U.S. skeleton racer takes unorthodox approach to Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — In the days leading up to the biggest skeleton race of her career, Noelle Pikus-Pace did something world-class athletes rarely do: She took some time off to...
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Germany wins third luge gold
SOCHI, Russia – The Germans continued to dominate the Olympic luge competition, as its doubles team won the country's third sliding gold of these Games on Wednesday. Reigning world champions...
Passion fuels their rivalry
SOCHI, Russia — On the ice, U.S. speedskaters Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe are fierce competitors. You don't get to be ranked 1-2 in the world otherwise. Away from the...
Luger Niccum prepares for final run
SOCHI, Russia – As he anchors the final leg in the team relay Thursday, American luger Christian Niccum will most likely be taking his final run. After more than two...
Farrington golden for U.S. in women’s halfpipe
SOCHI, Russia — The cowgirl got the gold. Kaitlyn Farrington, the 24-year-old daughter of ski bums in Sun Valley, Idaho, produced the run of her life Wednesday night at Rosa...
Hamlin makes history with women’s luge bronze
SOCHI, Russia -- American luger Erin Hamlin knew heading into the third-to-last turn Tuesday that she belonged to history. She had slid beautifully over the last two days at the...
From Plushenko to Putin, skating with the stars for Jason Brown
SOCHI, Russia – Jason Brown was intimidated at the prospect of getting on the ice with a living legend. But Russia's Evgeni Plushenko greeted Brown so warmly it did more...
Shani Davis focused on making Olympic history
SOCHI, Russia — Shani Davis has won two Olympic speedskating gold medals in the 1,000 meters, but crossing the finish line quicker than anyone else is as thrilling as ever...
From Plushenko to Putin, skating with the stars for Jason Brown
SOCHI, Russia – Jason Brown was intimidated at the prospect of getting on the ice with a living legend. But Russia's Evgeni Plushenko greeted Brown so warmly it did more...
World record for Russians in pairs short program
SOCHI, Russia – Maybe it was the karma created by the presence of the creators. Or maybe it simply was that Russian pair Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov are just...