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Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony

Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 3:16 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Sochi Closing Ceremony

It would be remiss of me to begin commenting on the Closing Ceremony without first acknowledging that Canada triumphed today in the last event of these Games, Men’s Hockey. By defeating Sweden (3-0), it repeated its Vancouver feat of winning gold in Women’s and Men’s Hockey, affirming my claim that, when it comes to Hockey,… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Canada hockey, closing ceremony, Medal count, Netherlands speedskating, Olympic security, Putin, PyeongChang 2018, Russia, Sochi Olympics

Sochi Olympics: Day 11

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Sochi Olympics Shiffrin, Maze Day 11

Figure Skating Pairs Ice Dance The fix was in. In fact, this suspicion hovered over all events in Pairs Figure Skating even before competition began. According to L’Équipe, which quoted an unnamed Russian coach, the United States intended to help Russia win the overall team event and the pairs competition. In return, Russia would make… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Charlie White, Ice Dancing, Meryl Davis, Mikaela Shiffrin, Netherlands speedskating, Scott Moir, Sochi 2014, Sochi Olympics, Sven Kramer, Tessa Virtue, Tina Maze, Winter Olympics 2014, Women's Giant Slalom

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