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The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
The 2014 Winter Olympics were the most expensive Games in the history of the Olympics. While originally budgeted at US$ 12 billion, major cost overruns caused this figure to expand to US$51 billion, more than three times the cost of the 2012 London Olympics and even surpassing the estimated cost of US$44 billion for the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...
Jorien ter Mors set an Olympic record of 1:53.51 to win the gold, while Ireen Wüst took the silver at 0.58 seconds back, and Lotte van Beek finished third at 1.03 seconds back. [93] With this medal sweep, Netherlands became the first country in history to earn three podium sweeps at the same Olympic Winter Games.
Viktor Ahn became the first short track speedskater to win all four Olympic golds (500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m relay). He also became the short track speedskater with the most Olympic gold medals, with 6, winning 3 golds in 2014, and 3 in 2006 (for South Korea).
The following is the competition schedule for all ten events. [2] All times are . Date Time Event 9 February: 11:00: ... 2014 Winter Olympics – Sochi, Russia;
02/14 Sochi Olympics Results. Schedule, medal table, and individual results from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. 12/10 A Wave Of Violence In Iraq.
The IIHF selected 14 referees and 14 linesmen to work the 2014 Winter Olympics. They were the following: [5] Games were primarily officiated by NHL referees, a stipulation by the NHL if most Olympic players are NHLers, according to the IIHF (not NHL) rules.
Yuzuru Hanyu's gold medal was Japan's first Olympic gold in the men's event. [12] It was also the first time that the men's event had been won by an Asian athlete. [13] [14] Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. in ice dance. [15] Denis Ten's bronze medal was Kazakhstan's first Olympic medal in figure ...