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03.12.2008, 11:43
Wednesday sees the start of the Biathlon World Cup – with the opening leg being held in the Swedish town of Ostersund. For team Russia, this season will be used as a vital preparation for next year's Winter Olympics.
24.02.2009, 17:23
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has presided over a meeting to discuss preparations for the XXII Winter Olympic Games of 2014 in Sochi at the Sports Council Board in Moscow.
05.07.2010, 12:16
Putting a giant gold-plated hockey puck into cement, Sochi’s construction workers have left a message for future generations – and a good-luck charm for the Russian Olympic team.
26.02.2010, 23:26
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Vladimir Putin says Russia's Olympic team has time to recover and prepare for the next Winter Games, which will be held in the country's resort city of Sochi.
31.08.2010, 23:17
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The Olympic Committee of Russia has launched a contest for the future mascot of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
23.10.2010, 15:27
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Russia's Alya Mustafina has picked up another gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
05.10.2010, 14:28
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When one thinks of sport in Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan are the obvious heavyweight cities. Few would include Kamchatka as a hub of world-class activity. RT takes up Part 2 of its Kamchatka-in-Focus series.
01.03.2010, 16:50
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President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to make sure Russia's Olympic team learns a bitter lesson from Vancouver, where it had one of its worst performances in the history of the winter games.
13.02.2010, 03:31
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A men’s luge contestant died Friday after his sled crashed during a practice run in Whistler, Canada. Nodar Kumaritashvilli reportedly lost control of his sled, flying off the track and slamming into a steel pole.
13.02.2010, 10:56
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The Olympic torch has finally arrived in Vancouver, the venue for the Olympic Winter Games, after a 106-day cross-Canada relay. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger carried the traditional symbol of the Games.
Published: 22 January, 2009, 18:28
Russia has lost five members of its national women’s fencing team. But that’s not bad news at all. The ladies have decided to use the break between Olympics to become mothers.
