Women go wild for suave French skater

2014-02-16 08:38:37

French figure skating heart-throb Brian Joubert has six world championship medals to show for his long career - plus the undying devotion of legions of female fans.

Plushenko retires after Olympic withdrawal

2014-02-14 10:08:06

Evgeni Plushenko's Olympics are over. His competitive career, too.

Julia Marino, Paraguay's 1st ever Winter Olympian

2014-02-12 10:50:21

Julia Marino grew up in Massachusetts and spent her weekends skiing in New Hampshire. She had a shot at competing for the United States in the Olympics.

Shiva vows return as the 'Destroyer'

2014-02-11 07:18:47

Shiva Keshavan is named after the Hindu god known as the "Destroyer" - and after finishing 37th in the Olympics, the Indian has vowed to come back in four years and wreak havoc on the luge.

All in the family for Canadian moguls stars

2014-02-10 07:22:43

Growing up in a household of three sisters competing in the same freestyle skiing discipline might have led to sibling rivalry, but that wasn't the case with the Dufour-Lapointes of Montreal, Canada.

Ole's in seventh heaven

2014-02-10 07:22:43

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen had just become the oldest Winter Olympic individual gold medalist - at age 40 - when he was hugged by a fellow Norwegian whose records he might soon overtake.

Masked men, women have battle cries covered up

2014-02-09 08:41:18

Hockey goaltenders who want to show their patriotic pride by adorning their Olympic masks with partisan slogans and inspirational battle cries are being given the cold shoulder by the International Olympic Committee.

Veteran Hubertus: the skiing mariachi

2014-02-09 08:41:18

Mexico's Hubertus de Hohenlohe is the oldest competitor at the Sochi Olympics, but the 55-year-old will likely have the boldest outfit - a skin-tight mariachi-inspired ski racing suit.

Wary White pulls the plug on slopestyle

2014-02-07 07:29:45

Shaun White jammed his wrist on one jump and watched the world's best snowboarders join him in tumbling down the super-sized, super-scary Olympic slopestyle course.

Kearney, Bilodeau in freestyle spotlight

2014-02-06 08:21:06

Defending champion Hannah Kearney of the US is favored to retain her women's moguls Olympic crown while Canada's Alex Bilodeau is tipped for more glory in the men's event as freestyle skiing gets under way on Thursday.

'Money' asks fans to pick foe

2014-02-05 07:53:11

With the date and venue already inked in, five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. has asked his fans on social media to choose his next opponent from either Britain's Amir Khan or Marcos Maidana of Argentina.

Luge tries to move on from Vancouver tragedy

2014-02-05 07:53:11

Four years after the death of Georgia's Nodar Kumaritashvili at Vancouver, Olympic lugers begin their Sochi campaigns on Wednesday desperate to move on from the tragedy.

'Ice Queen' to enjoy swansong

2014-02-05 07:53:11

South Korean figure skating great relishing the chance to bow out on her own terms at the Games

Plushenko retires after Olympic withdrawal

2014-02-14 10:08:06

Evgeni Plushenko's Olympics are over. His competitive career, too.

Is Gracie America's golden girl for Sochi?

2014-02-04 10:44:16

The big names in women's figure skating at the Sochi Olympics are Yuna Kim and Mao Asada. The best name might belong to the American champion, Gracie Gold.