many as a surprise addition to the US Olympic luge team. However the 19-year-old had no doubts: «I don’t know why people were surprised. I knew I could make it and I did.” Before making her Olympic debut at the Sanki Sliding Centre, Britcher, […]readmore