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Figure skating
Downward trend continues for U.S. figure skaters
SOCHI, Russia — The numbers do not add up to a pretty picture for United States figure skating.
Speedskating
U.S. speedskating team left to look for answers
SOCHI, Russia — About midway through the Winter Olympics, U.S. speedskater Patrick Meek had just finished his workout for the day.
Skiing
Chris Dufresne: U.S. ski team finishes well after sluggish start at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia -- U.S. media members covering Alpine skiing were in attack mode through five Olympic races.
Action sports
Vic Wild wins second snowboard gold at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Congratulatory messages started coming from time zones near and far. One, however, was particularly startling to the...
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USA-1 overcomes tough sledding to win bobsled bronze
SOCHI, Russia — Down near the bottom of the track, shooting out of Turn 15, Steve Holcomb glanced at a time clock just off to the...
Medal game is often a mental one at the Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Twelve hours wasn't nearly long enough to ease their pain.
Helene Elliott: Finland finishes off U.S. medal hopes in Olympic hockey, 5-0
SOCHI, Russia — While Teemu Selanne pumped his fists in joy, members of the U.S. men's hockey team hung their heads in embarrassment.
Helene Elliott: Canada is motivated heading into gold-medal game at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Rugged defenseman Niklas Kronwall, captain of undefeated gold-medal finalist Sweden, plays in the NHL for the...
Bill Plaschke: Ukrainian biathletes are a unifying force of hope at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia -- They had stood crammed together against metal barriers for nearly two hours in the gusting cold, strangers squeezed into...
Sochi roundup: Dutch finish domination of long-track speedskating
SOCHI, Russia — As the Dutch closed a record-setting Olympics in speedskating, the U.S. team could take solace in that they could lose...
Locals and Olympians bond over saving dogs
BARANOVKA, Russia — Nestled into a hill overlooking the Black Sea, the PovoDog shelter provides sanctuary to more than 120 strays...
Patrick Kane takes blame for Olympic flameout
SOCHI, Russia — Patrick Kane stepped off the ice and right into the maelstrom of trying to explain how the U.S. had melted down and...
Holcomb, U.S. bobsledders fourth at halfway point
SOCHI, Russia — U.S. bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb planned to sleep well Saturday night, but he wouldn’t say the same for his...
Six Blackhawks set for 'exciting time' in gold-medal game
SOCHI, Russia -- Patrick Sharp planned a low-key agenda for the night before one of the biggest hockey games of his life.
Kane 0-for-2 on penalty shots in Team USA's 5-0 loss to Finland
SOCHI, Russia — If this is the last Olympic hockey tournament for 43-year-old Teemu Selanne— and he said three Olympics ago that...
Third athlete fails doping test at Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia -- Ukrainian cross-country skier Marina Lisogor has tested positive for a banned substance, the country's National Olympic...
Sochi Olympics: Amid reports of violence back home, Ukraine wins gold in biathlon
SOCHI, Russia — This has been a tough week for the Ukrainian athletes at the Sochi Olympics.
Sochi Olympics: In ski cross, Canada's Thompson creates space on the podium
SOCHI, Russia — Marielle Thompson heard a voice, someone calling "inside," up high on the course in the women's ski-cross final at the...
Helene Elliott: Canada stifles USA in Olympic men's hockey semifinal, 1-0
SOCHI, Russia — The team that bulldozed its way through the Sochi Olympic hockey tournament while averaging five goals a game exited...
Chris Dufresne: Sochi Olympics: U.S. slalom struggles expected to continue
SOCHI, Russia — Ted Ligety is going home with his giant slalom gold so, all in all, things worked out well in Sochi for the men's U.S....
Chris Dufresne: Sochi Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin overcomes near crash to win gold
SOCHI, Russia — Mikaela Shiffrin said she played the Olympics out in her head a thousand times before she arrived here.
Bill Plaschke: Sochi Games: Canada beats U.S. in men's hockey, protects birthright
SOCHI, Russia — Aw, Canada.
Steven Holcomb's calf holds key to U.S. chances in four-man bobsled
SOCHI, Russia — It all comes down to Steven Holcomb's calf.
Six Blackhawks to play for Olympic gold medal
SOCHI, Russia — As their paths crossed in the handshake line, Jonathan Toews had a quick hug and a few words for Patrick Kane.
Mikaela Shiffrin becomes youngest to win gold in Olympic slalom
SOCHI, Russia -- U.S. skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin survived a near crash on her second run Friday to become, at 18, the youngest winner...
Two Olympic athletes test positive for drugs
German two-time Olympic gold medalist Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and Italian bobsledder William Frullani were expelled by their teams from...
Sochi Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin leads after first slalom run
SOCHI, Russia -- U.S. slalom superstar Mikaela Shiffrin was in prime position for a gold medal after a blazing first run Friday at...
US Speedskating extends Under Armour deal through 2022, despite controversy
SOCHI, Russia – As US Speedskating winds down its disappointing Olympic performance where its Under Armour race suits became a subject...
Sweden tops Finland to reach gold-medal game
SOCHI, Russia — Sweden wasn't about to allow the loss of several top players — including its leader — deter it from its...
Chu chosen to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony
SOCHI, Russia - Julie Chu has been selected to carry the United States flag in Sunday's closing ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Jimmy Kimmel's fake wolf video gets a laugh from IOC spokesman
U.S. luge star Kate Hansen and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel pulled off a hoax -- a wolf supposedly walking down the hallway in a dorm at...
Helene Elliott: Men's hockey: When U.S. faces Canada, emotions rule
SOCHI, Russia — When these are the rivalries — Canada facing the U.S. in one semifinal of the Olympic hockey tournament after...
Canada stuns U.S. in overtime to capture women's hockey gold
SOCHI, Russia -- The puck spun and wobbled as it slid slowly toward the vacated Canadian goal.
Bill Plaschke: Plaschke: Yuna Kim's flawless performance cuts no ice in a Russian arena
SOCHI, Russia — The brilliantly graceful South Korean queen of figure skating did everything necessary to retain her Olympic crown...
Chris Dufresne: Olympics: Spotlight will be on Mikaela Shiffrin in women's slalom
SOCHI, Russia — The thought was Mikaela Shiffrin would get her Olympic feet wet in Tuesday's giant slalom and then be ready for...
Postcard from Sochi: Fire goes out for Russians
SOCHI, Russia — The Olympic flame makes a sound, and it doesn't exactly remind one of sitting around a campfire with embers popping...
Amid Olympic venues, a cemetery rests in peace
SOCHI, Russia — Thousands of fans were streaming into Olympic Park at noon, funneling through the main gate toward a central plaza...
Chapuis leads French sweep of ski cross
SOCHI, Russia — The fab threesome of U.S. freeskiers Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper landed on the cover of a...
Davis: Speedskating struggles a wake-up call
Changes to the U.S. speedskating set-up are likely after a disastrous fortnight of numerous complaints and no medals, double Olympic...
Canadian women win first curling gold
SOCHI, Russia -- Given the dominance of the Canadian women curlers, it’s hard to believe Thursday was their first-ever Olympic gold.
U.S. wins, will face Canada in men's hockey semis
SOCHI, Russia -- This is what Team USA wanted: another crack at Canada, a chance to avenge an overtime loss in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics...
Helene Elliott: Home isn't safe for Russia's hockey team
SOCHI, Russia — The Sochi Olympics will continue without the Russian hockey team, which was stifled by Finland in a 3-1 quarterfinal...
Philip Hersh: Postcard from Sochi: Generosity of figure skating greats catching
SOCHI, Russia — The best thing about sharing a hotel with NBC's figure skating analysts has been the chance for conversations over a...
1 last goal on Julie Chu's bucket list
SOCHI, Russia — Before they take the ice for perhaps the biggest game of their lives, the United States women's hockey team will...
Virtual 3-way tie after women's figure skating short program; Gold 4th
SOCHI, Russia — Where to begin, given all the storylines?
Silver for Williams, bronze for Chicago's Evans in women's bobsled
SOCHI, Russia -- The first time Aja Evans took a run down the bobsled track — a sensation she likens to being stuffed into a garbage...
Plaschke: Final bobsled run costs USA-1
SOCHI, Russia — They skidded and scrapped and careened from the history books into a scrunched heap at the end of cold track.
Canada escapes with 2-1 victory over Latvia
SOCHI, Russia -- Latvia's dream run in the Winter Games finally came to a halt at the hands of defending gold medalist Canada.
Ligety wins gold medal in giant slalom
SOCHI, Russia — Ted Ligety's first Olympic gold medal in 2006 was such a gift it all but fell out of the sky from a gondola.
Speedskating shutout is complete for U.S.
SOCHI, Russia -- Just about every speedskater at the Olympics has been asked about the U.S.' stunning inability to win a medal. Questions...
Canadian curlers going for double golds
SOCHI, Russia — What is it about those Canadians and curling?
Miller's Olympic career ends after 20th place in giant slalom
SOCHI, Russia -- Bode Miller's Olympic career ended Wednesday when he finished 20th behind winner and U.S. teammate Ted Ligety in the men'...
Speedskater Sablikova again golden in women's 5,000
SOCHI, Russia - Czech Martina Sablikova successfully defended her gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters on Wednesday, while the Netherlands...
U.S. bobsled pilot Holcomb trains while nursing calf injury
SOCHI, Russia – Nursing a calf strain, U.S. pilot Steven Holcomb returned to the bobsled track Wednesday morning to take training runs...
'Lost' Gracie Gold found
SOCHI, Russia — There were many moments over the last five months when Gracie Gold felt panicky.
Bill Plaschke: Plaschke: Johnny Weir is just being his out, open self
SOCHI, Russia — The surprise American star of these Olympics is walking through a rainstorm, not a drop on his black leggings and...
Now the real work begins for U.S. men's hockey team
SOCHI, Russia — The U.S. men's hockey team was designed to be fast and hard to play against and it was all of that in the...
Family thrilled for Chicago bobsledder Evans
SOCHI, Russia — As he stands waiting for the women's bobsled event to begin, Fred Evans acknowledges that his family has done some...
Praise pours in for U.S. ice dance champs
SOCHI, Russia -- Meryl Davis and Charlie White received their historic ice dance gold in a downpour at the Sochi medals plaza Tuesday night.
Postcard from Sochi: An appetite for a better appetite
SOCHI, Russia — My prized photo so far is a selfie with two Russian women, one named Olga, at a kiosk near my hotel. I ate homemade...
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