Tag: Sochi

Meryl Davis and Charlie White: Moms Helped Win Gold
Meryl Davis and Charlie White have just scored the ultimate goal and have brought home to the USA that coveted...
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USA Takes First Ever Gold in Ice Dancing
The USA gains another gold medal, and our first in ice dancing. Graceful pai...
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Lindsey Jacobellis Tries, Falls Again
Bad luck seems to hound Team USA snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis every time she takes a shot at Olympic gold. She has tried twice before the Sochi Games: in Turin in 2006, and Vanco...
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Noriaki Kasai: Veteran Ski Jumper Wins Silver Medal
In Sochi, Noriaki Kasai is proving to everyone that age doesn't matter – especially in death-defying sports. The 41-year-old ski jumper from Japan outshone most of his younger comp...
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Lindsey Jacobellis Falls Short Of Gold Yet Again
Lindsey Jacobellis, who has widely been regarded as the best female snowboarder in the last ten years, fell again in semifinals on Sunday - making it her third Olympics games witho...
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Canadian Athlete Receives Criticism for Selfie
Russian president Vladimir Putin dropped by the USA and Canada Houses in Soc...
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Noelle Pikus-Pace: Sliding For Gold
Noelle Pikus-Pace was all set to retire from skeleton racing, but the universe must have willed her not to—at least, not until she bags some Olympic gold. The...
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Evgeni Plushenko Bows Out Of Sochi Olympics and Skating Career
Evgeni Plushenko from Team Russia retired from his competitive skating career on Thursday right after withdrawing from the men’s short program skating event. The 31-year-old figure...
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Li Jianrou Wins China’s First Gold at Sochi Olympic Games
Li Jianrou won China its first gold medal of the Sochi Games on Thursday. Li was able to avoid a massive pile-up on the ice to take first place in the women's short-track 500-...
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USA Women’s Hockey Team Bested By Canada In Sochi
The United States women’s hockey team faced off with—and lost to—their long-time rivals (and neighbors) the Canadians in a preliminary game on Wednesday, February 12 at the Shayba...
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Kate Hansen Dances Her Way Through Sochi
Kate Hansen had a bit of unorthodox training - riding skateboards through suburban streets - so it's no surprise how she reacted when she placed 10th in her event at the Sochi Olym...
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Matt Lauer Replaces Bob Costas Again
Matt Lauer will fill in for Bob Costas again tonight. It seems Costas can't beat his eye infection in Sochi. This will mark the second night in a row that Lauer will fill in for th...
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Aliona Savchenko: Hot Pink “Pink Panther” Bodysuit Steals the Show
Russian duo Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov may have simultaneously won the gold and set a new world record in the figure skating pairs short program on Tuesday, but we can't...
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Let AsapSCIENCE Tackle Some Olympics-Related Scientific Queries
Our favorite science illustrators AsapSCIENCE usually take a couple-week break between uploading some of the finest 2-minute a...
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Natalie Geisenberger: German Luger Takes Gold In Sochi
Germany goes wild as Natalie Geisenberger gets the gold i...
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