winter olympics

APNewsBreak: Squaw Valley announces ski merger

Topix - Sports News  Tue, 09/27/2011 - 07:51

Squaw Valley USA and neighboring Alpine Meadows are combining operations, a move that comes as the Lake Tahoe area considers making a bid for a future Winter Olympics.


 

Pyeongchang will host 2018 Games

BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition  Wed, 07/06/2011 - 09:19

South Korean city Pyeongchang is chosen as host for the 2018 Winter Olympics.


 

Comcast's $4.4 billion Olympian bid is a bold online bet

Topix - Sports News  Sun, 06/12/2011 - 13:24

NBC lost more than $200 million the last time it showed the Winter Olympics, and it's bracing for similar losses in London next year.So, plenty of people scoffed when the network bid $4.4 billion - nearly a billion more than runner-up Fox - for the U.S. rights to carry the four games through 2020.Yet the price may prove right.The growth of Internet ...


 

Women's ski jumping up for approval for 2014 Games

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 10/23/2010 - 18:13

Women's ski jumping and new events in snowboarding, Alpine skiing, figure skating, biathlon and luge are being considered for inclusion at the 2014 Winter Olympics.


 

2018 Winter Olympics bid field smallest ever

Topix - Sports News  Tue, 06/22/2010 - 08:31

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks during the opening of the executive board's meeting at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday.


 

NBC posts $223 million loss on Winter Olympics

Topix - Sports News  Fri, 04/16/2010 - 21:04

The tally is in: NBC lost $223 million on the Winter Olympics in the first quarter.


 

Russia criticized by UN over Olympics construction

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 03/15/2010 - 16:25

The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construction projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region's unique wildlife.


 

Crosby's Olympics gear missing

FOXSports.com News  Tue, 03/02/2010 - 23:47

The gloves and stick used by Sidney Crosby to score the winning goal in Canada's gold medal victory over the U.S. at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday are unaccounted for, Hockey Canada said Tuesday night.


 

Medvedev demands sports officials resign over Russia's poor show...

Topix - Sports News  Mon, 03/01/2010 - 13:02

President Dmitry Medvedev demanded Monday that Russian sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.


 

Vancouver bids Olympics farewell

BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition  Sun, 02/28/2010 - 19:42

The Vancouver Winter Olympics draw to a spectacular close after 17 days of intense competition.