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10 US athletes to watch at the Sochi Winter Olympics

Norway currently leads the medal standings with four, but with a record 230 athletes at the Games, the U.S. has plenty more opportunities to medal. Here are 10 athletes to watch.

Russian TV shows doctored video of Olympic ceremony

Smoke and mirrors? Russian state television aired footage Friday of five floating snowflakes turning into the Olympic rings and bursting into pyrotechnics at the Sochi Games opening ceremony. Problem is, that didn’t happen.

Las Vegas books shut out of Olympic betting, relic of college fight

Want to get down on the U.S.-Russia “Miracle on Ice” rematch or place a wager that the Jamaican bobsled team will win a medal at the Winter Olympics? You will have to go offshore to do so, because Nevada sports books aren’t allowed to accept wagers on Olympic events.

5 winter sports the US just isn’t very good at

There’s no denying that when it comes to the Olympics, the U.S. is just plain good. But sometimes we struggle.

 
9 reasons to watch the Sochi Olympics

There are more reasons to watch the Games than just for stories about toilets. Here are 9 of them.

 
Sochi hotel horror stories overshadow Olympic coverage

Days before the Opening Ceremony of the most expensive Olympic Games in history, the hashtag #SochiProblems is picking up steam as journalists and athletes tweet about the weird — or just plain gross — problems they’ve encountered.

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