Cities around the world have been dropping out of the bidding process to host the 2022 Winter Olympics as taxpayers in prospective host cities rejecting the Games via referendums out of fear of overspending on unnecessary projects.
Wow. Such story. Very excite. Many joyful: A good-natured, but nevertheless silly, internet campaign helped the Jamaican Bobsled team return to the Winter Olympics for the first time in over a decade. Here's how an internet meme, a cryptocurrency, and a love for the underdog combined to give Jamaica another chance at a real-life Cool Runnings.
There are a number of threats to the Sochi Games to begin on Friday. American authorities have warned Russian officials of the possible "toothpaste bombs."
Hubertus von Hohenlohe is proud to be Mexican and he's going to show off his cultural spirit when he hits the slopes at the Sochi Olympics this year.
The 55-year-old Mexican skier, who is also a prince of German descent and an accomplished photographer, is going out in style for his sixth, and likely final, trip to the Olympics, according to NBC OlympicTalk.
The most predictable moments in sport are the most forgettable ones. Rather, it is only we break the cycle that we notice the most memorable moments in sport -- the moments that signaled a significant difference from the previous year or era.
Two major roads to the Olympic site were blocked by water and mudslides, raising the question of whether the conditions would delay or affect the start time of the Olympics
