Snowboarding legend Shaun White made Olympic history on Wednesday February 14 when he won the US XNUMXth gold medal at the Winter Games. American snowboarder Shaun White became the Olympic champion in the halfpipe discipline. REDEMPTION FOR SHAUN WHITE! HE WINS GOLD on his final run ...
Despite the government's warning, almost all restaurants in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which host the Winter Olympics, will continue to offer the controversial dog meat dish, Fox News writes. Of the 12 restaurants serving dog meat, only two have complied with the local ...
Ralph Lauren introduced the jacket for the US Olympic team. And a heater is built into it, writes Meduza. The fact is that during the Olympics in South Korean Pyeongchang it will be cold - the air temperature will drop to about minus five degrees Celsius. And to keep American athletes from freezing, Ralph Lauren has developed a heating system built into the jacket. It consists ...
The team lost first place and risks being left without other medals. Lenta.ru tells who was deprived of medals and what punishment they will suffer. The Russian national team lost its first place at the Olympics in Sochi after the disqualification of Alexander Zubkov on November 24, the commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) under…
An option is being considered in which athletes from Russia will compete under a neutral flag, but it is categorically rejected by Russian officials, writes Voice of America. The leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering possible sanctions against Russia for doping violations, including a ban...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that the 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. The City of Angels had previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. Los Angeles officials plan to create an economically viable model for the Games, which in the future could serve as an example for ...
The world's leading anti-doping agencies demand a ban on Russian athletes from taking part in the Winter Olympics in South Korea in 2018, writes The Guardian. Among the 17 anti-doping agencies in the world were the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The fact that the British Anti-Doping Agency is among ...
The Zimbabwean government denied information that President Robert Mugabe ordered the arrest of all Olympic athletes for not winning a single medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Zimbabwean Minister of Transport and Communications Christopher Mushove called similar ...
Students and graduates of Stanford University brought 27 medals to the American team at the 2016 Olympics. Among them are swimmers Katie Ledecky, Maya Dirado and Simone Manuel, as well as fencer Alexander Massialas. Ledecky had the most success in Rio of the entire US women's team (4...
19-year-old Simone Biles became a four-time Rio 4 champion on Tuesday, winning the floor exercise. This is Biles' third individual medal at the current Olympics, putting her ahead of her compatriot Michael Phelps. The legendary swimmer has two gold medals at the 2016 Games in...