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.
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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.
Pittman comes of ice age
JANA Pittman is back at an Olympic Games for the first time in 10 years – and this time she has a smile on her face.
Cocky Canadians trash talk US
FROM trash talking one of America’s stars to vowing to win more medals than anyone, Canada has plenty of confidence.
Bright eyes final, James cocks it up
SCOTTY James hurt his “man parts really bad” while Torah Bright jumped straight to the slopestyle final at Sochi.
Who or what is a ‘Chumpy’?
OUR flagbearer for the opening ceremony in Sochi has the most Australian name ever. That much we know. But who the heck is he?
Dreams set to come true in Sochi
FOUR years has skated by since Vancouver and now, the biggest show on planet earth, the Olympics Games, has rolled into Sochi, Russia.
Anti-corruption laws to be eased
INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee members may soon be free to roam the world again, with moves underway to wind back anti-corruption reforms.
Watt looking for opening ticket
BEING an Olympic champion doesn’t guarantee you a seat for Russia’s first opening ceremony in 34 years.
Aussies to watch this weekend
IT’S time to set your body clock to sleepless mode and cook a huge pot of borscht – Russia’s famous, hearty beetroot soup.
Sochi: To Russia with gloves
AUSTRALIA’S athletes will show off icy arctic style over kitsch clobber at the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony on Saturday.
Shaun White quits ‘dangerous’ event
SNOWBOARD halfpipe champion Shaun White pulled out of the “dangerous” Olympic slopestyle event – prompting taunts from rivals.
Belle ready to let rip on Putin
AUSSIE star Belle Brockhoff has touched down in Sochi vowing to make a statement against Russia’s anti-gay laws.
Anne laments Olympic ceremonies
QUEEN Elizabeth II was a surprise star of the London Olympic opening ceremony, but her daughter was not a fan.
Jamaican bobsledders lose luggage
“I SEE pride, I see power, but I don’t see our luggage.” The Jamaican bobsled team has lost its equipment on the way to Sochi.
Green, gold and plenty of white
AUSTRALIA’S athletes will wear icy arctic fashion with a 1970s twist at the Sochi opening ceremony.
Sochi profile #2: Torah Bright
SNOWBOARDER Torah Bright admits she’s had to toughen up to compete in what she describes as “a roller derby on snow”.
Russia’s Sochi soft porn shoot
RUSSIA is courting controversy by featuring its female Winter Olympians in racy underwear photos, including Tatiana Borodulina, who lives in Australia.
Where’s the snow in Sochi?
IT MAY be the Winter Olympics, but there’s not a snowflake in sight from the rooms of seven of Australia’s Sochi athletes.
Putin’s ‘flame’ may light up Sochi
VLADIMIR Putin said he did not choose who will light the Olympic flame amid talk it will be his rumoured lover.
Sochi water ‘contains something very dangerous’
LIFE in Sochi is full of interesting hazards. If you can get past the toilets that can’t handle toilet paper, there’s yellow-coloured water that can’t touch your skin. And that’s not all.
This guy’s no Mickey Mouse skier
DAVID Morris’ first pair of skis as a toddler was an old pair of K2s with Mickey Mouse emblazoned on them.
Sochi profile #5: Anna Segal
WHEN Anna Segal first branched out from moguls to the hair-raisingly dangerous sport of slopestyle, her mother wasn’t impressed.
Sochi profile #4: Russ Henshaw
YOU often hear of the families of Olympians giving an arm and a leg to help their children.
Sochi profile #3: Lydia Lassila
LYDIA Lassila’s two-year-old son Kai spends so much time with his grandparents that he already speaks four languages.
Massive crash for Aussie skier
AUSSIE skier Nicole Parks walks away with just a pair of broken goggles after a spectacular crash in training at Sochi.
Inside Sochi’s ‘non-existent’ gay club
THIS is the club that Russian politicians claim does not exist. Sochi’s gay club, where Champagne sells for $600.
Baby face among Para hopefuls
A 14-YEAR-OLD and a 41-year-old are among five debutantes for Australia’s Sochi Winter Paralympics team.
Begg-Smith feeling that ‘itch’
HE’S BACK. After a major hiccup at the airport, Dale Begg-Smith finally showed up in Sochi wearing Australian colours.
Ice hot! Sochi’s sexiest stars
IS it just us, or are the Sochi Winter Olympics athletes hotter than their summer counterparts? You be the judge…
Sochi’s secret: it’s gorgeous
WHILE attention hones in on security threats and expenditure, nature has delivered a simple truth – Sochi is beautiful.
Stray dogs ‘threaten’ Sochi
A PEST control company says it has a contract to exterminate dogs throughout the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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