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Winter Olympics: Army Program Produces Two-Time Medalist Steven Holcomb and Four Other U.S. Bobsledders
By Hayli Goode | BSU at the Games
Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton became the first American pair in 62 years to win a Winter Olympics two-man bobsled medal on Monday, claiming bronze at Sanki Sliding Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, outside Sochi.
The USA-1 bobsled duo had a combined four-run time of 3 minutes, 46.27 seconds with their BMW-made sled to finish just 0.03 second ahead of the fou
Winter Olympics: U.S. 3, Russia 2 in Men’s Hockey in Shootout [Video]
It was an epic men's hockey match-up and the United States won 3-2 over Russia at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia today.
T.J. Oshie (of the St. Louis Blues) scored four times on six shootout attempts, including the clincher in the eighth round against Russian goalie Sergie Bobrovski.
Winter Olympics: Ex-NHL Player Randy Gregg’s Kids Compete for Canada in Speedskating
By Hayli Goode | BSU at the Games
Sarah Gregg figured she'd be competing at the Sochi Winter Olympics when she visited Russia last month.
Instead, the Canadian speedskater from Edmonton, Alberta, is back in Sochi, Russia, supporting her two speed-skating siblings, sister Jessica Gregg and brother Jamie Gregg, and Jamie's spouse, Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg.
The three are all competing for Canada,
Winter Olympics: Out with New, In with Old for U.S. Speedskating Uniforms [Video]
The United States' speedskating team had won 29 gold medals and 67 medals overall in long-track competition before the Sochi Winter Olympics, including four medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.
But so far in Sochi, Russia, the Americans had not finished better than seventh place through six of the 12 events for the XXII Winter Games.
In a decision reached early Saturday in Sochi, the U
Winter Olympics: Indiana Skier Finds Way to Part in U.S. Slopestyle Sweep
By Zach Huffman | BSU at the Games
It’s not even been three years since the International Olympic Committee brought slopestyle skiing into the Winter Olympics.
But it is what kids have been doing across the globe at ski areas and resorts for years. In terrain parks in the U.S. from coast to coast, skiers were riding every rail they could find and hucking themselves off mounds of snow wherever poss
City of Grand Rapids Embraces New Fourth of July Weekend Festivities
The City of Grand Rapids today announced that Celebration on the Grand and the Fourth of July fireworks are being combined into a two-day event to be held annually the first Friday and Saturday of July.
With the shift, this year’s Celebration on the Grand activities will be held the evening of Friday, July 4. The Amway Family Fireworks event will cap off the event shortly after dusk Saturday, Jul
Winter Olympics: Why Do Olympians ‘Bite Down on Their Booty?’
By Meagan Hook | BSU at the Games
Chomping into the gold. Salivating over the silver. Biting a piece of the bronze.
One sees it with regularity during the medal ceremonies on Krasnodar-Teatralnaya Square at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.
Winter Olympics: So, What’s the Deal with Biathlon?
By Jeremy Ervin | BSU at the Games
The Olympic Games provide a venue to many sports that don’t get much national attention between international competitions.
Biathlon is among those.
Winter Olympics: Snowboarder Jamie Anderson’s Sacrifices Pay Off with Slopestyle Gold
By Hayli Goode / BSU at the Games
American snowboarder Jamie Andersonwon a gold medal Sunday in women’s slopestyle snowboarding, a new sport in the Winter Olympics.
Anderson credited the win at the Sochi Winter Olympics to her family and friends, who were on hand at Rhosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi to celebrate with her...
Winter Olympics: Dangers of Short-Track Speedskating Mean Risks and Rewards
By Allyson Burger | BSU at the Games
During the semifinal 500-meter race at the 2010 U.S. Olympic trials for short-track speedskating, J.R. Celski let out agonizing screams as blood poured from a large wound on his inner thigh after he caught a turn too tight...
Winter Olympics: Five-Time U.S. Olympian Skier Bode Miller Finds Peace for Sochi [Video]
By Allyson Burger | BSU at the Games
Samuel Bode Miller has won more major races than any other American male alpine skier in history.
The 36-year-old New Hampshire native is heading into what may be his fifth and final Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. While some critics see Miller as past his prime, Miller knows how to make a lasting impression on the slopes, skeptics be damned.
“I have so many
Sochi’s 9 Hours Ahead: It’s Already Time to Go Bar-Hopping at the Winter Olympics
By Ryan Howe | BSU at the Games
Traveling to Russia can have its share of ups and downs.
While one gets to experience new culture and surroundings, it also means leaving your favorite bar, club or hangout behind.
Finding one that suits your desires when overseas in places like Russia can be difficult and frustrating.
Luckily, customer reviews and tour guide Pavel Senkiv, who has an affiliation wit