OLYMPICS
2014 Sochi Olympics: Team Russia’s Collapse One For The Ages
Every player on Team Russia knew going into the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi that they would be carrying the hopes — and burden — of an entire nation’s lofty expectations. Well, the weight of said burden appears to have been too great. A combination of […]
Sochi 2014: Henrik Lundqvist Sets Olympic Record In Sweden Win
This morning, Henrik Lundqvist and Sweden played first-time men’s hockey Olympians Slovenia in an elimination game in the quarterfinals. The Swedish squad has been the best team throughout the men’s hockey tournament at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, while Slovenia is on a Cinderella […]
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2014 Sochi Olympics: USA’s Hilary Knight Thriving On The World Stage
Hilary Knight needed all of 53 seconds to make her mark on the Olympic stage this year when she fired a shot passed Finland’s Noora Raty in USA‘s first game of the tournament. Since then, Knight has compiled five points (three […]
2014 Sochi Olympics: Latvia Scares Every Canadian On Earth
After Latvia‘s win against Switzerland, the consensus was that they were getting thrown to the wolves vs. Canada. There was no way a hockey team from a country of barely two million people was going to defeat the team from the […]
Team USA, Ted Ligety Get Alpine Redemption With Gold In Olympic Giant Slalom
The story of these Winter Olympics for the American alpine ski team was adaptation. Before suffering another knee injury, Lindsey Vonn was a huge favorite to find the medal podium, but in her absence, Julia Mancuso stepped up and captured […]
Russia Becomes Biggest Disappointment of Sochi Olympics With Loss
Heading into the Sochi Olympics, there was one main priority for the entire of nation of Russia, and that was to win a gold medal in hockey. Of course other sports matter to select people in the vast nation, but […]
2014 Sochi Olympics: Sweden Ends Slovenia’s Cinderella Story
For more than 40 minutes, Slovenia still had a chance to be a miracle. One shot or one lucky bounce could have turned fortunes their way. Unfortunately, the script was written before the game began, and the powerhouse Sweden broke the […]
Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding Rivalry Unlikely To Ever Be Topped in Olympics
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the women’s figure skating competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Above all else, those games will forever be remembered for the drama involving Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Even though it’s been […]
2014 Sochi Olympics: Jaromir Jagr Continues to be Heartbeat of the Czech Republic
Jaromir Jagr may not be the wild haired, electric player that he was back in the early and mid-1990s, but the Sochi Olympics have shown the international hockey world that the 42-year-old is still a well above average player. In […]
