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09.03.2010, 18:40
Russia’s sports minister and the former head of the Olympic Committee are among the top five persons most frequently mentioned by the Russian media after the end of Vancouver Games.
17.09.2010, 17:11
Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has dismissed accusations of multi-million misappropriation during the preparation for the Vancouver Olympics. The official said there is no corruption in his ministry whatsoever.
17.02.2010, 11:11
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Team Russia has made an impressive start in its quest for gold in the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament. Vyacheslav Bykov's men had no problems in their opening Group B game against Latvia.
14.05.2009, 07:11
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Canadian ice hockey fans had some consolation on Wednesday night after their enfant cheri Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins dumped Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington out of the Stanley Cup.
23.11.2009, 19:27
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Tennis queen Maria Sharapova has remained Russia’s richest sports identity, despite another disappointing season, writes the Russian Finans magazine.
19.01.2010, 13:34
Hockey superstar Aleksandr Ovechkin says that there is a huge difference between the Russian squads in Vancouver and Turin as some players got to the 2006 games through the old boy network.
10.05.2010, 01:24
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Russia’s hockey squad started the World Championship in Germany with a win over Slovakia on the day Russia celebrates one of its biggest holidays.
26.01.2010, 15:47
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Ex-NHL star Sergey Zubov was outraged by the coaches’ decision to choose him as a substitute player for Russia’s Olympic hockey team, calling the move “a spit in the face”.
05.07.2009, 10:01
NHL superstar Aleksandr Ovechkin has become an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
02.12.2009, 12:06
Russia's national ice hockey team can breathe a sigh of relief as their star forward Aleksandr Ovechkin's knee injury after a horror tackle on Monday appears not to be serious.
Published: 27 July, 2009, 20:58
Aleksandr Ovechkin says he's ready to quit the NHL if he's prevented from playing in the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the moment, it's uncertain whether the league will allow a mid-season break for the Sochi games.
