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Sochi 2014 Events Calendar and Results

• Ricky Rothstein
• February 9, 2014

Alpine Skiing: Men’s Downhill The Men’s Downhill Skiing begins today, as the athletes hurtle down a two mile course at a speed that can hit 75 miles an hour on the slopes at Rosa Khutor. Alpine skiing is a sport traditionally dominated by Austrians and this year Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal is the favorite. Where...

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Sochi 2014 Olympics: Hayley Wickenheiser Leads Canada vs. Switzerland

• Frank Doyle
• February 8, 2014

Just because Hayley Wickenheiser doesn’t wear the C on her Team Canada sweater anymore doesn’t mean she won’t be the heartbeat of this squad when it plays its first game of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics women’s hockey tournament against Switzerland. When Kevin Dineen replaced Dan Church as the team’s coach, he made a very...

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Sochi 2014 Events Calendar and Results

• Ricky Rothstein
• February 8, 2014

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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Sochi 2014 Calendar and Results: Opening Ceremonies

• Frank Doyle
• February 7, 2014

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

• Frank Doyle
• February 6, 2014

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

• Frank Doyle
• February 6, 2014

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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Sochi 2014 Olympics Schedule & Events Calendar: Mark McMorris Slopestyle

• Ricky Rothstein
• February 6, 2014

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

• Frank Doyle
• February 5, 2014

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

• Frank Doyle
• February 4, 2014

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

• Frank Doyle
• February 4, 2014

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...