Sochi 2014 Olympic Update (Day 8)

Day 8 is over in the Olympics and the games have reached their halfway point with 8 more days until the focus of the sports world leaves Sochi. It has been a great games by all accounts so far with many of the worries before the games not making any big stories during the games. It was to be expected though as the reports of terrible accommodations and the issues in Russia itself have given way to the games and the athletes. It is one of the only sure things in the Olympics as there are always a number of issues that become the talk of the Olympics before the game begin.

Sochi 2014 Olympic Update (Day 5)

In Day 6 of the Sochi Olympics the sport that many had been waiting for, both in Russia and around the world, would start. The Men’s hockey tournament has always been one of the most popular winter sports in the Olympics. A large part of this has been the fact that it is the only sport in the Winter Olympics that features athletes from one of the major leagues in the world.

2014 Olympic Preview: Speed Skating

Speed Skating in the Olympics can be come of the most exciting and grueling sports to watch and are some of the most popular sports in the Olympic program. This is especially true for a handful of countries that find many of their medals in these sports. It is a theme in the winter Olympics as the sports are much more limiting than in the summer. There are only a few countries that have the facilities to train at an Olympic level with the facilities to train many times limited to the former Olympic hosts.

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