There’s no denying that when it comes to the Olympics, the U.S. is just plain good. But sometimes we struggle.
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Heading into the 2014 Winter Games, athletics have largely been pushed out of the spotlight in Sochi. Here’s what you should know.
Concerns about Olympic hotel rooms in Sochi are approaching the absurd.
There are more reasons to watch the Games than just for stories about toilets. Here are 9 of them.
Days before the Opening Ceremony of the most expensive Olympic Games in history, the hashtag #SochiProblems is picking up steam as journalists and athletes tweet about the weird — or just plain gross — problems they’ve encountered.
The bathrooms at the Sochi Olympic venues are the gift that just keeps on giving.
While Shaun White is the unquestioned face of his sport, snowboarding pioneer Chris Klug will always be part of its heart and soul.
The double toilet in Sochi may have captured the Internet’s attention this week, but it’s not the only quirky Olympic thing to go viral this week. Here are five of our favorites.
BBC reporter Steve Rosenberg went to use the bathroom at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center in Sochi and found two toilets but only one stall. His tweeted picture instantly became a national joke.
It wasn’t exactly like working out at the United States Olympic Training Center, but the interactive “Road to Sochi Tour” at the Orleans Arena did give us a small taste of what it’s like to compete in the Winter Games.
Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars.
The outside of the mittens say “Go USA.” The insides say “Made in China.”
Billie Jean King will be one of two openly gay athletes in the U.S. delegation for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi, Russia, President Obama announced Tuesday. For the first time since 2000, however, the U.S. will not send a president, former president, first lady or vice president to the Games.
Rio de Janeiro’s endless beaches and lush tropical forest will be a photographer’s dream during the 2016 Olympics. But zoom in on the likes of once-pristine Guanabara Bay, and the picture is of household trash and raw sewage.
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte tore a ligament in his knee trying to catch an excited teenage fan.
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