Sochi Olympics organizers said Thursday that 2,500 doping tests will be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ago.
When snowmobiler Caleb Moore died due to injuries suffered competing in January's Winter X Games, event owner ESPN responded that it "works closely on safety issues with athletes." Events this weekend in Barcelona suggest the Worldwide Leader's concern only goes so far. Read more...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. Show More Summary
Just incase you were wondering, SEGA has confirmed that both Sonic Lost World and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games are indeed part of the 3-game Sonic deal stated in today's Nintendo Direct. The third title is yet to be announced. We'll speculate about that Mario Kart crossover until then! Link
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, said on Friday he hoped the Russian government would back a UN General Assembly resolution calling for observation of an Olympic Truce during the event.
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Next edition in series to feature Game Pad-specific features. Nintendo and Sega have signed a new partnership to develop Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Wonderful 101, Pikmin...Show More Summary
Playing a sport is easy, being good at one is hard, but being great at loads requires levels of speed, strength, and stamina that only portly plumbers and hedgehogs can summon. Next year's Winter Olympics brings another opportunity for Mario, Sonic and friends to show off their sporting prowess and by gum, they're jazzed to do so. Show More Summary
Nintendo has announced a new Mario & Sonic: Olympic Winter Games title…
The increasingly friendly rivals face off on the slopes and rinks...
A new Mario & Sonic game is headed to the Wii U. Mario & Sonic: Winter Games reunites the members of the Mushroom Kingdom with Sonic and friends for a bit of snowy competition. Winter Games will offer lots of events that make use of both Wii Motion Plus and the Wii U GamePad, sometimes in combination. Show More Summary
Uggggh... a new Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics is coming to the Wii U. Why am I not surprised?
The game will take place in Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and will use a combination of Wii Remote Plus and GamePad play for events. Show More Summary
Nine months from this week, cowbells will be ringing and fans cheering as the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games alpine racing events take center stage. All the U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes will be on their A game and mining for heavy metal - gold, silver and bronze.... Read Full Post
Winter may be coming, but spring was in the air in last night's Game of Thrones. Everybody gets lucky! Well, sort of. Book author George R.R. Martin wrote this installment, and seized the chance to write a ton of scenes that weren't in his novel. And it was pretty fascinating stuff. Spoilers ahead... Read more...
The Grammys are typically held the second Sunday of February, but in 2014 that would put the CBS telecast in direct competition with the Winter Olympic Games on NBC.
I joined Twitter after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games so that I can stay in touch with people who follow the sport as well as family and friends. Now I can quickly update everybody who is interested and post any photos without havingShow More Summary
The U.S. men's alpine ski racing Head Coach Sasha Rearick has assembled a world class team of coaches and conditioners for the 2014 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup and Sochi Olympic Winter Games season.... Read Full Post
One of the many causes of the Jets offense’s putrid performances in 2012 was an offensive line that lost the thump it had when the team went to a pair of AFC Championship Games. As part of the process of getting that line moving back in the right direction, the Jets drafted three offensive linemen…
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We?ll be honest?we?re way behind in our planning for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games over in Sochi, Russia. The event is less than a year away, so if you?ve been waiting to finalize some plans, now?s probably a good time to get the ball rolling. Show More Summary