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
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
Providence, RI- On February 2, 2014 at approximately 2052 hours Providence Police were dispatched to 145 Colfax Street for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival police observed the victim lying on the floor bleeding from the abdomen. The victim was identified as George Holland II, age 17 of Providence. He was transported to RI […]readmore
On Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm Members of the Rhode Island State Police Detective Division arrested Andrew Silvestri, age 19, of 21 Harris Street, East Providence Rhode Island for the alleged crimes of Indecent Solicitation of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 members of the Rhode Island […]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
Providence, RI – Today, Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-2) urged Rhode Island residents to use the IRS and Rhode Island Free File programs to save money at tax time. These programs allow roughly 70 percent of all taxpayers to use name-brand tax preparation software to prepare and file their federal and state returns online for free. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — As a result of legislation passed by the General Assembly, creating the FIRST STOP Business Information Center, it is now easier for Rhode Islanders to open, maintain, and grow their businesses. On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and his staff will speak to members […]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