Russia has delivered a "spectacular" Olympics as the Sochi Winter Games closed on Sunday night with the whole country basking in athletic achievements and compliments from the Olympic chief.
The Sochi Winter Olympic Games drew to a close Sunday, with China winning nine medals, three golds, four silvers and two bronzes, ranking No.11 in its 10th appearance in the Games.
Russian Alexander Zubkov claimed his second gold medal of the Olympic Games by winning the four-man bobsled on Sunday.
An Austrian cross-country skier was thrown out of the Sochi Games and labelled a “scoundrel” by his own team on Sunday after testing positive for blood booster Erythropoietin (EPO) – the fifth doping case to hit the Games.
Canada beat Sweden 3-0 to retain their Olympic men’s ice hockey title, confirming their status as the sport’s undisputed superpower.
Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr has been thrown out of the Sochi Winter Olympics after testing positive for EPO, in the fifth doping case of the Olympics.
Short track speed skater Liu Qiuhong will be the Chinese flag bearer at the Winter Olympic closing ceremony, announced Xiao Tian, deputy chef de mission on Saturday.
The International Olympic Committee Saturday confirmed the first doping case of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games as German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for a stimulant.
Chinese athletes has achieved good results at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, China's deputy chef de mission Xiao Tian said on Saturday.
Norwegian Marit Bjoergen won the women's 30km mass start at the Sochi Olympic Games, her sixth Olympic gold.