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Vladimir Putin says he is certain next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi will be successful despite concerns about construction delays and huge cost overruns.

A key investor in Russia's 2014 Winter Olympics is lobbying the government to offer tax rebates for the companies operating in Sochi to help offset the rising costs of the games.

Hannah Kearney is focusing on adding a World Cup title to her season's haul despite missing the first two events after suffering internal injuries during a training run.

The NHL players' association, the league, the International Ice Hockey Federation, and the International Olympic Committee met last week in an attempt to decide whether professional players will be competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. And ...

If you watched videos of last week's meteorite over Russia, you might have wondered why so many appeared to be taken from inside cars. As this Washington Post story explains, it's because Russians frequently mount cameras on their dashboards to help ...

At an Olympic test event in Sochi, Russia, Virginie Faivre and Torin Yater-Wallace won FIS World Cup Ski Halfpipe.

Skiers need to stay warm and dry out in the elements -- look where they compete! Here is a list of must-have winter gear from some of the sport's top athletes

After another disappointing end at the Summer Games, Lolo Jones needed a distraction. Her answer? Bobsled. Now, the track star is eyeing a new goal: making a Winter Olympic team.

Craig Custance writes how Dan Bylsma should be the top candidate to lead Team USA in the 2014 Olympics before addressing trade proposals, coaches on the hot seat and a new alternative to shootouts in his weekly mailbag.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

While Sochi organizers have promised snow will be on the ground despite warn temps in the coastal town (on Thursday, it was 66 degrees there and 59 in the mountains), one thing we can say for sure: The venues for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be ther...

A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi.

With the 2014 Sochi Olympics a year away, it is becoming quite clear these Games won't be held in a traditional locale.

Prime-time television coverage of the Winter Olympics will start a day early next year in Sochi -- with Shaun White the likely star.

Cross-country skiers need to stay warm and dry out in the elements. Here is a list of must-have winter gear from one of the sport's top female athletes.

Snowboarders need to stay warm and dry out in the elements. Here is a list of must-have winter gear from a few of the sport's top female athletes.

At age 29, snowboarder Kelly Clark is something of an old-timer in a sport where the average age is closer to 21. But she is also still at the top of her game and one of the superpipe favorites heading into Winter X.