Dubbed the 'Minister for Bobsleigh' after a brief foray into politics back home in Siberia, Alexander Zubkov proved ditching a smart suit for figure-hugging lycra was the right move by winning two-man gold in Sochi on Monday.
China's men's curlers swept into the semifinals of the Olympic competition on Monday and are poised to emerge as the sport's new power.
Marina Zoueva faced the ultimate test of her loyalties at the Winter Olympics on Monday as, in a bittersweet twist for ice dancing's supreme coach, she found her allegiances torn three ways.
The coach of China's aerials ski team has vowed it will do better at the next Olympics after failing to claim gold in one of the nation's targeted events at the Sochi Games.
New pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie said on Sunday he was aiming to leap even higher than the towering 6.16 meters he cleared the day before in Donetsk.
Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors thought her world had ended when she finished outside the medals in the short track 1,500m on Saturday.
While American spectators are upset at being denied a frosty cold one during Sochi Olympic hockey games most Russians agree with the ban, saying it helps keep rowdy fans in check.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted on Sunday comments from Chelsea rival Jose Mourinho that he was a "specialist in failure" were "silly" and "disrespectful".
Zhao Hongbo has just completed his fifth Winter Olympics trip but, this time, it was as a coach of China's figure skating pairs team and not as an athlete.
The Olympic victory of a Korean speed skater competing for Russia has triggered outrage in South Korea, with public anger directed squarely at the national skating body.
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