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• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 8, 2014

Sochi 2014 Events Calendar and Results

Men’s Snowboarding: Slopestyle What happened to Mark McMorris on Thursday? McMorris arrived at Sochi as one of Canada’s best gold medal prospects, and those prospects got even better when the USA’s Shaun White sensationally withdrew from the slopestyle competition. Instead, McMorris has a bad opening to his campaign at Rosa Khutor, and now has to...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 7, 2014

Sochi 2014 Calendar and Results: Opening Ceremonies

Today is the official start of the 2014 Winter Olympics. There are no events scheduled for today – the occasion is all ceremony, celebration and the athletes themselves. Celebration of Russian History As in every Olympics, the opening ceremony is as much about the host country as it is about the games themselves. Vancouver 2010...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 6, 2014

Sochi 2014: Team Canada’s Carey Price Favored vs. Roberto Luongo

When the slumping Vancouver Canucks visit the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, it will be a showcase of Team Canada’s top two goaltenders, Carey Price and Roberto Luongo, ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. If it weren’t for the news that Martin St. Louis is replacing Steven Stamkos on the Team Canada roster, this matchup between...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 6, 2014

Team Canada Sochi 2014: Why Martin St. Louis Replaces Steven Stamkos

Well, here we go again. After a full month of agonizing over the Team Canada Men’s Hockey team roster for the Sochi Olympics, a handful of Canadian superstars have another shot to make the squad now that Steven Stamkos has been ruled out with his broken leg. It’s a major blow to the Team Canada...

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• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 6, 2014

Sochi 2014 Olympics Schedule & Events Calendar: Mark McMorris Slopestyle

The lavish opening ceremony isn’t until tomorrow but the games of the Winter Olympics at Sochi, Russia, have already begun. There are three events scheduled for today – the Snowboard Men’s Slopestyle has already started and is through to the semi-final stage, where Canada’s Mark McMorris is in position to claim a gold. The Women’s...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 5, 2014

Slopestyle at Sochi Olympics: Mark McMorris' McRib; Canadians Call Out Shaun White

American snowboarder Shaun White withdrew from the slopestyle snowboarding competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Tuesday, which certainly helps Mark McMorris’ shot at a gold medal. Still, at least a couple of Canadian rider thinks it’s more of a case of cold feet than the “injury risks” White cited in a statement. White, who...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 4, 2014

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Interactive Calendar: Team Canada Goes for Gold

Keeping up with the latest Team Canada news might be a challenge with 15 sports and 98 different events planned for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. That’s why we and our friends at Column Five decided to create a calendar to help sports fans cheer on Team Canada as they go for gold in Russia....

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 4, 2014

NHL Team Canada Players Planned for Tight Lodgings at Sochi Winter Olympics

Just because Team Canada has a slew of millionaire superstars on its men’s hockey roster for the Sochi Olympics doesn’t mean they’ll get special treatment in Russia. Amid growing concerns about the facilities in Sochi, a photo of one of Team Canada’s rooms featuring three small beds surfaced on social media Tuesday morning. It may...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 31, 2014

Defying the Odds Podcast: Super Bowl Linemakers on Broncos vs. Seahawks

Greetings, gamblers! So, Frank Doyle and the boys were back in the Defying the Odds studio and it was just a great time, thanks for asking. In Episode 3 Anonymous Gamblr talks shop about the strategy behind moving the Super Bowl pointspread ahead of the big game and Gerry spouts off about his knowledge of...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 22, 2014

Who Will Carry Team Canada’s Flag at Sochi 2014 Olympics?

If you were to choose Team Canada’s Olympic flag bearer based on a combination of sporting excellence and global appeal, you’d have to think Sidney Crosby would be the guy. But it’s not that simple at all in making this choice as the Canadian Olympic Committee gets set to announce its decision Thursday afternoon. While...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 21, 2014

Team Canada: Captain Crosby Surprised by St. Louis Snub

Just because Sidney Crosby is the captain of Team Canada’s men’s hockey team doesn’t mean he didn’t raise an eyebrow when Martin St. Louis was left off the team roster for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Crosby, who was named Team Canada captain last weekend, recently told reporters he expected the reigning Art Ross Trophy...

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• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 8, 2014

NHL Picks: Team Canada Olympic Snub Will Motivate Claude Giroux

Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers (-115, 5) We all knew some extremely talented NHL players were going to be left off Team Canada’s 2014 Sochi Olympics hockey team. Still, it’s hard to imagine some of the league’s top scorers like Martin St. Louis, James Neal, Joe Thornton and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux watching the Olympics at...