Winter Olympic Games

Bulgaria becoming a popular destination for Turkish skiers

If anything, the Winter Olympics in South Korea demonstrated, once again, that sport is big business. Spectators at the venues were practically nonexistent, and the competition schedule was dictated by the advertising agenda of broadcasters targeting commercially attractive markets, predominately European audiences.

Russia has said the IOC has reinstated the country to the Olympic movement despite two failed doping tests by its athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Japan’s “Ice Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu revealed Feb. 27 that he clinched figure skating Olympic gold despite his injured ankle being at barely a quarter of full fitness.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has stopped short of endorsing the International Olympic Committee’s decision to lift Russia’s suspension if no new positive drug tests come to light from the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.

National Olympic Committee President Bogdan Gabrovec said that there was no way Slovenia could have pulled off another Sochi, when the team won eight medals, a Slovenian Olympic record.

Gabrovec, as well as retired cross-country skier and Olympic medallist Petra Majdič, believe that high rankings by young athletes at the games were reason for optimism.

Teenage figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova expressed disbelief Feb. 23 after winning her duel with Evgenia Medvedeva to claim Russia’s first gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Swedish veteran Andre Myhrer captured a shock slalom men’s gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 22 as the two favorites both spectacularly bombed out.

Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu, the first man in 66 years to win back-to-back figure skating gold medals, hinted on Feb. 22 that he may not defend his world title to give his injured ankle time to heal.

Sofia Goggia carved up the Jeongseon slope “like a Samurai” to win the women’s downhill yesterday and leave American Lindsey Vonn with a bronze medal in her final run in the marquee event of Olympic Alpine skiing.