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17.10.2010, 15:30
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The president of the Russian Olympic Committee has turned his hand to curling this weekend to boost interest in the sport as the country searches for talent, ahead of the next Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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.
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.
16.02.2010, 08:51
Switzerland dominated Day Four at the Vancouver Olympics as alpine skier Didier Defago and cross-country skier Dario Cologna brought gold medals No. 2 and No. 3 to the country of chocolate and banks.
17.02.2010, 12:33
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There has been no good news for Russia on Tuesday as Team Russia has again failed to pick up any medals in Vancouver.
03.03.2010, 18:07
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Following President Medvedev’s call for the resignation of all officials responsible for Russia’s dismal performance at the Winter Games, Leonid Tyagachev has resigned.
04.03.2009, 08:59
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Despite having never even seen snow before, two deaf and dumb children from poor areas of New Delhi have won medals at the Special Winter Olympics in the US state of Idaho.
16.02.2010, 08:03
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Russia's hopes of a second gong in Canada have been put on hold, after Turin silver medalist Albert Demchenko finished just outside the podium in the men's singles luge event.
20.02.2010, 09:11
Russia’s Aleksandr Tretyakov has claimed the first ever Olympic medal in the skeleton for Russia at the Vancouver Olympics. After four runs he finished third behind Canadian Jon Montgomery and Latvian Martins Dukurs.
Published: 22 August, 2009, 14:37
As well as the Winter Olympics in 2014, Sochi will slso play host to the Paralympic games – a first for Russia. An exhibition in Moscow showed that preparations for the event are well underway.
