Sochi Winter Olymics 2014

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(L-R) Silver medalist Devin Logan of the United States, gold medalist Dara Howell of Canada and bronze medalist Kim Lamarre of Canada celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the for the Freestyle Skiing Women's Ski Slopestyle


Gold medalist Dara Howell of Canada celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Freestyle Skiing Women's Ski Slopestyle


(R-L) Silver medalist Mikael Kingsbury of Canada, gold medalist Alex Bilodeau of Canada and bronze medalist Alexandr Smyshlyaev of Russia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the for the Freestyle Skiing Men's Moguls


Gold medalist Alex Bilodeau of Canada celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Freestyle Skiing Men's Moguls


(L-R) Silver medalist Jan Smeekens of the Netherlands, gold medalist Michel Mulder of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Ronald Mulder of the Netherlands celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the for the Men's 500m Speed Skating


Gold medalist Michel Mulder of the Netherlands celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's 500m Speed Skating
 

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Gold medalist Martin Fourcade of France celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's 12.5 km Pursuit


Silver medalist Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic (R) , gold medalist Martin Fourcade of France and bronze medalist Jean Guillaume Beatrix (L) of France celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the for the Men's 12.5 km Pursuit
 

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Islamist group prays for earthquake in Sochi during Winter Olympics
Reuters | Feb 11, 2014, 09.23 PM IST

SOCHI, RUSSIA: A militant Islamist group has urged followers to pray for an earthquake in Sochi during the Winter Olympics to avenge Muslims who died there fighting "Russian infidels".

The appeal was made by a local branch of the Caucasus Emirate, a group which is waging an insurgency for an Islamist state in Russia's North Caucasus and called on supporters last year to attack the Games.

"All who are able to read this letter can supplicate that the Almighty destroys the land in Sochi with an earthquake, and makes the infidels 'drunk of water' before Hell and drown in a flood!," said the appeal posted online on Monday.

"The Games of the atheists and pagans! The pigs are so arrogant that they decided to host the Games on the ground where our ancestors shed their blood to defend Islam and Muslims. Even the blind can see it!"

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who waged a war in Chechnya to try to rein in separatists in the North Caucasus, has staked his personal and political prestige on the Games.

But some of the events are being held in territory that was the homeland of ethnic Circassians until they were expelled in the 19th century.

Islamist leaders say this amounts to performing "Satanic dances" on the graves of Muslims killed fighting Russian forces and one, Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov, urged followers last year to prevent the Games going ahead.

"We know how the Russian infidels - those who we have been fighting for centuries in the Caucasus - have become arrogant and decided to hold the Satanic Games on the ground of the companions who brought Islam," said the new appeal, issued by the Ingushetia media branch of the Caucasus Emirate.

"May Allah give the infidels in Sochi the last earthquake of their lives," it said.

Ingushetia lies about 650 km (400 miles) by road from Sochi across the Caucasus mountains.

MILITANT ATTACKS

Russia says the Games are as safe from militant attacks as anywhere in the West and Russian security services are working with colleagues from Europe and North America.

The insurgency in the North Caucasus, which stretches from Dagestan on the Caspian Sea to near Sochi's coast on the Black Sea, is rooted in the wars between Russian forces and Chechen separatists in 1994-96 and 1999-2000.

The Caucasus Emirate said separately in a video posted online that it was responsible for the deaths of six people last month in the Stavropol region, a gateway to the North Caucasus, although it said the killings were not related to the Games.

The discovery of the six corpses in cars last month prompted Russia to put security forces on combat alert in the region, about 300 km from Sochi.

A man identified in the video as Emir Tengiz, a Caucasus Emirate leader, accused Russian forces of frequently covering up the murder of peaceful Muslims by saying they were militants and threatened more attacks to drive out ethnic Russians.

"We declare to these infidels that if they do not ... stop killing peaceful Muslims, we will cause such an exodus of the Russian-speaking population that no actions, no investment and no job creation can stop," he said. "We have warned you."

Islamist group prays for earthquake in Sochi during Winter Olympics - The Times of India
 

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Royal Visitors At Sochi 2014


Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco enjoy the atmosphere during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium


Princess Anne visits the Olympic Park ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics


King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wave orange scarves during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium


Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Luxembourg hold the Red Lion flag aloft during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium


King Willem-Alexander (R) of the Netherlands shakes hands with IOC member Guy Drut of France during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium


International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne of Great Britain (L) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), IOC President Thomas Bach (2nd R) and Sochi 2014 Olympics President Dmitry Chernyshenko (2nd L) during a welcoming event for IOC members ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics


Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco enjoy the atmosphere during the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium
 

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ITAR-TASS: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics - Indian luger pleasantly shocked by reaction to national flag return to Olympics

SOCHI, February 12. /ITAR-TASS/. Indian athletes have not expected such a stormy welcome from other athletes, media and fans to the International Olympic Committee's decision to lift the suspension of India's Olympic Committee allowing Indian athletes to compete under their national flag, Indian luger Shiva Keshavan told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.

"This is unbelievable news," said the athlete who finished 37th in the singles luge at the Sochi Olympic Games. "We had been waiting for that very long, 18 months, and it is a great piece of luck to see this happen in the long run. Now two of my friends will be able to compete in Sochi under their national flag," the luger said.

After the Indian Olympic Committee had been disqualified, Keshavan competed under the Olympic flag in Sochi. However, other Indian athletes - Alpine skier Himanshu Thakur and skier Nadeem Iqbal, have not performed as of yet. Keshavan said their accreditations had been re-issued. "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow the Indian flag will be hoisted in the Olympic village, which is very pleasant. I have spoken to Hismanshu and Nadeem, they are very happy and look forward to their starts," he added.

The luger said however that he was a bit upset, as if the IOC had made its decision to lift the suspension two days earlier, he could have competed as a full-fledged representative of India. "Of course, it is a bit sad that the decision had not been taken earlier," he regretted, expressing confidence that a new administration of the Indian Olympic Committee would do all to avoid its disqualification in the future.

The 33-year-old athlete said he had been pleasantly shocked by such a stormy reaction by the media and fans. "Everybody was congratulating us. Complete strangers were coming over, patting us on the shoulders and saying good words. This is much unexpected and very pleasant," he told Itar-Tass.

The luger sounded a bit upset that he would not be able to take part in the Olympics closing ceremony. He said he had already booked a plane ticket for February 17, as he had not known India would have its national flag back. He said he would never forget Russia and Sochi where magnificent Olympic Games were taking place. "Everything here is excellent without exaggeration, from the beginning to the end," he said.
 

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(L-R) Silver medalist Olga Fatkulina of Russia, gold medalist Sang Hwa Lee of South Korea and bronze medalist Margot Boer of the Netherlands celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Women's 500m


Gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe


(L-R) Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland and bronze medalist Taku Hiraoka of Japan celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Snowboard Men's Halfpipe


(L-R) Silver medalist Tatjana Huefner of Germany, gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger of Germany and bronze medalist Erin Hamlin of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Women's Luge Singles
 

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(L-R) Bronze medalist Lara Gut of Switzerland and joint gold medalists Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Tina Maze of Slovenia celebrate during the medal ceremony for the for the Alpine Skiing Women's Downhill


(L-R) Joint gold medalists Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Tina Maze of Slovenia celebrate during the medal ceremony for the for the Alpine Skiing Women's Downhill


Gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's Luge Singles


Gold medalist Carina Vogt of Germany celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Ladies' Normal Hill Individual


(L-R) Silver medalist Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria, gold medalist Carina Vogt of Germany and bronze medalist Coline Mattel of France celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Ladies' Normal Hill Individual
 

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(L-R) Silver medalist Teodor Peterson of Sweden, gold medalist Ola Vigen Hattestad of Norway and bronze medalist Emil Joensson of Sweden celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Men's Sprint Free


Gold medalist Ola Vigen Hattestad of Norway celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Sprint Free


(L-R) Silver medalist Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg of Norway, gold medalist Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway and bronze medalist Vesna Fabjan of Slovenia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Ladies' Sprint Free


Gold medalist Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Ladies' Sprint Free


Gold medalist Darya Domracheva of Belarus celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's 10 km Pursuit


(L-R) Silver medalist Tora Berger of Norway, gold medalist Darya Domracheva of Belarus and bronze medalist Teja Gregorin of Slovenia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Women's 10 km Pursuit


Tobias Wendl (R) and Tobias Arlt of Germany celebrate during the flower ceremony after winning the gold medal during the Men's Luge Doubles
 

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(L-R) Silver medalist Akito Watabe of Japan, gold medalist Eric Frenzel of Germany and bronze medalist Magnus Krog of Norway after the flower ceremony for the MenÂ’s Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill and 10km Cross Country


(L-R) Silver medalist Denny Morrison of Canada, gold medalist Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Michel Mulder of the Netherlands celebrate during the flower ceremony for the Men's 1000m Speed Skating event


Silver medalists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia, gold medalists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia, bronze medalists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Figure Skating Pairs event


(L-R) Silver medalists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia, gold medalists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia pose during the flower ceremony for the Figure Skating Pairs event


(L-R) Silver medalist Torah Bright of Australia, gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States and bronze medalist Kelly Clark of the United States celebrate during the flower ceremony for the Snowboard Women's Halfpipe Finals


Gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States celebrates during the flower ceremony for the Snowboard Women's Halfpipe Finals
 

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Canadian hailed for helping Russian skier finish at Sochi Olympics - Hindustan Times

A Canadian coach was applauded on Wednesday for showing the true spirit of the Olympics when he helped a Russian cross country skier to finish after breaking a ski in a crash.

Russia's Anton Gafarov was competing in the semi-finals of the men's sprint on Tuesday when he fell on a high speed hairpin bend that caused problems throughout the competition.

His left ski badly damaged, Gafarov still tried to limp to the finish but then the ski disintegrated entirely.

With Gafarov facing the prospect of skiing on one leg to the end, a Canadian coach rushed to his aid and gave him a ski which Gafarov used to ski to the finish several minutes behind the leaders.


Russia's Anton Gafarov is helped by a volunteer after arriving in the finish area of the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Individual Sprint Free Semifinals during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (AFP Photo)
"It is entirely to be applauded, and that's one of the things why we all love the Olympics," said International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams.

"As well as being an amazing elite sport, there is something special as well, there are values underlying it as well," he added.

Sochi 2014 spokeswoman Alexandra Kosterina added: "It is just the essence of the Olympic Games, the Olympic spirit, in its core. So I think that is great."

The coach was named as Canadian cross country ski coach Justin Wadsworth.


Canadian coach Justin Wadsworth was applauded for showing the true spirit of the Olympics when he helped Russia's Anton Gafarov to finish after breaking a ski in a crash. (AFP Photo)
"It was like watching an animal stuck in a trap. You can't just sit there and do nothing about it," Wadsworth was quoted as saying by the Toronto Star.

Quite why no Russian coach was on hand to help the unfortunate Gafarov – and that it needed a foreigner to come to his rescue – remains a mystery.

"I just had one aim – to get to the end," Gafarov told Russian sports website sportsdaily.ru. "Some foreigner then gave me skis from a different firm."


Russia's Anton Gafarov waves upon arrival at the finish area in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Individual Sprint Free Semifinals during the Sochi Winter Olympics. (AFP Photo)
Gafarov finished the race to huge cheers from Russian supporters but visibly upset after missing out on his chance for a place in the final.

He blasted the track as "unfit for the Olympics", saying he had fallen as his ski had ploughed into a clump of snow that had not been removed.
 

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Sochi 2014 Day 7


L-R) Silver medalists Albert Demchenko, Tatyana Ivanova, Alexander Denisyev and Vladislav Antonov of Russia, gold medalists Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany and bronze medalists Eliza Tiruma, Martins Rubenis, Juris Sics and Andris Sics of Latvia celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Luge Relay



Gold medalists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Figure Skating Pairs Free Skating



(L-R) Silver medalist Torah Bright of Australia, gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States and bronze medalist Kelly Clark of the United States celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe


Gold medalist Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen NH/10km


Silver medalist Gus Kenworthy of the United States, gold medalist Joss Christensen of the United States and bronze medalist Nicholas Goepper of the United States stand on the podium during the flower ceremony after the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals during day 7 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park


Gold medalist Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland celebrates during the flower ceremony for the Women's 10 km Classic during day 7 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center
 

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Gold medalist Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe


(L-R) Silver medalist Gus Kenworthy of the United States, gold medalist Joss Christensen of the United States and bronze medalist Nicholas Goepper of the United States celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle


Gold medalist Joss Christensen of the United States celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle


(L-R) Silver medalist Akito Watabe of Japan, gold medalist Eric Frenzel of Germany and bronze medalist Magnus Krog of Norway celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen NH/10km


(L-R) Silver medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy, gold medalist Jianrou Li of China and bronze medalist Seung-Hi Park of Korea celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Short Track Speed Skating Ladies' 500 m


Gold medalist Jianrou Li of China celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Short Track Speed Skating Ladies' 500 m


(L-R) Silver medalist Denny Morrison of Canada, gold medalist Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Michel Mulder of the Netherlands celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Speed Skating Men's 1000m


Gold medalist Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's 10 km Classic
 

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(L-R) Silver medalist Charlotte Kalla of Sweden, gold medalist Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland and bronze medalist Therese Johaug of Norway celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Women's 10 km Classic


(L-R) Silver medalists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia, gold medalists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia, bronze medalists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany during the medal ceremony for the Figure Skating Pairs Free Skating
 

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