Figure Skating: Asada seeks to end on a triple high
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – It is both her greatest strength and her Achilles heel but Mao Asada will be the only woman at the Sochi Games to attempt at triple Axel, one of the toughest jumps in figure skating.
Domracheva wins mass start to take third gold
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Darya Domracheva’s dazzling Sochi Games continued on Monday when she took gold in the 12.5km mass start to become the first woman to win three biathlon titles at the same Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing: Women’s giant slalom at risk due to weather
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – The Olympic women’s giant slalom risks turning into a two-day affair, rather than the usual two legs, after officials warned teams on Monday that rain, fog and rising temperatures threatened the schedule.
Alpine skiing: Svindal heads home after poor Games
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal is heading home on Tuesday without competing in his final two races, completing a miserable Olympics where he failed to win a medal despite dominating the World Cup season.
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Of all the weird and wonderful competitions at the Sochi Winter Olympics, none has the ability to captivate and stir the emotions more than women’s figure skating.
Figure skating: Women’s final to prove TV ratings winner
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics has a special place in the hearts of viewers and the television executives who spend hundreds of millions of dollars buying the rights to the Games.
Freestyle: Defending aerials champion Grishin fails to reach final
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Defending Olympic champion Alexei Grishin failed to reach the final of the men’s freestyle skiing aerials on Monday after crash landing on both of his jumps in qualifying.
Figure skating: Lipinski knows it’s tough to win at 15
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Julia Lipnitskaya has already shown the world what her pint-sized, 15-year-old frame is capable of doing. The figure skater has already proved that she can keep her cool when everyone else is losing theirs.
Figure skating: Women’s title promises golden future
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – As well as the glory, the young woman who strikes gold in the Olympic figure skating is destined to make millions of dollars as sponsors rush to sign her up to advertise their products.
Figure skating-Dainty image masks drive for perfection
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Julia Lipnitskaya’s whirlwind grace stole hearts and earned the Russian team gold, but when the teen dynamo left the ice in Sochi all she could think of was what she had done wrong.
