Following Kristina Timanovskaya, who was afraid to return to Belarus after the Olympic Games, two more athletes refused to go home. Belarusian Yana Maksimova, competing in the all-around, and her husband, athlete Andrei Kravchenko, on Wednesday, August 3, announced that they would not return to ...
Russia has presented the world with many talents, and not without famous athletes. Some of them first became famous in Russia, and then tried their hand in the United States. Some go to the States in their early years and succeed there. About 5 famous ...
In Connecticut, the Connecticut Huskies hockey team decided to cook Russian dishes for the Russian-speaking team members. What came of this, said the publication Meduza. Forward Vladislav Firstov, defender Yan Kuznetsov and Ruslan Iskhakov missed Russian cuisine, so their colleagues decided to pamper the athletes with their own dishes. ...
On August 29, a group of ten Ukrainian cyclists, including several war veterans, will arrive in Washington, where they will conclude their three-month bike ride across the United States and Canada. The purpose of the bike ride was to raise awareness of the international community about the armed attacks carried out by Russia against civilians ...
I love watching the Olympics. Holiday atmosphere. The spirit of competition. The beauty of jumps, turns and other complex figures that athletes perform seems to be contrary to all the laws of physics. The joy of victories and pride in our athletes. And they are filming it today so beautifully: you seem to feel ...
The Olympic fever associated with the Winter Games taking place in South Korea has once again brought to the surface the topic of raising future champions. Team USA is in the top five in the medal standings, having already surpassed the mark of 20 medals, of which 9 are gold. More…
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are in full swing. At the moment, American athletes have 16 awards (6 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze). In addition to fame, athletes will receive cash awards. We invite you to find out how much and how US Olympic medalists earn, ...
The international sports arbitration in Lausanne satisfied the claims of 28 Russian athletes, recognizing their suspension from the Olympics and lifelong disqualification as illegal. The claims of another 11 athletes were partially satisfied. It is not clear whether the athletes who won the court will be able to take part in the 2018 Games, writes Lenta.ru. CAS justified ...
Russia has admitted for the first time that its officials participated in one of the largest conspiracies in sports history - a large-scale doping operation in which many Russian Olympians were involved, writes Voice of America. The New York Times reported that in interviews conducted during...
The Zimbabwean government denied information that President Robert Mugabe ordered the arrest of all Olympic athletes for not winning a single medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Zimbabwean Minister of Transport and Communications Christopher Mushove called similar ...