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.
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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.
‘Happy tears’ for Cox in moguls final
VIDEO: SHE failed to win a medal but, for Britt Cox, fifth place in the ladies’ moguls final felt like a win, not a loss.
Why I’m blown away by Sochi
OLYMPIAN Steven Lee writes he has been blown away by Sochi, sepite all the negative press.
Olympian smashes bathroom door
US BOBSLEIGH star Johnny Quinn used his muscle for a different purpose on Saturday – to escape from a bathroom at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Huck it! BBC bleeps boarder
THE BBC stopped an interview with a leading snowboarder overnight after mistakenly thinking he had dropped the F-bomb.
White says no regrets over slopestyle
US snowboarder Shaun White says he was right to quit slopestyle, as teammate Sage Kotsenburg wins gold.
Blonde, Bright and up for the fight
PLENTY has been written in the Winter Olympics lead-up about Australian snowboarding superstar Torah Bright.
Russia’s icy course from hell
IT’S the course from hell. A steep, narrow strip of icy terror that would reduce most skiers to quivering, blubbering wrecks.
Ten lands ratings coup with Sochi
NETWORK Ten’s Sochi Olympics deal may become the programming score of the year with huge audiences set to peak when Torah Bright races for gold.
Russia still holds ceremony cards
LISA Forrest, the smiley kid at the Moscow Olympics who made the nation cry, found herself being swept away with Sochi’s epic opening ceremony.
Aussie James misses slopestyle final
YOUNG Australian snowboarder Scotty James has missed the final of the slopestyle event at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Meet the Aussie Justin Bieber
MEET Scotty James, the 19-year-old Aussie who could just be our very own version of Justin Bieber. Seriously.
Olympics ‘a little bit gay’: Canada’s cheeky ad
A VERY funny Canadian ad has taken a shot at Vladimir Putin and offered support for gay athletes competing in the Sochi Winter Olympics.
No ring? No problem in Russia
RUSSIAN TV viewers didn’t see the fifth Olympic ring fail to open during the Opening Ceremony. Instead, they saw this …
‘Hijacker’ wanted to fly to Sochi
A UKRAINIAN man is in custody after reportedly yelling “Bomb!” and demanding the flight be diverted to Sochi.
Sochi’s dreamy opening ceremony
WITH a quirky, spectacular Opening Ceremony, Russia showed it is desperate to shed its old, grey, leathery skin.
Putin’s opening ceremony slapdown
VLADIMIR Putin gave the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron to a figure skating champion who tweeted a racist slur.
‘Chumpy’ in awe of ceremony
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic flag-bearer Alex “Chumpy” Pullin had one word for Sochi’s spectacular opening ceremony: “awesome”.
Sochi’s glittering transformation
AS THE Winter Olympic Games begin, see how Sochi was transformed from a cabbage patch to a futuristic sporting playground.
Putin’s billionaire boys’ club
TUCKED away deep inside Sochi National Park lies the lair of Vladimir Putin.
Town on a high with flag bearer
THE Victorian town of Mansfield is celebrating its hometown hero Alex “Chumpy” Pullin’s selection as flag bearer for the Winter Olympics.
Is this the weirdest movie ever made?
SOCHI Olympic organisers are so desperate to sell their city and their Olympics, they’ve gone and made possibly the worst film ever. WARNING: Your brain will explode.
Drama over roo flag at Games
A SOCHI security scuffle has erupted over a boxing kangaroo flag which was being waved by the parents of a leading Australian Winter Olympian.
Let the most expensive Games begin
BIG READ: IT’S cost more money than any other Olympics but will Sochi overcome terror threats and political controversy to shine on the global stage?
Our flagbearer has the most Australian name ever
ALEX “Chumpy” Pullin, our best gold medal chance at the Sochi Olympics, will be Australia’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
Pullin is Australia’s flag-bearer
ALEX “Chumpy” Pullin, our best gold medal chance at the Sochi Olympics, will be Australia’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
Sochi profile #1: Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin
ALEX “Chumpy” Pullin is a 27-year-old dual snowboard dual cross world champion with an Olympic score to settle.
A mug’s guide to the Sochi Games
CAMEL spins, twizzles, roast beef and burned stones? Get educated on some of the stranger terms you’ll hear during the Sochi Games.
The Aussie Bieber of Sochi
MEET Scotty James, the 19-year-old Aussie who could just be the Aussie Justin Bieber of the Sochi Olympics.
Google doodle sticks it to Putin
GOOGLE’S latest doodle has taken a clear stance on the debate around Russia’s anti-gay propaganda laws on the eve of the Winter Olympics.
Putin’s plan to secure Sochi
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin’s most trusted weapon in Sochi is the covert surveillance offered by the feared FSB.
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