SOCHI SCENE: Smell the roses

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams and Sochi 2014 spokeswoman Aleksandra Kosterina have been through the grind of 15 daily briefings with reporters during the games. The hot-button issues raised by the media ran the ... (source http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=0ff5d0aa633849ac8c7704179da25bdc&url=http%3a%2f%2fnews.yahoo.com%2fsochi-scene-smell-roses-091937630.html&c=UrGjYV9KCcvuNCqSdRiGCanbG3lTgHzst2cSmpk18Bo&mkt=en-us }

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SOCHI SCENE: Canada’s lament

He skated directly after winner Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan and had plenty of room to grab the gold. But like Donald Jackson, Brian Orser, Kurt Browning and Elvis Stojko before him — world champions all with a total of nine titles among them — Chan didn’t ... (source http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=81023306be4b42c79d3c0925e658fcd1&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fsports%2folympics%2fsochi-scene-canadas-lament%2f2014%2f02%2f15%2f74744884-961a-11e3-ae45-458927ccedb6_story.html&c=Ac1R8-K-JHE7A8QsLDYjCPJKenGZeLtNQvXENe4E5tc&mkt=en-us }

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SOCHI SCENE: Russia watches

As the Winter Olympics in Sochi stretch into their first full week, members of parliament said Wednesday they'll support an initiative to cut the school day short and encouraged teachers to give their students less homework. The hope: that kids will spend ... (source http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=1362b5ff883149e3b6ef1d3623a377f6&url=http%3a%2f%2fnews.yahoo.com%2fsochi-scene-russia-watches-102107248.html%3f.tsrc%3dsamsungwn&c=2y2KS9kU-k4TZCFk5f3AWwASUNwgKK5NqdTYd_zogn4&mkt=en-us }

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SOCHI SCENE: Ring story

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — No, the different-colored Olympic rings don't correspond to specific continents. But you'd be forgiven for thinking differently if you're going to or from Sochi's airport. Five enormous concrete sculptures of the rings welcome ... (source http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=1362b5ff883149e3b6ef1d3623a377f6&url=http%3a%2f%2fnews.yahoo.com%2fsochi-scene-ring-story-121610660.html&c=TJfByeBM1wFgLdHyTB_O3oG7pSyg5oZNisE6roJCYm0&mkt=en-us }

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