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Jorien ter Mors set an Olympic record of 1:53.51 to win the gold, while Ireen Wüst took the silver at 0.58 seconds back, and Lotte van Beek finished third at 1.03 seconds back. [93] With this medal sweep, Netherlands became the first country in history to earn three podium sweeps at the same Olympic Winter Games.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, took place from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia. [1] 98 events in 15 winter sport disciplines were held, with gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in each event. Russia originally won 33 medals; three were later stripped for doping ...
The 2014 Winter Olympics were the most expensive Games in the history of the Olympics. While originally budgeted at US$ 12 billion, major cost overruns caused this figure to expand to US$51 billion, more than three times the cost of the 2012 London Olympics and even surpassing the estimated cost of US$44 billion for the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...
The women's tournament in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Sochi, Russia. For the first time, the women's gold medal game was decided in overtime, with Canada defeating the United States 3–2. Switzerland defeated Sweden for their first Olympic ice hockey medal in 66 years, and first medal in the women's tournament. [1] [2]
The United States' selection of Ashley Wagner over Mirai Nagasu for the Olympic team caused some controversy as Nagasu finished ahead of Wagner at the 2014 U.S. Championships. The results at the pre-Olympic nationals often play a major role in the decision process but U.S. Figure Skating never stated that they would be the only results ...
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. [1] The qualifying heats, semifinal and the final were held on 15 February. The defending Olympic Champion is Zhou Yang of China, while the defending World Champion is Park Seung-hi of ...
The Women's 15 kilometre individual biathlon competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 14 February 2014. [ 1 ] Schedule