2014 Winter Olympics Tracker: Live coverage from Sochi, Russia
This liveblog will feature updates, news and pictures from events happening in Sochi, Russia as they happen. The focus of the tracker is on major events, news and American teams.24/7 coverage will include: - Opening Ceremonies live coverage (Friday, 2/7) from two Digital First Media sports writers who are at Sochi right now. (Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News and Kurt Kragthorpe of the Salt Lake Tribune)- Original reporting from Sochi: We have a team of 11 credentialed reporters, columnists and photographers from the Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News, Salt Lake Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press at Sochi. They will be filing in-depth coverage and real-time updates via Twitter. - What's important today: Our tracker team in New York City will highlight the major events, updates, teams and athletes that we are tracking each day during the Olympics. - Social media buzz: A curation of social media, pictures and videos from Olympic athletes, media correspondents and fans watching around the world. - Live coverage of the closing ceremony on Feb 23.
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Loving this couple ice dancing to Le Jazz Hot!by Becca Pomeroy via twitter 2/8/2014 3:05:34 PM -
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everything changes, but the king of biathlon is bjoerndalen #biathlon #sochi2014by sonya via twitter 2/8/2014 3:08:22 PM -
Coomes and Buckland earn 52.93 points and claim second place. #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:08:28 PM -
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Go @Meryl_Davis an @CharlieaWhite ! They take the ice for their warmup and skate last. #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9gAw1IUAAaIBa.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:10:51 PM -
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Exciting to think that we will get to see this awesome short dance TWICE at the Olympics. #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:12:05 PM
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I haven't yet met a foreign visitor in Sochi who isn't either working here or connected to an athlete. Nobody came. Not yet, at least.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:14:43 PM -
First to skate in the final group are @PechalatBourzat of France. #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:15:21 PM
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Aaaand, of course, just as we give up, get off bus, the wreck is cleared out of the way.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:32:32 PM
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Ready to ride: Monterey's @BOBSLEDR teaming with @DRobUSA in 2-man Feb. 16-17. mercurynews.com/sports/ci_2509…by Elliott Almond via twitter 2/8/2014 3:33:55 PM -
Much love to the bus driver who stopped to pick us up, despite cops shrieking at him. Sochi's a mess. Sochians are great.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:01 PM
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Bobrova and Soloviev head to the Kiss and Cry. #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9lVVoIEAAiuoj.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:06 PM -
Bobrova and Soloviev earn 70.27 points and skate into first! Reigning Olympic champions Virtue and Moir are on the ice. #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:34:53 PM
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Before you watch Teams USA and Canada, take note that a Russian source is alleging that there's vote-swapping with the American and Russian judges.
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Canada women’s hockey team opens with 5-0 win over Switzerland in Sochi | Toronto Star
thestar.comCanada is the defending champion when it comes to women’s hockey, having won three consecutive Olympic gold medals. -
. @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite take the ice for their short dance. #TeamUSA #Sochi2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9m4rbIgAA03PB.jpg
by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:40:53 PM -
IT'S OFFICIAL: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has tied the all-time Winter #Olympic record for most medals #Sochi2014by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 3:41:15 PM -
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The Virtue & Moir of Canada dance into the lead with 72.98 points. @Meryl_Davis & @CharlieaWhite are up right now! #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:41:33 PM
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US men's hockey GM David Poile, in St. Paul hospital, not expected to make it to Sochi until medal round (Feb. 18-22) bit.ly/1d5OhYxby Brian Murphy via twitter 2/8/2014 3:42:46 PM -
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is also the oldest gold medalist in an individual winter event #Sochi2014by #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 3:43:49 PM
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Half-hour traffic back up out of Sochi Olympic Park caused by this: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bf9oo08IIAAf6ah.jpg
by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:48:31 PM -
With 75.98 points @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite win the short dance and earn 10 points for #TeamUSA ! Team USA jumps to third overall!by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:48:38 PM
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So proud of the winning skate from @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite ! What did you think?! #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:49:42 PM
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.@shawnaricher and I give up. Get off to walk. It's cleared up. We run back to (different) bus. Driver let's us on, tho cops are screaming.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:23 PM
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USA's Davis/White take 1st place in the Ice Dance component, leaving Canada in 2nd overall - 1 point behind Russia. #Sochi2014by ReidVanier via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:45 PM -
The US ice dance short program isn't as interesting or complex at the Canadian one, but they executed perfectlyby dylan_reid via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:53 PM -
The kiss and cry for Davis + White is packed with US teammates; they win ice dance with 75.98.by Betsy McKay via twitter 2/8/2014 3:50:57 PM -
Let's just say the USA women's hockey team just went crazy in the dorms after @Meryl_Davis and @CharlieaWhite score just came up. #wahoooooby Julie Chu via twitter 2/8/2014 3:51:06 PM -
We move forward 200 feet. Another bus ahead breaks down. That costs us 20 minutes. Finally moving.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:51:30 PM
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Davis and White lift #TeamUSA from 5th to bronze-medal position. @AshWagner2010 and the ladies short program are next! #Sochi2014by U.S. Figure Skating via twitter 2/8/2014 3:52:16 PM
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Then just RUN?! RT @UtahPigBus : @MCLTribune Just say you're Canadian and you want to borrow it for a group picture...by Michael C. Lewis via twitter 2/8/2014 3:53:43 PM -
Sochi is great. The Olympics are great. They just make a terrible couple.by cathalkelly via twitter 2/8/2014 3:54:02 PM
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MT @NickMcCarvel : Davis/White get biggest applause of any non-Russian skaters so far. 75.98, into 1st. US all but certain in team finalby #TokyoOlympics via twitter 2/8/2014 3:55:48 PM
