Pray the Olympics

2/9/14

LINK TO OLYMPIC UPDATE

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_OLYMPIC_ROUNDUP?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

"Sochi Games Expose
 Indian Corruption And Redemption"
 : The Edge : NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/theedge/2014/02/08/273768974/sochi-games-expose-indian-corruption-and-redemption?ft=1&f=1004

"Wust defeats Sablikova 
over 3,000 meters to
 win Olympic gold"
 - UPI.com
http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2014/02/09/Wust-wins-duel-of-Olympic-speed-skating-champs/UPI-53921391953586/

"5 things to know 
about the Sochi Olympics"
 - NZ Herald
http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11199132

"Winter Olympics 2014: 
U.S. nabs 1st gold,
 choice for torch lighting questioned"
 - CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2014-winter-olympics-us-wins-first-gold-medal-in-sochi-games/

"Winter Olympics:
 American star Bode Miller finishes eighth in the downhill;
 Matthias Mayer of Austria wins gold"
 - NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics/bode-miller-fails-deliver-olympic-downhill-austria-mayer-wins-gold-article-1.1607463

"Winter Olympics 2014:
 Italian PM Enrico Letta is only G8 leader at Sochi" 
- Olympics - Sport - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-italian-pm-enrico-letta-is-only-g8-leader-at-sochi-9117083.html

"Sochi Olympics begin under shadow of terrorism as Russia issue further safety assurances"
 | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552947/Sochi-Olympics-begin-shadow-terrorism-Russia-forced-issue-safety-assurances-athletes-begin-compete.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

"Men’s slopestyle Olympic gold medalist 
Sage Kotsenburg is a good dude" 
- The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/mens-slopestyle-olympic-gold-medalist-sage-kotsenburg-is-a-good-dude/2014/02/08/f9fa16e2-90fb-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage

BBC Sport - Sochi 2014:
 "Jenny Jones wins historic
 British slopestyle bronze"
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26056289

"Olympics recap:
 Ashley Wagner gets redemption,
 Sage Kotsenburg a gold" 
| PopWatch
http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/02/09/olympics-ashley-wagner-sage-kotsenburg/

"ESPN Olympics Sochi Olympics:
 Viewer's guide"
http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/story?storyId=10417900&src=desktop&wjb

Saturday, February 8, 2014

"Olympic Guests Find Comfort Zones 
In First Day Of Games:" The Edge : NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/theedge/2014/02/08/273633414/olympic-guests-finding-comfort-zone-in-first-day-of-games?ft=1&f=1004

"Live Blog: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics 
Opening Ceremony"
 - The Daily Fix - WSJ
http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2014/02/07/live-blog-2014-sochi-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony/

"Man Responsible For Olympic Ring Mishap Found Dead In Sochi" 
- The Daily Currant
http://dailycurrant.com/2014/02/08/man-responsible-for-olympic-ring-mishap-found-dead-in-sochi/

"Sochi Hijack Attempt Over Ukrainian Prisoners" 
- ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-authorities-search-plane-bomb-claim-22411915