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# Sochi 2014

Disappointment for Bell as Mikaela Shiffrin becomes America's golden girl

Florence Bell failed to finish the women’s slalom in Sochi.

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Feb 21st 2014, 6:37 PM

# Controversy

South Korean fury at Yuna Kim figure-skating defeat

Websites were flooded with angry comments by ordinary South Koreans who felt that “Queen Yuna” had been robbed of the title.

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Feb 21st 2014, 11:44 AM

# sochi wolf

That 'Sochi Wolf' video was an epic Jimmy Kimmel prank

Here’s how he did it.

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Feb 21st 2014, 9:58 AM

# Explanation

Here's why the Olympic figure skating final wasn't fixed

The website of the popular online campaigning forum, Change.org, last night crashed as hundreds of thousands logged on to sign a petition calling for a review of the judges’ scores.

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Feb 21st 2014, 9:35 AM

# Sochi 2014

Winter Olympic Village: Day 12

Join us for an apres-ski shandy.

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Feb 20th 2014, 7:05 PM

# girl who cried wolf

US Olympian finds a 'wolf' wandering around her Sochi hotel

At least that’s what she thinks it is anyway.

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Feb 20th 2014, 3:08 PM

# Sochi 2014

Winter Olympic Village: Day 12

If you’re Russian, look away now.

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Feb 19th 2014, 7:19 PM

# Disaster

Sad Sochi bear is the symbol of Russia's ice hockey heartbreak

When the Russian ice hockey team loses, a nation cries.

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Feb 19th 2014, 6:04 PM

# Sochi 2014

Why you really need to care about Yuna Kim and Julia Lipnitskaya's figure skating showdown

Don’t like figure skating? Doesn’t matter.

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Feb 19th 2014, 3:27 PM

# Sochi 2014

Conor Lyne crashes out of Giant Slalom competition

Irish skiier “disappointed” after falling on his Olympic debut.

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Feb 19th 2014, 10:36 AM

# Sochi 2014

Winter Olympic Village: Day 11

Imagine tearing your ACL and winning Olympic gold two months later…

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Feb 18th 2014, 9:28 PM

# Sochi 2014

The finish in the men's biathlon couldn't have been much closer

Emil Hegle Svendsen won gold in the 15km mass start… just about.

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Feb 18th 2014, 2:34 PM

# Sochi 2014

Conor Lyne cleared to compete despite Olympic injury scare

Skiier injured his shoulder during a training session in Sochi 10 days ago.

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Feb 18th 2014, 1:48 PM

# i ♥ olympics

The 14 stages of realising you're a Winter Olympics superfan

AKA the journey from zero to obsessed.

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Feb 18th 2014, 1:06 PM

# Bittersweet

Emotional bronze reward for ill Japanese ski jumper

The ski jumper may be suffering from Churg-Strauss syndrome, an illness with initial symptoms resembling asthma but potentially deadly.

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Feb 18th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Review

Winter Olympic Village: Day Ten

There was disappointment for the Jamaican bobsleigh team among other events in Sochi today.

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Feb 17th 2014, 10:00 PM

# loud noises

These screaming curlers are the new stars of the Winter Olympics

WARNING: You may want to turn the volume down before hitting the play button.

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Feb 17th 2014, 4:06 PM

# Run the track

VIDEO: Jamaica's bobsleigh team has an official theme song... and it's pretty catchy

It’s Bobsled Time!

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Feb 17th 2014, 1:05 PM

# Delays

Here's the thick fog that has been causing havoc in Sochi today

The men’s snowboard cross event and men’s biathlon have postponed due to the bad weather.

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Feb 17th 2014, 11:19 AM

# Sochi Fail

Heroic cat falls through ceiling of Sochi skating arena, walks away

And it was all caught on CCTV.

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Feb 17th 2014, 8:04 AM

# hoverboards

Winter Olympic Village: Day Nine

Looks like Marty McFly’s crazy, hovering future is not so far away.

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Feb 16th 2014, 8:30 PM

# Controversial

Gay people don't play sport because it is too manly - Neil Francis

The former Ireland lock and Sunday Independent columnist made his comments on Off The Ball.

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Feb 16th 2014, 3:58 PM

# Ghost estate

It was 30 years ago today: 13 haunting pictures from 1984's Winter Olympics venues

The Sarajevo Olympic park is being reclaimed by nature.

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Feb 16th 2014, 2:30 PM

# Twittersphere

Steady on, lads! It's the sporting tweets of the week

Also featuring Darran O’Sullivan’s thoughts on Michael Carrick and Irish Winter Olympian Florence Bell’s new best friend.

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Feb 16th 2014, 8:45 AM

# Looking Back

It’s Sunday so here are 15 of our favourite sporting images from the past week

Featuring the Steven Gerrard, the Winter Olympics and Ireland’s Six Nations campaign.

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Feb 16th 2014, 8:30 AM

# Snow Days

We don't get much snow - so how do Ireland's Winter Olympic hopefuls follow their dream?

Seamus O’Connor’s impressive Olympic debut can help Irish snowsports to take the next step.

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Feb 16th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Explainer

Here's all you need to know about curling, including why they sweep the ice

It’s like shuffleboard but with warmer coats.

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Feb 16th 2014, 7:45 AM

# good reads

Science at the Winter Olympics and homosexuality in sport: Some of the week’s best sportswriting

Also featuring articles on Nemanja Vidic’s impending Man United exit and Shane McNaughton’s life as a young GAA star.

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Feb 16th 2014, 7:20 AM

# Sochi 2014

Winter Olympic Village: Day Eight

There were medals galore as Sochi entered its second week.

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Feb 15th 2014, 8:10 PM

# Olympic Spirit

Gold Medallist waits 28 minutes to cheer on last placed cross-country skiier

Dario Cologna waited to welcome home his Peruvian opponent, who was competing two weeks after breaking several ribs.

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Feb 15th 2014, 1:06 PM

# Highlights

Winter Olympic Village: Day Seven

Ireland’s Sean Greenwood crashed out while Britain won its first gold of the Sochi Games.

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Feb 14th 2014, 8:22 PM

# brave

WATCH: Ireland's Sean Greenwood recovers heroically from a 74mph crash

He was competing at the skeleton event in Sochi earlier.

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Feb 14th 2014, 5:02 PM

# misfortune

Irish athlete Sean Greenwood suffered a bad crash in Sochi today

He finished in last place after the second heat of the skeleton event partially as a result of the accident.

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Feb 14th 2014, 3:11 PM

# Sochi Selfie

This spectator has given us the best Sochi Fail so far

Seems someone wasn’t too bothered with the action on the ice.

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Feb 14th 2014, 10:10 AM

# Crash

Snapshot: Speed skating champ takes gold medal in her stride, runner-up goes nuts

There’s also a lesson about biding your time in here somewhere.

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Feb 14th 2014, 9:05 AM

# Sochi 2014

Winter Olympic Village: Day Six

Iconic Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko retired, and there were some more medals, on day six in Sochi.

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Feb 13th 2014, 9:15 PM

# danger

Sochi Bobsled crash leaves course worker with two compound leg fractures

The man has been rushed to hospital, but it remains unclear why he was in the braking zone of the Bobsled course.

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Feb 13th 2014, 4:14 PM

# Wardrobe Malfunction

Swedish Slopestyle skier loses balance, trousers (possibly dignity) in awkward landing

Maybe next time he’ll wear proper lycra skiing attire.

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Feb 13th 2014, 2:41 PM

Voices

Column: The struggle for human rights in Russia won’t end with the Winter Olympics

The abuse of minorities and their defenders in Russia affects gay people but also Roma, immigrant workers and other ethnic communities. Let’s not forget about them, writes Stefania Kulaeva.

Feb 13th 2014, 12:55 PM

# Sochi 2014

10 things you need to know about the men's Olympic hockey tournament

From the battle between Crosby and Ovechkin to much less fighting than you might expect.

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Feb 13th 2014, 7:30 AM