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Women’s Brazilian doubles bobsled team crashes hard

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 18, 2014

On Feb. 16, Brazil's Olympic women's bobsled doubles team of Fabiana Santos and Sally da Silva seemed to be on another smooth training run, until a high turn on one of the sharp bends. One of the sled’s...

Matt Lauer, Al Roker provide some comedic relief in low-speed luge run

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 18, 2014

Feb. 14 marked an important day in the history of news television.For the second time, The Today Show’s Al Roker and Matt Lauer donned the standard United States’ spandex suits and helmets to take...

U.S. Sweeps Men’s Slopestyle Skiing during Day 8

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 15, 2014

Sochi’s Rosa Khutor Extreme Center slopes have gained the U.S. many victories over the past few days, and, as of Day 8, Feb. 13, it provided three more. The U.S.’s Joss Christensen (gold), Guy Kenworthy...

First Gold Medal Tie in Olympic Alpine Skiing Ever

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 13, 2014

For the first time in Olympic history, there was a tie for the gold medal during the women’s alpine downhill skiing event during day 7, Feb. 12, of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Tina Maze of Slovenia and...

Russian Skier Breaks Ski, Canadian Coach Rushes to Aid

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

During the semi finals of the cross-country skiing sprint event at the winter Olympics on Day 6, February 11, Russian skier Anton Gafarov badly damaged, first, and then finally broke one of his skis half...

The Fisht Olympic Stadium, taken by Atos International

Let the games begin: Sochi Olympics starts off strong

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer February 7, 2014

  Photos taken by Atos International/ Creative Commons Licensed Even though it seemed the rest of Sochi was not prepared, the opening ceremony on Day 1 of the Winter Olympics proved just the...

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