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A passenger plane from Moscow has made a rough landing in Sochi, hitting a fence, losing a wing and catching fire, according to reports. It took the Boeing 737 from two attempts to land in Sochi, southern Russia, an emergency services source told Interfax, although it is not yet unclear what hindered the first try. […]
Mac Marcoux has always had a need for speed. While growing up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Marcoux and his family raced around on go-carts, dirt bikes and snowmobiles. If it went fast, Marcoux wanted to be a part of it. But that rush of zipping around hit a speed bump when he was eight […]
John Sibley/Reuters Team USA won an improbable gold medal in men’s curling with a “Miracurl on Ice” win over Sweden in the gold medal match. The team of “rejects” was led by John Shuster who had been cut by USA Curling after a disappointing performance in Sochi in 2014. Shuster rededicated himself to the sport […]
Russia is back to the first place in the unofficial 2014 Winter Olympics medal tally after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared 28 Russian athletes and dropped their life-bans over alleged doping violations. Read more On Thursday CAS reinstated results of 28 Russian athletes, making them eligible to compete in the 2018 Winter […]
The opening speech by Russia’s Foreign Minister at the Syrian peace forum in Sochi veered off script somewhat, when attendees expressed pro and anti-Russian sentiment as Sergey Lavrov took the floor. Various factions of Syrian society gathered in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi for the summit, aimed at laying the foundation for peace […]
Bringing together representatives from across Syrian society, a forum on the country’s future kicks off in Sochi. The Congress is expected to boost the peace process and kick-start efforts to draft a new constitution. The Syrian National Dialogue Congress starts in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Monday. The event is expected to last […]
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed preparations for a Syria peace conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call on Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The ministers exchanged views on the final aspects regarding the organization of the high-profile event, to be held in the Russian city of Sochi on […]
Canada’s luge relay team doesn’t want the 2014 Olympic bronze medal heading their way to impact final preparations for the 2018 Winter Games. Sam Edney, Alex Gough, Justin Snith and Tristan Walker learned Friday their fourth-place finish in Sochi will be upgraded to bronze — the country’s first Olympic luge medal — as a result […]
The 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are officially 100 days away, and Canadian sports fans have plenty to look forward to in March. The Games run from March 9-18 and will be streamed on CBC Sports. Canada finished third in the medal standings at the 2014 Games in Sochi, earning 16 medals — […]
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 16:38 The trilateral meeting between the Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Russian city of Sochi this week was the “right step, at the right time” for the future of Syria, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said. Rouhani expressed his opinion to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a […]
