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Stoch clinches third win of season

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 08:40

Poland`s Kamil Stoch made it three wins for the season with success on Willingen`s large hill, the penultimate jump before the Sochi Olympics, on Saturday.

Zach Parise picked to captain Team USA for Sochi Games

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:31

Zach Parise, who won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Games, was named captain of the US men`s ice hockey team for the Sochi Olympics on Friday.

Suicide bomber called biggest Sochi Olympics risk

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:55

While Sochi`s Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable.

US-Russia tensions flare over Winter Olympics security

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:58

Analysts say the former Cold War rivals are unlikely to risk a full-blown confrontation over security in Sochi, the first Olympics held on Russian soil since the US-boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.

White House fails to back Russian Olympics security

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 06:43

The White House stopped short of expressing full confidence in Russia`s Olympics security operation today following a call between presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin.

Hungarians say Sochi Olympic terrorist threat "not real"

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 17:39

The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that a letter threatening the country`s athletes with a terrorist attack at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi was analysed and declared non-threatening.

US ready to support Russia for Sochi Olympics security

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:07

The US said its military stands ready to offer full support to Russia in its security preparations for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics.

Russian Islamic video threatens Sochi Olympics

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 07:11

An Islamic militant group in Russia`s North Caucasus claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd last month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Sochi Olympics, a chance to view new Russia: Putin

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 02:23

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Sochi Olympics will offer a chance to the world to see a new Russia.

Dutch PM to raise gay rights issue in Sochi

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:31

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will talk about gay rights in Russia during his visit to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, he told the Dutch parliament.

Six bodies found in Russia region near Olympic host Sochi

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 23:48

Russia on Thursday launched a counter-terrorism operation after six bodies riddled with bullets were found in a region bordering that of Winter Olympic host city of Sochi, just weeks before the start of the Games.

Gay Hitzlsperger calls for Sochi pressure

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 12:54

Retired German footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger called for people to "face up" to homophobia in Russia ahead of the Winter Olympics after coming out as a homosexual on Wednesday.