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Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who is overseeing the Sochi preparations, said the government will spend a total of about $18 billion before the games begin in February 2014.

IOC commission praises Olympic test events in Sochi

The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it is very satisfied with the test events from this winter in Sochi by the host of the 2014 Winter Games.

IOC visit Sochi again to check on preparations

With the Olympics less than a year away, IOC inspectors are visiting Sochi again to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Games.

Smucker's signs on with US Olympic Committee

The U.S. Olympic Committee has added J.M. Smucker to its list of sponsors, bringing the jelly maker into the fold for the Sochi and Rio de Janeiro Games.

Column: Will NHL be a no-show at Sochi Olympics?

The reason why is the beginning of the answer to a very touchy question: Will there be NHL players at the Sochi Olympics when the games begin less than a year from now?

Here's what you need to know about 2014 Sochi Olympics . . .

U.S. bobsled driver Steve Holcomb, reigning four-man champion, said Wednesday from Sochi it was warm at the track but it is refrigerated and covered so there were no problems.

Helene Elliott: No ringing endorsement, yet, for NHL players in Sochi

If the IIHF and the International Olympic Committee give the NHL wider access and share the public-relations bounty, it would be well worth everyone's while for players to compete in Sochi.

IOC, Sochi mark one year until 2014 Games

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge officially invited nations of the world to take part in the 2014 Winter Games, set to open exactly one year from Thursday in Sochi, Russia.

Migrant workers at Sochi Olympic sites face abuses

Simonov and Human Rights Watch list the withholding of wages, the failure to provide employment contracts and excessive working hours as the most common rights violations that migrants in Sochi face.

Sochi a point of national pride for Putin's Russia

With its lush subtropical climate, Sochi was previously known only as a summer sea resort where hotels with rude Soviet-style service catered to undemanding tourists from provincial Russia.

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LONDON, Ontario: Russians Volosozhar-Trankov win 1st world pairs

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Nintendo to preview Wii U games at Best Buys during E3

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Nintendo to preview Wii U games at Best Buys during E3

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Nintendo to preview Wii U games at Best Buys during E3

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Nintendo and Sega Reveal 'Sonic Lost World' As Wii U, 3DS Exclusive

In addition to revealing "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games," Nintendo and...

Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief

"There is a high expectation that this meeting should be held as soon as possible," he said...

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A proposed international conference to try to stop Syria's civil war...