Tag: Sochi

Johnny Weir Admits NBC Nixed One Wardrobe Item
Johnny Weir spoke in a recent interview about his Olympic Games style--which has been the talk of various blogs and news stories since the Sochi games began--and said there was one...
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Sochi Wolf Video Was a Jimmy Kimmel Hoax
Another day, another well-orchestrated Jimmy Kimmel prank. Yesterday, Team USA Olympic luger Kate Hansen posted this tweet: Wo...
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Carolina Kostner Wins Bronze, Atones for Vancouver
Italy's Carolina Kostner won the bronze medal in women's figure skating in Sochi on Thursday. The 27-year-old native of Bolzano, Italy scored 74.12 points in the short program a...
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Adelina Sotnikova Wins Women’s Figure Skating Gold
Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova won the gold medal in women's figure skating in Sochi on Thursday. The win was a minor upset for South Korea, and a record setter for Rus...
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Ashley Wagner Takes Sochi Olympics Internet Memes in Stride
Ashley Wagner doesn't seem to be bothered by the internet memes that are circulating about her. The American figure skater has become well-known during the Sochi Olympics for he...
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For Ashley Wagner, Sochi Performances Have Been Redemptive
No one could blame American figure skater Ashley Wagner for wanting to prove her detractors wrong in Sochi. And Wagner is holding her own at the Winter Olympics. She finished...
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Take Ice Dance Silver In Sochi
Tessa Virtue and dance partner Scott Moir from Canada won silve...
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Ashley Wagner Says “You Can’t Just Be A Zombie”
Twenty-two-year-old U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner is a world-reknown athlete who knows...
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Eve Muirhead And GB Curling Team Go For The Gold
Since watching Rhona Martin win gold for Great Britain in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Eve Muirhead has vowed to do the same in the sport. At just 12 years old, Muirhead kn...
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Ted Ligety Wins Gold Medal in Giant Slalom at Sochi Olympics
Alpine ski racer Ted Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom in Sochi on Wednesday, setting several Olympic records. The win made the 29-year-old Park City, UT native th...
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Navy Ship Runs Aground: What Happened?
Well, this is embarrassing. The USS Taylor is out of commission after it ran aground last week. The warship was one of two vessels that had been sent to the Black Sea in a show...
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Charles Hamelin Stays Positive After Another Fall
Canadian speed skater Charles Hamelin was hopeful at the beginning of this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. He felt confident, and he was being touted as the skater everyone should...
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Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue: Coach is to Blame
Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue lost their chance at a gold medal in ice dancing to their rivals and training mates Meryl Davis and Charlie White. So, what's next for the duo? Fing...
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Johnny Weir Is Not Afraid To Be In Anti-Gay Russia
American figure skater Johnny Weir, known for his flair and outlandishness on and off the ice, is having the time of his life. After retiring from the sport as a competitor, he now...
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Vladimir Luxuria, Gay-Rights Activist, Detained at Sochi
Vladimir Luxuria, former Communist MP for Italy and current television personality, was...
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