Ole Einar Bjoerndalen couldn't avoid being in the spotlight, certainly not after becoming the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and receiving personal congratulations from the king. The softly-spoken Norwegian tends to keep his thoughts and his emotions in check rather than in the public domain, so it was fitting ...
French biathlete Marie Laure Brunet collapsed during the women's biathlon relay on Friday and was taken to a hospital for ...
Four teammates stood proudly behind the Ukraine flag, smiles beaming, celebrating their country's first gold medal at the Sochi Olympics. Parliament ...
After doing everything right for nearly 15 kilometers, Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen almost threw away his first biathlon gold medal at the Sochi Olympics in the final inches. What could have been a comfortable victory turned into a photo finish after the Norwegian started celebrating ...
Darya Domracheva is so light-footed on her skis, her rivals have started comparing her with a dancer. Without losing rhythm, the Belarussian eased to her third victory at the Sochi Games by winning the 12.5-km mass start race on Monday, completing an unprecedented haul of ...
Martin Fourcade has a long way to go to match Ole Einar Bjoerndalen's record of seven Olympic gold medals in biathlon. He's off to a good start, though. Fourcade earned his second gold in four days at the Sochi Games, overcoming one penalty minute to ...
With 2.5 km still to ski, Martin Fourcade was feeling so strong he started celebrating his first Olympic gold medal. Having hit all five targets in his final round of shooting, the Frenchman stretched his arm in the air and pumped his fist. Minutes later, Fourcade ...
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen had just become the oldest Winter Olympic individual gold medalist — at age 40 — when he was hugged by a fellow Norwegian whose records he might soon overtake. Cross-country skiing great Bjorn Daehlie embraced Bjoerndalen in the finish area Saturday, shortly ...
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen tied a Winter Olympics record with his 12th medal by taking gold in the biathlon 10-km sprint. Bjoerndalen, 40, set a biathlon record with his seventh gold medal and tied the overall mark for winter medals held by another Norwegian, cross-country ...
Course workers added 40 meters to the biathlon track for the Sochi Olympics on Friday because it was too short. The loop should measure 2.5 km. Even though a 5 percent deviation is allowed by the rules, the track at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and ...
