Totmianina and Marinin crown career with Olympic gold
Russian figure-skaters Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin have won "gold" in competitions of sport pairs at Olympic games in Torino.
Russian biathletes won gold and silver in women`s 15km individual
Russian biathletes Svetlana Ishmouratova and Olga Pyleva grabbed a gold and a silver medals in the women`s 15km individual on Monday.
Russian tobogganer Albert Demchenko won Olympic "silver"
Russian tobogganer Albert Demchenko Won Olympic "silver" during the competitions of the singlets.
Canadian women hockey-players smashed Russians with score 12:0
The women`s team of Russia on the hockey played the second match of group tournament at the Olympiad in Torino. The rivals of Russian women were the acknowledged leaders of world hockey, the active Olympic champions women hockey-players of Canada. Our team failed to shoot the goal - 12:0 in favor of North Americans.
Skier Dementiev takes first Olympic gold for Russia
Russian skier became the Olympic champion in men`s duathlon - race of 15 km by classical style and 15 km by free style.
Bronze medal came as surprise for Russian skier
Russian skier Evgenia Medvedeva-Arbizova, who won bronze medal in ski duathlon (race 7.5 km by classical style and 7.5 km by free style), has confessed that she is confused at such turn of events.
Michelle Kwan pulled out of the Winter Olympics
Five-times world champion, 25-year old American figure-skater Michelle Kwan will not participate in women`s competitions in Torino because of injury.
Russian tennis-players reached quarter-final of Davis Cup ahead of schedule
Russian team has defeated Dutch tennis-players in 1/8 final of Davis Cup tournament ahead of schedule.
Russia wins first Olympic medal in Torino
Russian skier Evgenia Medvedeva-Arbuzova has won first medal for Russian team at XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino.
Sportsmen to compete for 8 sets of Olympic medals on Sunday
Russian sportsmen will compete for 8 sets of Olympic medals in Torino on February 12. Russian team pins main hopes on ski races, where men and women will compete in cross-country skiing, and on luge, where men-singles will make final attempts.
Totmianina and Marinin lead after short program
Russian figure-skaters lead in competition of sport pairs. Tatyana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin are on the first place after performance of short program. Another Russian pair Maria Petrova and Aleksey Tikhonov are on third position. Chinese Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang took up position between Russian pairs.
Russian female hockey team lost chances for Olympic medals
In fact, Russian female hockey team has lost any chances to win Olympic medals after defeat to Swedish team - 1:3.
0.8 seconds separated Russian team from first Olympic medal
Biathlete Sergei Chepikov has taken 4-th place in individual race for 20 km. 39-year old Russian sportsman has lost 0.8 seconds to Norwegian Halvard Hanevold.
Russian biathletes prohibited to read during Olympiad
President of Russian Biathlon Union Alexander Tikhonov prohibited members of Russian combined team to read before start. The measure is introduced for protection of eyes before forth-coming shooting.
Four sets of rewards to play on first day of Olympic Games
On Saturday on the Olympic games in Torino there will be played 4 sets of rewards - biathlon, skating, jumping race and freestyle.
XX Winter Olympic Games start in Torino
On Friday evening XX Olympic Games open in Torino.
Russian skier excluded from participation in Olympic Games
The International Federation of Skiing (FIS) excluded 8 sportsmen from participation in Olympiad in Torino for 5 days.
Most Russians to watch Olympic Games
According to the poll results, conducted by Levada-Centre on January 20-24, 2006, about 70 % of Russians intend to watch Olympic Games.
Route of Olympic torch relay changed again
Organization committee of Winter Olimpiad in Torino informed that route of Olympic torch relay was changed again because of protest actions.
Dmitriy Dorofeev chosen as standard-bearer of Russian team on Games -2006
The flag of the Russian Olympic team on the opening ceremony of the XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino will carry the skater Dmitriy Dorofeev. Gennadiy Shvets, the representative on the connection with community of the Russian Olympic committee, reported about it.
CSKA completed first stage of Euroleague with victory over "Partisan"
The Moscow basketball club CSKA beat the Serbian "Partisan" in the 14th stage of the regular superiority of basketball Euroleague - 92:79. Almost three fourths of time the teams went level, but in the end of the third period CSKA began jerk, which was continued in the following 10- minute, and they attained the victory in the guests. The leader of "Partisan" Deyan did not play, and the captain of CSKA Sergey Panov spent all 40 minutes on the bench. The most successful player of meeting became the forward of "Partisan" Predrag Shuput (20 points), and in CSKA - Trajan Langdon (19).
The opening of the Olympic Games in Torino is tomorrow
Sophia Loren will probably be "the mistress" of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. For the moment the organizers bosom it and the press secretary of the actress denies everything, but it is already known that the star of Italian cinema would be in Italy 10 or 11 February and very likely take part in the opening of the Olympic Games.
Russian flag hoisted in Olympic village
This Wednesday, 2 days before start of winter Olympic Games in Torino, solemn ceremony of Russian flag hoisting took place in Olympic village.
Chess tournament "Aeroflot Open 2006" starts in Moscow
Traditional chess tournament "Aeroflot Open" starts in Moscow on Tuesday. This year competitions celebrate first jubilee - 5-th anniversary.
Russian team wins world championship for hockey with ball
World championship for ice hockey with ball has ended in Stockholm. Russian team has won all 7 matches of the tournament and returned the title of strongest team in the world. In final sportsmen trained by Vladimir Yanko has defeated combined team of Sweden with score 3:2. 2 goals have been scored by Sergey Lomanov and 1 - by Evgeny Ivanushkin.