Davis: Speedskating struggles a wake-up call
Changes to the U.S. speedskating set-up are likely after a disastrous fortnight of numerous complaints and no medals, double Olympic champion Shani Davis said Thursday. At the center of the...
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Postcard from Sochi: Fire goes out for Russians
SOCHI, Russia — The Olympic flame makes a sound, and it doesn't exactly remind one of sitting around a campfire with embers popping and marshmallows toasting. Think continuous blowtorch set...
Davis: Speedskating struggles a wake-up call
Changes to the U.S. speedskating set-up are likely after a disastrous fortnight of numerous complaints and no medals, double Olympic champion Shani Davis said Thursday. At the center of the...
Speedskater Hansen tracks down all 10 Blackhawks
SOCHI, Russia -- Call it a perfect set. Glenview's Brian Hansen, an Olympic speedskater, finally got photographed with all 10 Blackhawks Olympians. Hansen, 23, tweeted this Thursday: "BOOM! @88PKane! Met...
U.S. wins, will face Canada in men’s hockey semis
SOCHI, Russia -- This is what Team USA wanted: another crack at Canada, a chance to avenge an overtime loss in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics final, and a chance to...
1 last goal on Julie Chu’s bucket list
SOCHI, Russia — Before they take the ice for perhaps the biggest game of their lives, the United States women's hockey team will look at their motto posted their dressing...
Ligety wins gold medal in giant slalom
SOCHI, Russia — Ted Ligety's first Olympic gold medal in 2006 was such a gift it all but fell out of the sky from a gondola. It was like a...
Virtual 3-way tie after women’s figure skating short program; Gold 4th
SOCHI, Russia — Where to begin, given all the storylines? With South Korea's Yuna Kim, skating's international woman of mystery, showing she still is the best female figure skater in...
Silver for Williams, bronze for Chicago’s Evans in women’s bobsled
SOCHI, Russia -- The first time Aja Evans took a run down the bobsled track — a sensation she likens to being stuffed into a garbage can and pushed off...
Speedskating shutout is complete for U.S.
SOCHI, Russia -- Just about every speedskater at the Olympics has been asked about the U.S.' stunning inability to win a medal. Questions typically touch on the controversial race suits...