Olympic Winter Games News

Six-time summer and winter Olympic medalist Clara Hughes was in North Bay Thursday night to talk about the stigma of depression as part of the Canadian Mental Health Association and The North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation's Celebrity Speaker Series.

Arman Serebrakian aims to represent Armenia in Winter Olympics by Tom Vartabedian http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-05-22-arman-serebrakian-aims-to-represent-armenia-in-winter-olympics Published: Wednesday May 22, 2013 Arman Serebrakian.

Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Newell Brown talks to Canucks stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin during an April 22, 2013 National Hockey League game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena.

In total, the 18-day 2013 iteration boasts more than 60 interactive light instillations and 3-D-mapped buildings across the city, including two major new venues: Darling Harbor and the Sydney Harbor Bridge .

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23. THE nominations for the annual Teen Choice Awards in the United States features Olympic champions Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin in the running for the favorite male and female athletes.

Blodans, trained as an accountant, had just finished a contract for the 2010 Winter Olympics and Vagelatos had just run out of funding for self-employment training.

THE Winter Olympic dream of Townsville teenager Alex Ferlazzo burns so strong that he wakes up in the morning thinking about luge.

Launched on 16 May with a ceremonial arch of airport staff wearing Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team shirts was Lufthansa's new seasonal daily A330 flight from Munich.

MOSCOW, May 23 Sochi Olympics organizers said Thursday that 2,500 doping tests would be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ago.

Rather than solve a problem in Vancouver, GM Mike Gillis has only added to the list of woes his team currently endures.

Wu told a packed news conference in Taipei on Thursday that he is declaring his candidacy to succeed Jacques Rogge to "positively impact society." "The thought and concept to develop the IOC and Olympic movement ... is the core principle of my candidature," he said.

The public broadcaster says eight rugged hockey players and eight figure skating stars will shimmy their way through ice dancing contests as part of the upcoming 2013-2014 broadcast lineup.

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby reacts after scoring against Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson, bottom left, during the third period of Game 4 Wednesday night.

GSN announced today that it will be airing a Sneak Peek of its all new version of Minute to Win It with host Apolo Anton Ohno, one of the most decorated American athletes of all time.

The 35th Annual Mountainfilm Festival is the first of two awe-inspiring fests that take place in Telluride, Colorado Memorial Day weekend.

Alain Vigneault helped Vancouver become a consistent contender, but since the 2011 Stanley Cup final appearance the Canucks have flamed out in the playoffs.

Two new wines from Pierre Lurton and Denis Dubourdieu have been released to raise up to 100,000 for the British Winter Olympics Skeleton bobsleigh squad.

It amazes me how these things can happen in this day and age of the information highway.

Canadian Olympic gold medal winning hockey coach Mike Babcock of Manitouwadge, Ontario deserves high praise for the Detroit Red Wings leading the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in the Western Conference semi-final series.

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority's Olympic venues are ready to re-open for the busy summer season, offering guests a full slate of family fun and activities with a new option for locals and frequent visitors.