Cities around the world have been dropping out of the bidding process to host the 2022 Winter Olympics as taxpayers in prospective host cities rejecting the Games via referendums out of fear of overspending on unnecessary projects.
Former two-time Olympian Johnny Weir has just announced that he has split with lawyer husband Victor Voronov after being married in December 30, 2011 after being married a little over 2 years. The news comes after a recent domestic incident, which has been dismissed but details Weir tried to bite Voronov.
Russia closed its 2-week hosting of the winter games at Sochi with a bill amounting to $51 billion making it the most expensive Olympic hosting in history.
St. Louis Blues right wing T.J. Oshie boosted American patriotism Saturday, leading team USA to victory over the Russians at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, by scoring four goals on six shots in a shootout.
Russia tallied its first gold medal of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, marking a special moment for the host nation that has been the talk of the world in recent months.
There are a number of threats to the Sochi Games to begin on Friday. American authorities have warned Russian officials of the possible "toothpaste bombs."
Sochi has not been the most welcoming place for world travelers and this week the Russian city found itself embroiled in yet another controversy affecting the general public.
Hubertus von Hohenlohe is proud to be Mexican and he's going to show off his cultural spirit when he hits the slopes at the Sochi Olympics this year.
The 55-year-old Mexican skier, who is also a prince of German descent and an accomplished photographer, is going out in style for his sixth, and likely final, trip to the Olympics, according to NBC OlympicTalk.
