The Urban Legend

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...

Before the Games Even Began

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • February 11, 2014

Few days before the games even began, the host of the Olympics, the town of Sochi had seemingly not been properly constructed. Reports of hotels with unfinished lobbies, rooms, and incorrect plumbing were...

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...