Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova led five other athletes from the Olympics host country to light the torch at the opening ceremonies for Sochi 2014.
Alongside Sharapova were hockey goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak, pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and wrestler Alexander Karelin. They were also joined by figure-skater Irina Rodnina, who tweeted the controversial photograph of Barack Obama last year, and alleged former Putin fling, gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
After the opening cermonies, Sharapova took to Twitter to share her delight in getting the chance to run with the Olympic torch.
Did this really happen!? #pinchme #OpeningCeremony #Sochi12014 pic.twitter.com/BjNKGaDpB9
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) February 7, 2014
Sharapova, the top rated women’s tennis player in Russia and currently ranked third in the world, didn’t actually light the torch to kick off the Winter Games. That honor was given to Rodnina and Tretiak. With the Soviet Union, Rodnina won three gold medals at previous Olympic Games.
Alongside Sharapova were hockey goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak, pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and wrestler Alexander Karelin. They were also joined by figure-skater Irina Rodnina, who tweeted the controversial photograph of Barack Obama last year, and alleged former Putin fling, gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
After the opening cermonies, Sharapova took to Twitter to share her delight in getting the chance to run with the Olympic torch.
Did this really happen!? #pinchme #OpeningCeremony #Sochi12014 pic.twitter.com/BjNKGaDpB9
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) February 7, 2014
Sharapova, the top rated women’s tennis player in Russia and currently ranked third in the world, didn’t actually light the torch to kick off the Winter Games. That honor was given to Rodnina and Tretiak. With the Soviet Union, Rodnina won three gold medals at previous Olympic Games.
- 2/8/2014
- Uinterview
U.S. snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg was the first athlete at the Sochi 2014 Olympics to win a gold medal.
Kotsenburg, 20, was the underdog going into the men’s snowboard slopestyle competition. He ended up getting down the course in 93.5 seconds, beating out Staale Sandbech, who got the silver, and Mark McMorris of Canada, who took home the bronze.
Kotsenburg admitted his surprise in claiming the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Twitter.
Wow!! I just won the Olympics!! Bringing back the first Gold here to the USA! Love seeing all the support from everyone You Rule!!
— sage kotsenburg (@sagekotsenburg) February 8, 2014
Shaun White, the best-known American snowboarder was slated to participate in the race but dropped out earlier this week. Next week, White will compete in the men’s halfpipe.
Aside from Kotsenburg, women’s skiathlon competitor Marit Bjoergen from Norway, Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer and Norwegian biathlon Ole...
Kotsenburg, 20, was the underdog going into the men’s snowboard slopestyle competition. He ended up getting down the course in 93.5 seconds, beating out Staale Sandbech, who got the silver, and Mark McMorris of Canada, who took home the bronze.
Kotsenburg admitted his surprise in claiming the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Twitter.
Wow!! I just won the Olympics!! Bringing back the first Gold here to the USA! Love seeing all the support from everyone You Rule!!
— sage kotsenburg (@sagekotsenburg) February 8, 2014
Shaun White, the best-known American snowboarder was slated to participate in the race but dropped out earlier this week. Next week, White will compete in the men’s halfpipe.
Aside from Kotsenburg, women’s skiathlon competitor Marit Bjoergen from Norway, Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer and Norwegian biathlon Ole...
- 2/8/2014
- Uinterview
For most of us, our best chance at any kind of medal is making it past 10 pipes in Flappy Bird. That's why, after we throw our phones against the wall because of Flappy Bird, we'll turn to Twitter to follow these athletes and journalists and live vicariously through their journey at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia! Okay, so Russia might not be quite ready (members of the media arriving in Sochi are sharing pics online of their rooms in a less-than-habitable state). Still, athletes and journalists are descending on the seaside host city - and they're sharing their experiences online.
- 2/7/2014
- by Cara Lynn Shultz
- PEOPLE.com
For most of us, our best chance at any kind of medal is making it past 10 pipes in Flappy Bird. That's why, after we throw our phones against the wall because of Flappy Bird, we'll turn to Twitter to follow these athletes and journalists and live vicariously through their journey at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia! Okay, so Russia might not be quite ready (members of the media arriving in Sochi are sharing pics online of their rooms in a less-than-habitable state). Still, athletes and journalists are descending on the seaside host city - and they're sharing their experiences online.
- 2/7/2014
- by Cara Lynn Shultz
- PEOPLE.com
Heidi Kloser, a U.S. Olympic skier who was ranked second in America before the Winter Games, crashed prior to the opening round of Sochi 2014, severely injuring her right knee.
Heidi Kloser Crashes In Warm-Ups, Injures Acl & Femur
Kloser was warming up for the qualifying round of the Sochi Olympics when a crash caused her to fully tear her anterior cruciate ligament (Acl), partially tear her medial collateral ligament (McL) and suffer an impact fracture to her femur, reported Espn. Following the Olympic-ending spill, Kloser was brought to the athletes village medical clinic for evaluation.
Fellow team USA Olympic skier Hannah Kearney had been waiting at the start gate when she learned of Kloser’s crash, according to USA Today Sports. After watching Kloser perform a back flip off the first jump, Kearney said, “Next thing I know, they closed the course." When they closed the course, Kearney knew it meant Kloser had fallen.
Heidi Kloser Crashes In Warm-Ups, Injures Acl & Femur
Kloser was warming up for the qualifying round of the Sochi Olympics when a crash caused her to fully tear her anterior cruciate ligament (Acl), partially tear her medial collateral ligament (McL) and suffer an impact fracture to her femur, reported Espn. Following the Olympic-ending spill, Kloser was brought to the athletes village medical clinic for evaluation.
Fellow team USA Olympic skier Hannah Kearney had been waiting at the start gate when she learned of Kloser’s crash, according to USA Today Sports. After watching Kloser perform a back flip off the first jump, Kearney said, “Next thing I know, they closed the course." When they closed the course, Kearney knew it meant Kloser had fallen.
- 2/7/2014
- Uinterview
A commercial airline flight heading to Turkey from Ukraine became the target of a hijacker who wanted to bring the plane to Sochi, the Russian host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Man Tries To Hijack Plan To Sochi
The quick-thinking crew of the Turkish aircraft managed to convince the Ukrainian hijacker that they were landing the plane in Sochi, when they were in fact landing at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, reported CNN. The hijacker had reportedly been threatening them with a bomb. Once they landed the plane, he was taken into custody at the Istanbul Security Headquarters.
Reports suggest that the hijacker's bomb threats may have been in vain, and that they were the empty ravings of an intoxicated passenger. He had been “drunk and carried no dangerous items,” the Kiev Post reported, citing the Security Service of Ukraine.
The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 was carrying 110 passengers, reported The New York Times,...
Man Tries To Hijack Plan To Sochi
The quick-thinking crew of the Turkish aircraft managed to convince the Ukrainian hijacker that they were landing the plane in Sochi, when they were in fact landing at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, reported CNN. The hijacker had reportedly been threatening them with a bomb. Once they landed the plane, he was taken into custody at the Istanbul Security Headquarters.
Reports suggest that the hijacker's bomb threats may have been in vain, and that they were the empty ravings of an intoxicated passenger. He had been “drunk and carried no dangerous items,” the Kiev Post reported, citing the Security Service of Ukraine.
The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 was carrying 110 passengers, reported The New York Times,...
- 2/7/2014
- Uinterview
The Google Doodle on Google’s homepage clearly shows the company taking a stand against Olympic host Russia’s stance on the Lgbt community.
Google's Rainbow Olympics Doodle
Designed to look like a rainbow-colored, six-lane track, the homepage logo features athletes in six winter Olympic sports – skiing, hockey, curling, bobsled, figure skating and snowboarding.
Below the logo and the search bar, Google inserted a quote from the Olympic Charter: "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play."
Russia’s anti-gay laws, which were implemented last year, can fine and jail foreigners who are found guilty of spreading “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors. Furthermore, the country has banned same-sex couples from adopting Russian-born children and gay pride rallies.
Google's Rainbow Olympics Doodle
Designed to look like a rainbow-colored, six-lane track, the homepage logo features athletes in six winter Olympic sports – skiing, hockey, curling, bobsled, figure skating and snowboarding.
Below the logo and the search bar, Google inserted a quote from the Olympic Charter: "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play."
Russia’s anti-gay laws, which were implemented last year, can fine and jail foreigners who are found guilty of spreading “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors. Furthermore, the country has banned same-sex couples from adopting Russian-born children and gay pride rallies.
- 2/7/2014
- Uinterview
Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe, who will be skiing for Mexico at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, will be hitting the slopes in a skintight Mariachi-themed suit.
Mexican Skier To Wear Mariachi Racing Suit
Hohenlohe, 55, will be making his sixth Olympic appearance in his customary flamboyant fashion. While he’s well aware he won’t be winning any awards for his skiing, he’s hopeful that his fashion statement will win him some praise and the moniker “The Mariachi Olympic Prince.”
The hyped-up racing suit design resembles a cropped, black bolero jacket and black pants, with what looks like white embroidery. The ensemble makes it look as though the skier is wearing a white collared shirt underneath, with a red necktie and cummerbund. “Mex” appears on the left thigh of the outfit, while the logo for Kappa – who designed the suit – appears on the right leg and left arm.
“Until I went...
Mexican Skier To Wear Mariachi Racing Suit
Hohenlohe, 55, will be making his sixth Olympic appearance in his customary flamboyant fashion. While he’s well aware he won’t be winning any awards for his skiing, he’s hopeful that his fashion statement will win him some praise and the moniker “The Mariachi Olympic Prince.”
The hyped-up racing suit design resembles a cropped, black bolero jacket and black pants, with what looks like white embroidery. The ensemble makes it look as though the skier is wearing a white collared shirt underneath, with a red necktie and cummerbund. “Mex” appears on the left thigh of the outfit, while the logo for Kappa – who designed the suit – appears on the right leg and left arm.
“Until I went...
- 1/30/2014
- Uinterview
Swiss skier Carlo Janka may have taken gold in the men's giant slalom yesterday, but the man of the hour was Olympian Prince Hubertus zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who is also known as Hubertus von Hohenlohe. The Prince belongs to the German House of Hohenlohe but he was born in Mexico City and now finds himself Mexico's only athlete represented in Vancouver. And yesterday, unlike Bode Miller, the 51-year-old Prince was able to finish the giant slalom course, albeit in 78th place, about 17 seconds behind gold. But he looked great. The flashy Prince wore a skin suit designed in what might be called an alpine-bandido style. It was embellished with a low-slung silk-screened gun and holster as well as a jaunty sombrero in the back. After the race, Hubertus proudly pointed out to a reporter, "The main thing was looking good. I won. On artistic impression. Isn't this the coolest suit ever made?...
- 2/24/2010
- Vanity Fair
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