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Olympic Biathlete Brian Olsen: Elite & Olympic Teams Should Say ‘You Can Play,’ Promote Inclusivity for LGBT Athletes

Chelsea LittleJuly 10, 2014

At age 21, Brian Olsen worried that coming out as gay would negatively affect his performance as a biathlete. Years later, he's using his position as an athlete rep to advocate for governing bodies in Olympic sports to think more carefully about the environment they're creating for gay and lesbian athletes. That might start here in the nordic community.

Dryland Olympics Racing

The Ninjas Fight On: ‘The Team is Retired … We Hope That The Idea Will Live On’

Ezekiel WilliamsJune 19, 20141

With Alana Thomas, Zoë Roy, Chandra Crawford and team founder Amanda Ammar all bowing out of competitive-nordic racing this year, Team Ninja only existed for a season, but what a season it was. We spoke with Thomas, Ammar and Roy about their experience training and racing independently and what each of them intend to do as they turn the page.

General Olympics Other

Downing’s Side of the Story: What Happened to Team Dominica in Sochi

Seth AdamsApril 10, 201440

More than a month after the Olympics ended, we share a different perspective on Team Dominica's legitimacy from their coach J.D. Downing. "[That their Olympic experience was an] un-mitigated disaster is completely true," he says. "I take issue with how this Olympic experience was presented."

General Olympics Para Nordic Racing

Sochi Paralympics Preview: U.S. Medal Chances and More

Mark VosburghMarch 4, 2014

At the 2014 Winter Paralympics from March 7 to 16 in Sochi, Russia, nordic skiing and biathlon will account for more that half of the available medals. How will the United States fare in the medal chase? The team's high-performance director, John Farra weighs in.

General News Olympics Racing

Q&A on FIS Anti-Doping Policy: Testing Pools, Half-Lives, and Passports

Chelsea LittleFebruary 27, 20141

We read the FIS Anti-Doping Rules so you don't have to. Here are the answers to a few important questions in the wake of the Johannes Dürr EPO scandal. Yes, he was in FIS's registered testing pool (or at least, he should have been according to their own rules); and yes, they have a biological passport program. Dürr still dodged 14 tests, likely in part because of the short half-life of EPO.

General News Nordic Combined Olympics Racing US Ski Team

Four Years Later, U.S. Nordic Combined Lacks Olympic Fanfare But Comes Full Circle

Alex KochonFebruary 27, 20141

In three Olympic competitions in Sochi, U.S. Nordic Combined didn't end up with the fairy tale some had come to expect after the 2010 Vancouver Games. But with icons in Billy Demong and Todd Lodwick likely in their last Olympics, the story was more about the team closing one book and opening another.

General News Olympics Racing

Dürr Had Used EPO Since June, Passed 14 Anti-Doping Tests; IOC Decision Still Pending

Chelsea LittleFebruary 26, 201423

Austrian cross country skier Johannes Dürr says that he began taking EPO in June, after pressure to support his family became too much to bear. He says he acquired it from the former Yugoslavia. Meanwhile, the Austrian Ski Federation is considering kicking cross-country skiing out of the snow sports conglomerate after two scandals in three Olympics.

General Olympics Racing

Photo Gallery: Olympic 50 k Mass Start

BrainspiralFebruary 25, 2014

Already forget what happened in Sunday's 50 k freestyle mass start? The photos tell a lot of the story from start to finish, including Alexander Legkov leading the way for a Russian sweep.

General News Olympics Racing

For Finnish Star Saarinen, Return to Greatness Has Roots in Alaska

Chelsea LittleFebruary 25, 20141

Last season, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen was down and out. Little by little she has built back her fitness and self-confidence, with a secret ingredient: fun. After winning silver in the Olympic 4 x 5 k relay with her teammates from Finland, Saarinen thanked the U.S. women for inviting her to train with them in 2012 and said she had learned that you can't be so serious all the time.

General News Olympics Racing Results

Russia Sweeps for First Time in Olympic History; Legkov Captures Gold in 50 k

Alex KochonFebruary 23, 201483

Sunday's 50-kilometer freestyle mass start was the kind of race Russia had been dreaming of since it won the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics nearly six years ago. For the first time in Olympic history, the Russians swept the podium, and for the first time in 78 years, a single nation took all three medals in the 50 k.

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Harvey Tripped Up in 50 k Finale, Canadians Pivot to Hockey

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 23, 20146

When Alex Harvey tripped over a pole broken by U.S. skier Noah Hoffman, it summed up the whole Olympics for the Canadian team: if one piece was there, the rest was unlucky. Harvey, Ivan Babikov, and Graeme Killick finished 19th, 20th, and 28th, while Jesse Cockney was "just thrilled to have the start."

General News Olympics Racing US Ski Team

Hoffman ‘A Little Bit Closer’ with 26th in Olympic 50 k

Chelsea LittleFebruary 23, 201439

With the leaders through 48 k, U.S. skier Noah Hoffman ended up 26th in the Olympic 50 k. He was far from happy with his result - it's "not what I’m looking for" - but said he feels more and more comfortable skiing at the front. Brian Gregg finished 51st and Kris Freeman 57th in the last race of the Olympics.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Russians Finally Gold on Home Turf, After Norwegian Collapse in Biathlon Relay

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 22, 20145

Russian anchor Anton Shipulin using perfect shooting and blistering skiing to emerge as the fastest of a four-man lead pack in the waning minutes of a scintallating men's biathlon relay race, capitalizing on a stunning collapse by Norwegian anchor Emil Hegle Svendsen.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Despite Early Errors, Canada Outsprints Fourcade for Best-Ever Relay Finish

Chelsea LittleFebruary 22, 2014

It's not every day that you find yourself sprinting for all you're worth down the finishing stretch of the Olympics against Martin Fourcade. But that's just what happened to Canada's Nathan Smith, who not only dueled with Fourcade to the end, but beat him. "I thought I had good chances,” Smith said. “I’m usually pretty good at sprint finishes.”

General News Olympics Racing

Bjørgen Racks Up Third Gold in Sochi; Norwegian Women Complete 30 k Sweep

Alex KochonFebruary 22, 20141

With three teammates skiing at the front of the women's 30 k freestyle mass start from start to finish, it was no surprise it was Norway, and it wasn't exactly stunning that they dominated the podium. However, the last several hundred meters of the race turned out to be the most exciting, with Marit Bjørgen executing in her usual fashion. The victory made her the most successful woman in Winter Olympics history.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

From Marcialonga Champ to Olympic Team Sprint, Boner Sets the Pace for Switzerland

Chelsea LittleFebruary 22, 2014

Seraina Boner, the best female marathon skier in the world, was focusing on the Vasaloppet. But then she realized she could go to the Olympics. This week she found herself holding her own in the team sprint, and then notched 9th place in the 30k skate, the best Olympic result for a Swiss woman in nearly two decades. "I can always do the Vasaloppet next year," she said.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Relay Medal Slips Out of Canada’s Grasp with Late-Stage Shooting Collapse

Chelsea LittleFebruary 22, 2014

Coming into the last prone stage of Friday's Olympic relay, the Canadian women were in second place - an unprecedented position. But five spare rounds and two penalty loops from Zina Kocher knocked them back into 8th. Even though It was still their best Olympic relay result ever, disappointment showed: "This is a relay we could have medaled in, flat out," said High Performance Director Chris Lindsay.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Sochi Notebook: Sachenbacher-Stehle Positive Is Disappointing – But Is It Sinister?

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 22, 2014

The case of German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle seems different from other recent doping cases that involved substances with clearer benefits to endurance sports.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

US Biathlon Women End Olympics on ‘Happy’ Note, Best-Ever Seventh in Relay

Alex KochonFebruary 21, 2014

The US Biathlon women came out with both a fire and a desire to enjoy themselves in their last race of the Sochi Olympics: the 4 x 6 k relay. It worked as Susan Dunklee, Hannah Dreissigacker, Sara Studebaker, and Annelies Cook captured seventh -- an Olympic record for their program.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Despite Crisis At Home, A Golden Moment for Ukraine in Sochi

Chelsea LittleFebruary 21, 2014

The Ukrainian women's biathlon team was careful not to learn too much about what is happening in Kiev, so that they could focus on their relay race and deliver something that might cheer the country up: a gold medal, Ukraine's first in a winter Olympics since 1992. The women called for a moment of silence in their press conference to honor the 77 dead in Kiev uprisings.

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