Sochi makes it a first for Russia in Olympic Winter Games history
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Sochi became the first Russian venue to host the Winter Olympics when it was declared the winner of the contest to host the 2014 Winter Games, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge announced on Wednesday.
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Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.
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As the Olympic Games headed into the  home stretch, Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in  more than half a century when its soccer team beat Paraguay  Saturday.
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Russia's capital, renowned for its trademark frosty winters, started the calendar winter with the warmest day recorded in December, the state weather monitoring unit said on Friday.
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Yulia Nesterenko of Belarus became the first non-American since the 1980 Olympics to win the women&#39;s 100 metres Olympic title on Saturday.
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ATHENS - Hicham El Guerrouj completed the first Olympic 1500-5000 double since Finn Paavo Nurmi 80 years ago on the penultimate day of the Athens Games on Saturday.
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Yelena Isinbayeva wins the battle of the Russians and sets a new world record.
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Mikhail Ignatyev of Russia produced an awesome display to win the gold medal in the men&#39;s points race on Tuesday. Ignatyev coasted to victory on 93 points after making the vital breakthrough with two of the 16 sprints remaining in the 40km race.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Israel picked up its first-ever gold medal at the Olympics on Wednesday when windsurfer Gal Fridman won the men&#39;s mistral.
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MOSCOW, July 5 -- The choice of the Black Sea resort of Sochi late Wednesday to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games was celebrated here as a personal victory for the diplomacy of President Vladimir Putin and belated vindication for a booming country that often feels slighted by the West.
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The South Korean city of Pyeongchang or the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia will stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games after third candidate Salzburg was eliminated on Wednesday.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - American Steve Nyman claimed his first World Cup race win on Saturday, powered to victory by an old pair of Italian skis that once belonged to local hero Kristian Ghedina.
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Sport: Black Sea resort of Sochi will host 2014 games.
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Anja Paerson of Sweden won the downhill Sunday, becoming the first skier ever to collect gold medals in all five disciplines at the Alpine Skiing World Championships.
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The Russian bid-team from Sochi erupted in euphoria on Wednesday after Olympic president Jacques Rogge announced that the Black Sea resort would stage the 2014 Winter Games.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin put his prestige on the line Wednesday, promising a 2014 Winter Olympics in his country that will feature a stunning setting and vast state support to build a sports complex from scratch.
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Geopolitically, the choice made sense. How could they not give the Winter Games to a place whose czar once declared that his two best generals were January and February? The Russians, who have more snow and ice than any country on the planet, have never staged this quadrennial sleighride. Clearly, they were overdue. But when the International Olympic Committee tapped ...