T.J. Oshie added his name to the list of American Olympic heroes with a nerveless shootout performance that lifted the United States men's ice hockey team to a heart-stopping 3-2 win over Russia at the Sochi Winter Games on Saturday.
Russia blasted American referee Brad Meier on Saturday for disallowing a goal that would have given it a lead late in its Olympic Games hockey clash it eventually lost to the US in a shootout.
An edge that is too sharp or the wrong kind of wax: that kind of detail can make the difference between gold, a fourth place or a crash in the alpine skiing in Sochi.
Part-time fireman Zbigniew Brodka demanded an end to the arduous journeys he and other Poles make across Europe looking for speed skating facilities to train on after winning his country's first Olympic gold in the sport.
It's ancient history for many, but 1980 upset was named America's top sports moment of the 20th century
Since the 1980 'Miracle On Ice' game, the US and Russia have met five times with the Russians winning three times and one match ending in a tie.
Derek Jeter pulled into the parking lot of the New York Yankees' minor league complex on Thursday, walked out of his gray Mercedes-Benz and waved as about 50 fans applauded his mere arrival.
American luger Christian Niccum could not even head off for a consolation beer after missing his last chance at an Olympic medal in the team relay on Thursday - he had homework to do.
For Zhang Hong, switching from short track to distance speed skating six years ago turned out to be the best decision of her athletic life and it paid off on Thursday when the 25-year-old struck gold for China in the 1,000m at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Yevgeny Plushenko's rivals were shocked on Thursday night after hearing the four-time Olympic medalist had withdrawn at the last minute due to an injury.
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