Olympic Games
Vancouver signs over Winter Games to Sochi
February 24, 2010Although the Vancouver Games have not ended, the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia are in the news. At a special ceremony Tuesday, Vancouver and British Colombia officials signed over the Winter Games to officials from the Black Sea resort. Sochi hopes to...
Skater Ohno is the most decorated US Winter Olympian
February 23, 2010By Parke Brewer Having won his sixth and seventh career Olympic medals in Vancouver, short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is now the most decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. history. Ohno made his first Olympic appearance as a 19-year-old at the...
Lopsided women's ice hockey games open Olympic tournament
February 16, 2010On Saturday, Canada broke record for biggest margin of victory in Olympic women's ice hockey with an 18-0 trouncing of Slovakia The world's two dominant women's ice hockey teams - Canada and the United States - opened group round-robin play at the Winter...
Men's luge tops Olympic medal events Sunday
February 15, 2010The Winter Olympics resume Sunday with five medal events, including men's luge, two days after a Georgian luger was killed during a practice run. Organizers have made changes to the luge track to make it safer and a bit slower for competitors. Nodar...
Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympic Games
October 02, 2009As the music wound down in the conference hall in Copenhagen, tension filled the air. Then the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge acknowledged the effort put in by the cities that vied to host the games to be staged in seven...
2012 Olympic security costs soar
December 11, 2007Rising security costs are threatening to break the budget of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Security cost estimates have increased by 40 percent, from $1.2 billion to $1.7 billion, which means the Summer Games' overall budget of $19 billion may...