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Olympic Torch Passes to Sochi

M. Morris — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:17:05 CST

An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended tonight with an exuberant celebration of Canada, reflecting a determined comeback by the host country's organizers and athletes. A festive crowd of 60,000 jammed into BC Place Stadium for the closing ceremony, many of them Canadians abuzz over...

Litvinenko Murder Suspect Halts Mayor Bid

Matt Cantor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:16:23 CDT

The UK's top suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko has quit the mayoral race in the Russian city set to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, Reuters reports. “The leadership of the party took a final decision that my candidacy would not be put forward,” Andrei Lugovoy said, adding that...

Litvinenko Murder Suspect to Run for Mayor of Olympic City

Jason Farago — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:12:29 CDT

Russia fought hard to win the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, reports the Los Angeles Times , and now a second battle is heating up: the race for mayor of the Black Sea resort town, which is beginning billions' worth of construction. Among the contenders are a media magnate with a...

'Independent' South Ossetia Dreams Big

Jason Farago — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:40:01 CDT

When the Russian government recognized South Ossetia as an independent state last week, the international reaction was not only anger but incredulity. The breakaway Georgian province has only 70,000 citizens, and they have suffered both wretched poverty and years of fighting. But citizens insist that theirs is a viable...

Putin's Russian Undressing

Dustin Lushing — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:06:07 CDT

Vladimir Putin purged his shirt yesterday during a fishing jaunt in southern Siberia. The Russian president was celebrating the International Olympic Committee's election of Sochi, a Black Sea resort, to host the 2014 Winter Games. With him was Monaco's Prince Albert II—coincidentally enough a member of the International Olympic...

Sochi Wins 2014 Games

Peter Fearon — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:52:53 CDT

The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi — thanks in part to personal intervention by Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, reports Reuters. Putin addressed a session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala City in English, French and Spanish, helping Sochi win a 51-47 vote...