Russian skiers have secured victory for Russia in the Olympic medal table by occupying all places on the podium in the 50km mass start race on the final day of the Games.
Aleksandr Legkov won the race with the result … Read the rest
Tag: Winter Olympics
Russia bans adoptions from same-sex marriage countries
Russia banned adoptions by single people from countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
The new measure comes into law in the middle of a Winter Olympics which gay activists have already tried to derail. The IOC has responded by emphasizing … Read the rest
US warships deploy for Sochi Olympics
The United States will deploy at least two warships into the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, Russia, to respond to a potential terror attack during the upcoming Olympics, top officials said on Monday.
The positioning of the ships … Read the rest