Bobsledder’s hilarious wardrobe malfunction
SOME might say he had a lot of guts, others that it was just funny. Here’s what happened when bobsledder Chris Spring told Twitter about his wardrobe malfunction.
Winter Olympics
Weather not ideal, to put it mildly
FROST BITES: CRITICISM of Sochi conditions isn’t likely to melt away soon, with the weather warmer than at the London summer Games.
Outcasts lack class in funding row
ALEX “Chumpy” Pullin deserves the chance to race for gold on Monday night without a row exploding over athlete funding.
Fan-tache-tic! Sochi star’s bold look
ROCKING a Mitchell Johnson-style mustache, Czech snowboarder Eva Samkova claimed Olympic gold in Sochi.
Skater cancels Twitter after abuse
A SKATER has deleted her Twitter account after being implicated in a Steven Bradbury-style pile-up during the women’s 500m final.
Brockhoff robbed by maple thief
AUSTRALIAN snowboarder Belle Brockhoff missed the final of the snowboard cross, coming to grief courtesy of a Canadian.
A Cold War grudge match for the ages
WITH Nirvana blaring out and cheerleaders in short skirts waving pompoms, Team USA must have almost felt at home.
Too fast? Too dangerous? No worries
ALEX “Chumpy” Pullin is worried that Sochi’s snowboard cross course is too fast — but he vows not to complain about it.
Torah didn’t train before Sochi win
EXCLUSIVE: IT’S the equivalent of an Olympic swimmer not touching the water for months before an Olympics.
US wins a cold war over Russia
THE classic grudge match between Russia and the USA served up one of the greatest matches yet in a rivalry that stretches back in the Cold War.
Major injuries a rite of passage
FOR nearly every athlete at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, there is a tale of injury, rehabilitation and the long road back to competition.
Skier fractures spine at Sochi
FREESTYLE skier Maria Komissarova has been seriously injured while training on the Sochi Olympic course for the ski-cross event.
Bradbury: Winter Olympics is powering
TRAVELLING the globe, competing in four Winter Olympics and commentating on another three, I have seen a lot.
Schoolboy Hughes no ‘Chumpy fan’
SNOWBOARDING schoolboy Jarryd Hughes is not a member of the fan club cheering on Australia’s top snowboarder, Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin.
Build the water park, says Lydia
SOCHI bronze medallist Lydia Lassila says Australia needs to quickly build a $6m water jump park to develop our next aerial skiing champion.
Lydia: I’ve made my mark forever
THE night after her extraordinary bronze medal in Sochi, Lydia Lassila had her first drink in 10 months.
Steele slides to 14th
VETERAN slider Michelle Steele will likely retire from skeleton after a disappointing 14th at the Winter Olympics.
Russia on a roll
FORMER Winter Olympics STEVEN LEE writes in an exclusive column that this is becoming the Olympics he hoped it would.
Lassila wins bronze medal
IF THEY awarded Olympic medals for guts, they would have handed Lydia Lassila gold, silver and bronze in Sochi.
Nice guy Pullin becomes snow warrior
THE warrior spirit is emerging in Australian nice-guy Alex “Chumpy” Pullin ahead of his snowboard cross event on Monday.
Aussies accuse ‘unfair’ Russians
THE Aussies have accused the Russians of playing dirty at the skeleton, but their protests fell on deaf ears.
Skater does a Bradbury
VIDEO: A Chinese skater did a Steven Bradbury to win gold at the Winter Olympics short track speed skating.
’They’re burgers, not nuggets’
FROST BITES: ’Stoner’ skier sets record straight, a Russian curler eats ice and the mystery of the extra gold medals is solved.
Swede has good crack in Sochi
WATCH as a Swedish skier is the butt of jokes in Sochi after his pants fell down to his knees in the men’s slopestyle.
Torah’s bittersweet Sochi success
SOCHI silver medallist Torah Bright has spoken for the first time about the trauma of last year’s marriage breakup.
Jumping the aerial guns
IT MAY just go down as the greatest act of recruiting in Australian sports history. And Lydia Lassila is in hot form.
Bobsleigh ‘breaks worker’s leg’
A BOBSLEIGH has smashed into a course worker at the Olympics, breaking at least one of the man’s legs.
Topless skier receives new support
AN OLYMPIC skier depicted in revealing photographs and a video that circulated on the internet said her country’s sports officials are “on my side.’’
Bright set for brutal transition
SILVER snowboarder Torah Bright must shift her focus from “dancing” in the halfpipe to the brutal world of snowboard cross.
No joy for Russ in slopestyle final
AUSTRALIAN skier Russ Henshaw has missed out on a medal in the men’s slopestyle final in Sochi on Thursday night.
The ridiculous ban on congratulating athletes
“WELL done, we are proud of you.” Oops, careful, you can’t say that. An Australian ski resort has been banned from associating with Aussie athletes competing at the winter games.
Aussie boarder critical after crash
MELBOURNE para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson is in a critical condition in hospital in Barcelona after a racing accident.
Tinder app stoking Olympic flames
FROST BITES: THE traditional hotbed of lust that is the athletes’ village has gone hi-tech, with a ‘networking’ app all the rage in Sochi.
Incredible deadheat for Sochi gold
FOR the first time in Olympic history, an Alpine skiing race ended in a tie for Olympic gold. Check out the video.
Torah claims silver at Sochi
WATCH THE RUN: TORAH Bright has claimed silver for Australia, leaving it until her last run to post her medal-winning score.
Our happiest Winter Olympian
MEET Steph Magiros. She’s the one with feathers in her cap and gold eye makeup and a big smile no halfpipe can remove.
Gutsy Greig makes up for fall
DANIEL Greig, who fell only 10 steps into his pet 500m race, restored some pride with a gutsy effort at the Sochi Olympics.
Lassila airs displeasure at media
AUSSIE star Lydia Lassila has criticised the media’s delight in showing dramatic crashes and spills at Sochi.
Dad’s hammy powering Russ
AUSTRALIAN slopestyle skier Russ Henshaw can thank part of his dad’s hamstring for helping him to make Sochi.
Canadian helps fallen Russian skier
A CANADIAN coach helped a Russian cross country skier to finish after he broke a ski in a crash in the men’s sprint.
I-Pod hearts Kate Moss
MEMO to Kate Moss: Switzerland’s new gold medallist halfpipe snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov likes you.
Millionaire seeks curling gold
A MILLIONAIRE has swept his business interests aside as he chases a curling gold medal in Sochi.
The dark side of Torah Bright
THERE’S a siege mentality developing around Torah Bright – let’s hope it spurs her on to perform at her best.
Dale accent quip turns air frosty
FROST BITES: BE careful when commenting on how “Strayan” Aussie people sound when they speak, you never know who might be listening.
White wipeout, Vegemite Kid ninth
SHAUN White crashed out, Aussie Kent Callister was ninth, while a Swiss claimed gold in a the men’s halfpipe final.
Topless pics cause Sochi stir
VIDEO: A LEBANESE skier at Sochi has sparked a furore after risque photos of her taken for a calendar resurfaced online.
Aussie star hits out at judges
AUSSIE snowboarder Scotty James has slammed judges for inconsistent marking after failing to make the halfpipe semis.
Segal so close in slopestyle final
AUSSIE Anna Segal fell agonisingly short of winning a medal in a ski slopestyle final marred by a horrific crash involving a Canadian skier.
Amazing skeleton helmets
SOCHI’S skeleton racers are bringing their fashion sense out of the closet with astonishing helmet designs. Here’s the best of the best.
The pipe’s fine, stop whingeing
THE Sochi halfpipe has at least one fan, and Canadian Crispin Lipscomb says Torah Bright’s camp should stop mouthing off.
Australia’s most broken athlete
BROKEN wrists, mangled ribs, a bulging disc in her back – Holly Crawford might just be our most broken athlete.
Right wax can decide races
FINDING the right wax setup is a difficult science, and the top ski teams have more than a dozen technicians working before any race.
Athletes keep dropping at Sochi
SOCHI’S Olympic snowboarding and freestyle courses have been described as “retarded” and “far from perfect”.
Greig sees psychologist after crash
AUSTRALIA’S Daniel Greig is seeking advice from a psychologist as he battles to mentally recover from every skeedskater’s worst nightmare.
Torah crashes, brother goes nuts
VIDEO: TORAH Bright sent a scare through the Aussie camp, crashing in training, before her brother launched an extraordinary tirade.
Aussie trio take on ‘Flying Tomato’
AUSTRALIA has three competitors in the snowboard halfpipe, but no matter what they do it’s all about Shaun White.
‘Knicker slugs’ offend English ears
FROST BITES: THE on-air antics of some excitable BBC commentators have offended the Pommy public, leading to hundreds of complaints.
Why curling is total pants
THE curling venue, oddly enough, is replacing the figure skating rink as the Olympic centre of haute couture.
Amazing footage of downhill course
INCREDIBLE VIDEO: EVER wondered what it’s like to ski the downhill course at the Winter Olympics? Wonder no more.
Aussie’s dream dashed in four seconds
THE Olympic dream of Australian speed skater and medal hopeful Daniel Greig was shattered in just 10 steps.
Dale fail: Begg-Smith out of Games
AN OUT-OF-FORM Dale Begg-Smith, Australia’s most successful Winter Olympian, has bombed out in Sochi.
Ultimate Olympic heartbreak story
YOU want Olympic heartbreak? Try Aussie star Matt Graham’s moguls near miss on the Sochi slopes for starters.
Relaxed Segal downplays injuries
ANNA Segal’s camp insist the world champion slopestyle skier will be ready for competition despite injuries.
Fat boys slim as curlers get fit
BRAD Jacobs says there is a new era of athleticism emerging in curling and his Canadian crew is on its cutting edge.
Watt slips through Sochi security
OLYMPIC cycling champion Kathy Watt has raised eyebrows in Sochi after managing to enter the athletes’ village.
IOC cracks down on athlete tributes
THE IOC is reprimanding athletes for wearing items commemorating the dead.
‘That’s bull****’: Figure skater’s reaction a hit
IF THERE’S one Olympic sport to watch during Sochi, it’s figure skating. From tears, tantrums and ponytails, here are the best moments rinkside.
Aussie Ferlazzo 33rd in luge
TOWNSVILLE’S iceman Alex Ferlazzo has finished his maiden Winter Olympics in 33rd spot in the men’s single luge.
Frost Bites: A tiny star is born
WE’RE only a couple of days in, but a pint-sized figure-skater has already staked a claim to be the face of these Games.
Skate star’s striptease finale
VIDEO: RUSSIAN speed skater Olga Graf showed off more than she wanted after winning a bronze medal in the 3000m at Sochi.
Old Enemy become the Cold Enemy
OUR Old Enemy was buried in the Ashes, but be warned: the Great Britain Winter Olympics team may become our Cold Enemy in Sochi.
Bruno’s brief Hollywood story
TONGAN luger Bruno Banani shares his name with a German underwear company that has paired with the 26-year-old.
Downton Abbey inspires medal win
DOWNTON Abbey has been credited with helping Britain win its first ever medal on the snow – a snowboarding bronze.
Torah Bright misses medals
AUSSIE star Torah Bright has fallen short of a medal in the first part of her bold three-pronged Winter Olympics assault plan.
Russian into Chinese alliance
THE global power balance has tilted east after the Sochi opening ceremony, where Vladimir Putin and the Chinese president buddied up.
VIDEO: Shocking slopestyle crash
ONE of Torah Bright’s Winter Olympics slopestyle competitors was lucky to walk away from a crash that destroyed her helmet.
Sochi’s bizarre protest park
IF you’re watching the world’s best winter athletes and feel an urge to protest, you head to Sochi’s “speaker’s corner”.
Teammates Begg to differ on Dale
MAYBE he’s not such a cold fish after all. Maybe Dale Begg-Smith is not the cool, aloof figure he’s often portrayed as.
Sochi contractor’s horror story
SOCHI, as we’ve seen, is a bit of a disaster area. One contractor who helped to prepare for the games reveals his harrowing experience.
Contractor’s Olympic horror story
SOCHI, as we’ve seen, is a bit of a disaster area. One contractor who helped to prepare for the games reveals his harrowing experience.
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