Russia gambles big on sleepy ski village
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Maxim Lugovoi stands in the town square, dressed in a Lightning McQueen costume and holding a palette of colorful face paints. At 22, his job during...
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Postcard from Sochi: Venturing into real Russia
SOCHI, Russia — The Ring of Steel is about as quaint as it sounds, so after four days of being inside it I yearned to experience the world beyond its...
Roundup: Rookard 10th in women’s 3,000 meters
SOCHI, Russia — U.S. Speedskater Jilleanne Rookard finished 10th in the women's 3,000 meters, an ending that pleased the 31-year-old Michigan native after an emotional journey of the past couple...
Suburban Chicago teammates aim for gold
SOCHI, Russia — The biggest thrill for Megan Bozek and Kendall Coyne when they were young hockey players was when their paths would cross at a suburban Chicago rink. "I...
Russia gambles big on sleepy ski village
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Maxim Lugovoi stands in the town square, dressed in a Lightning McQueen costume and holding a palette of colorful face paints. At 22, his job during...
U.S. men and women doubling down in bobsled
After dominating the first half of the World Cup season, U.S. bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb walked into a suburban Chicago high school gym on an icy December morning and headed...
20 years later, Petr Nedved returns to Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Discussing his role with the Czech Republic's national hockey team wasn't where 42-year-old Petr Nedved might have expected to find himself. But that is exactly where he...
U.S. men and women doubling down in bobsled
After dominating the first half of the World Cup season, U.S. bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb walked into a suburban Chicago high school gym on an icy December morning and headed...
20 years later, Petr Nedved returns to Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Discussing his role with the Czech Republic's national hockey team wasn't where 42-year-old Petr Nedved might have expected to find himself. But that is exactly where he...
Plushenko delivers, Abbott falters in figure skating team event
SOCHI, Russia — Evgeny Plushenko's saga seems to come from an epic Russian novel. It might run as long as "War and Peace," with its 1,000-plus pages. Triumph. Controversy. Injury....