Vancouver-2010

06.03.2012 22:05 Brand new Sochi luge track safer than Whistler Yet another venue for the Sochi Olympics in 2014 has been put to the test for the first time. The Sanki Centre unveiled its record-breaking track for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitors.		26.06.2011 15:10 Medvedev keeps close eye on sport federations Dmitry Medvedev is putting the pressure on sport federations in a bid to tackle Russia’s falling Olympic medal tallies.
26.05.2011 16:14 1 comment Russian Ice Hockey national team coaching staff fired The Russian Ice Hockey Federation has fired national team coaches Vyacheslav Bykov and Igor Zakharkin following disappointing results in the last two seasons, including the 2010 disaster in Vancouver and this month’s blunder in Slovakia.		11.04.2011 23:40 Russian wins biathlon season-ending event Russia's Svetlana Sleptsova won the women's mass start in Moscow at the weekend. The Champions Race saw biathletes competing indoors for the first time in Russia.
26.02.2011 15:14 Skobrev ready to storm podium in Sochi Ivan Skobrev has proven to be the world's ultimate blade runner in 2011, winning gold at the European and World Speed Skating All Around championships. That historic feat serves as a huge buildup for 2012 World Finals in Moscow and the 2014 Olympics.		20.02.2011 15:46 Russian bobsledders win World Championship gold Russian bobsledders Aleksandr Zubkov and brakeman Aleksey Voevoda have claimed two-man FIBT World Championship gold in Germany’s Koenigssee.
15.02.2011 13:17 We have to predict everything and deliver on our promises – Sochi Olympics Committee The Winter Olympics in Sochi are fast approaching and with only three years to go, the site and infrastructure for the Games are beginning to take shape.		21.10.2010 23:16 1 comment Government to build new facilities for disabled athletes Russia's Sports Ministry has focused its efforts on stepping up its game for the country's disabled athletes.
01.10.2010 15:05 1 comment “Don’t expect miracles in Sochi” – sports minister Russia’s Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko believes that even home soil won’t help Russia be as successful in Sochi 2014 as Canada was at the home games in Vancouver.		25.08.2010 14:18 Plushenko’s Olympic prospects in doubt Evgeny Plushenko's Olympic career looks to be all but over.
03.08.2010 23:05 Russian speed skating makes positive turn Russia's new speed skating coach is vowing his team will win “several” medals at the Sochi Olympics in four years, after the Vancouver Games in February saw just two podium finishes.		29.06.2010 22:48 1 comment Misspending of Olympic proportions The Accounts Chamber has described the financing of Russia's preparation in the Vancouver Olympics as “ineffective and corrupt.”
21.05.2010 01:09 4 comments Russia takes revenge for Vancouver blunder Team Russia has thrashed Canada in the Ice Hockey World Championships quarterfinals to increase their winning streak at world champs to 26 consecutive victories.		20.05.2010 21:19 Economist appointed to head Russian Olympic committee One of Russia's deputy prime ministers has been appointed president of the country's Olympic Committee.
19.05.2010 02:05 “We want Canada!” A clash all ice hockey fans around the world have been dreaming of is now a reality. So far unstoppable in Germany, Ovechkin & Co. now have a chance to get even with Team Canada for Vancouver's playoff blow.		16.04.2010 13:50 2 comments “Foreign coaches are essential for Russia’s sports development” Foreign managers should be brought in to modernize the way talent is developed in Russian sport, Rostislav Murzagulov from the country’s Olympic Committee told RT.
06.04.2010 15:29 Revolution in Russian Olympic Committee? Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Zhukov could become the next president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Interfax news agency reports.		27.03.2010 00:20 Olympic flags travel to next Winter Games venue, Sochi The Olympic and Paralympic flags have arrived from Vancouver to Russia's southern city of Sochi, which is taking over the Olympic baton and preparing to host the winter games in 2014.
26.03.2010 18:14 Russians had only six players of Canada’s level - Scotty Bowman In his recent interview with Russia’s Sport Express newspaper one of the most distinguished ice hockey coaches, Canadian Scotty Bowman, shared his view about what happened to team Russia in Vancouver.		23.03.2010 12:17 Ski Racing Federation head resigns after Olympic blunder There has been more fallout from Russia's less-than-perfect display at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The president of the country's cross-country skiing federation, Vladimir Loginov, has resigned.

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