Dana Johannsen: Assurances on gay laws no comfort to athletes
Just when the gay rights controversies were threatening to overshadow the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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Skiing: Pinturault in winning shape ahead of Sochi
French tyro Alexis Pinturault used all his slalom expertise to comprehensively win yesteray's World Cup super-combined to mark himself out as a medal favourite.
Claims of corruption taint Sochi showpiece
Critics of Olympics say a third of budget is being siphoned off by Putin's friends.
Snow boarding: Prior's gold perfect timing for trip to Russia
Timing can be everything, as Christy Prior discovered at the final Winter Olympics qualifying event in Canada yesterday.
Winter Olympics: Dobbin primed for speed skate double
Four years ago "it was a bit of a rush"; now Shane Dobbin, well prepared this time around.
Militant group threatens Sochi
An Islamic militant group says it was behind the Volgograd bombings that killed 34 people - and they'll give tourists at Sochi for the Olympics 'a present, too'.
Andrew Alderson: World goes cool on Putin games
Sochi is on the cusp of hosting one of the least loved winter Olympic Games.
NZ team backs security for Games
Official says there's no need to rethink safety measures for Sochi Winter Olympics despite bombings in Russia.
Olympics: Gay slur puts champion's Games role in doubt
The International Olympic Committee will consider dropping Russian pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva as an Olympic ambassador after her comments about gay people, says president Jacques Rogge.
Gay 'propaganda' at Olympics risks arrest
Gay competitors in next year's Winter Olympics risk arrest by Russian police if they engage in "propaganda" for their homosexuality, Russia's Sports Minister has confirmed.
North Korea: Northern exposure
Skiing destinations tend to be in well-heeled areas - from Queenstown to the Austrian Alps and Whistler. Naturally, North Korea wants to take its place alongside the well-groomed resorts.
Winter Olympics: NZ's medal prospects improved
Officials believe New Zealand's medal chances at Olympic Winter Games have been improved by the inclusion two new events.
South Island 'couldn't cope' with Winter Olympics
New Zealand's only IOC member says there is almost no chance of Christchurch and Queenstown hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Snowsports: NZ skiers boosted by Olympic chance
The prospect of world No 1 halfpipe skier, Wanaka's Jossi Wells competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics is a step closer.