“Winter Olympic games” on The Daily Caller

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has “no doubt” that Russia will deliver a safe Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 despite security concerns raised by the suicide bombing attack at Moscow’s main airport. (more)

Oh, to catch Bud Greenspan’s eye and then turn up in one of his Olympic documentaries. For many athletes, from the famous to the obscure, the honor ranked just behind winning a medal. (more)

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea prepared for war games Sunday as South Koreans demanded vengeance over a deadly North Korean artillery bombardment that has raised fears of more clashes between the bitter rivals. (more)

Gravitational force overpowered out-of-control Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili and left him unable to avoid the crash that claimed his life hours before the opening ceremony at the Vancouver Olympics, the International Luge Federation concluded in a report Monday. (more)

Sports minister Vitaly Mutkov said Tuesday that he was ready to step down, becoming the first top official to react to President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for resignations after the country’s lackluster showing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. (more)

The last few days of the Olympics passed by in a blur as I finished a three-week business trip that ended up taking me to four climates and nine different overnight locations, all without checking bags. And my gallivanting around the West paralleled the North American tour de force that the games became. (more)

President Dmitry Medvedev promised Monday that heads would roll after Russia suffered its worst-ever performance at the Winter Olympics, warning “fat cat” sports officials to quit or be fired. (more)

After a dismal showing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expects a different result when Russia hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On Monday, March 1, 2010, Medvedev mandated that Russian Olympic officials quit or be fired due to placing 11^th in the medals table and earning only three golds. Russia’s performance paled in comparison to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where Russia placed fifth with 22 medals, eight of which were gold. (more)

President Dmitry Medvedev called Monday for officials in charge of preparing Russian athletes for the Winter Olympics to resign after the country suffered its worst-ever performance in Vancouver. (more)

WHISTLER, British Columbia — The downhill portion of the women’s super combined Thursday morning might have looked a lot like Wednesday’s women’s downhill, with Lindsey Vonn in first place and her teammate Julia Mancuso not far behind in third. But in the slalom portion, everything turned around. Vonn ran into a gate and crashed, while her main rival, Maria Riesch of Germany, skied a dominating run and grabbed the gold medal. (more)

(CNN) — Lindsey Vonn of the United States lived up to her billing as the golden girl of the Winter Olympics with a dominant victory in the women’s downhill at Whistler Creek on Wednesday. (more)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ilya Shapiro is currently on the ground in Vancouver and will be sending dispatches throughout the Olympic Games, posted here at The Daily Caller (more)

Marjan Kalhor knows she has no chance of winning a gold medal in next week’s women’s slalom but before she even steps out of the gate she has already claimed a first place. (more)

If there was a gold medal for premature Winter Olympic whining, the British would be perennial occupants of the middle spot on the podium. (more)

The Olympic torch in Vancouver was lit last Friday, and on Saturday the Games got underway. (more)

The Winter Olympic Games began, as they always do, with the Parade of Nations—many of which we have yet to invade. By parading like that, however, they seem to just be asking for it. (more)

For Canada, last night was huge. NBC Mogul’s broadcaster Todd Harris said it best: “Oh, Canada. The drought is over. Alexandre Bilodeau has won gold.” (more)

Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Didier Defago of Switzerland won the Olympic men’s downhill ski race, while American Bode Miller rebounded from his 0-for-5 performance at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin with a bronze medal. (more)

This week, NBC will begin round-the-clock coverage on multiple network platforms that will bring winter Olympic fans more in-depth coverage of the Vancouver Games than there was for any other Winter Games in history. The Games are yet another example of how important multiple networks and broadband platforms are to presenting major events. (more)

The Winter Olympics are here at last! Skiers, skaters, snowboarders and sliders alike are about to invade your living room for the next 17 days. And unlike Beijing, Vancouver is only a few hours away, so you’ll get to see the action live – all 15 events. Still, it’s difficult to navigate the schedule. For example, when will Lindsey Vonn (we hope) go for the gold in alpine skiing? Or when will Apolo Ohno attempt to become the most decorated winter Olympian?  Below are dates and times of some of the events we think you won’t want to miss, including when American athletes are competing and some of the most anticipated contests this Olympics has to offer. (more)