SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the Winter Olympics open at a superlative-filled opening ceremony in Sochi. More than with most games, these Olympics are closely ...

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The Sochi Winter Games set records in competitor numbers, medals awarded and quality of venues, keeping athletes happy and proving critics wrong, said International Olympic ...

It’s still balmy in London, but Dmitry Chernyshenko has ice and snow on his mind. Chernyshenko, the president and chief executive of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, has been in London ...

SUNY Cortland’s Clark Center for International Education will shed light on the implications of this year’s Winter Olympic Games by leading a panel discussion Monday, Feb. 10, on Vladimir Putin’s ...

(Reuters) - Figure skater Ashley Wagner, who was gifted a spot on the U.S. Olympic team despite an error-strewn national championships, is changing her troublesome long program in a bid to boost her ...

— -- Even if the Olympics are your favorite sporting event, bar none, a nagging thought has been hard to tamp down in the past few days amid the steady thrum of downbeat news swirling around the ...

A top Russian official said Thursday that the threat of a terror attack at the Sochi Winter Olympics is no greater than anywhere else in the world. “There is no ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is blaming early criticism of the Sochi Winter Games on a lingering Western, anti-Russian mentality dating back to the Cold War. In a televised Tuesday address, Putin ...

The U.S. Olympic Committee is having none of Sen. Lindsey Graham's suggestion to NBC News that the U.S. consider boycotting the Sochi Winter Games. "If there are any lessons to be learned from the ...

The Sochi Winter Games Opening Ceremonies start at 11 a.m. on Friday, EST, or 8 p.m. Sochi time. But Americans won't be able to watch the games until 7:30 p.m., when NBC broadcasts their pre-taped ...

Jones joins elite list of athletes who have appeared in Summer and Winter Games. Jan. 20, 2014— -- intro: Two-time summer Olympian Lolo Jones joined an elite list of athletes who have appeared in ...