Olympics

What makes watching the Sochi 2014 Winter Games even better? Seeing footage of AT-ATs from Star Wars intercut with all of the spills.

The U.S. moved up to a second-place tie in the overall medal count, and a Russian Olympic veteran withdrew from the Winter Games. Here's a recap of Thursday's action in Sochi:

Erin Hamlin won the first U.S. luge medal in Winter Olympic history on Tuesday her medal shortly after got Twerked "blessed" by teammate Kate Hansen.

Video of a topless Jackie Chamoun landed online this week, causing quite a stir for the beautiful Olympian in her home country of Lebanon.

Winning a gold medal is every Olympian's dream.  Olympic athletes can turn a gold, silver or bronze medal into lucrative endorsements, speaking engagements, books and advertising appearances.  There are some on Team USA who've done very well financially.  Who are the five richest American athletes competing at the Sochi Winter Olympics?

These poor Sochi Olympics keep getting worse and worse it seems. This time, the actually spending figures have been released. Let's say we could have gone to Mars 20 times with the overall cost of these games.

With the Winter Olympics in Sochi well underway, other cities that hosted previous Olypmic Games have a keen interest in the event. Specifically, Lake Placid, New York, who hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and again in 1980. So, how can you experience the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

American snowboarder Shaun White did not medal in his signature event, and Norway took the lead in overall medals. Here's a recap of Tuesday's action in Sochi:

Between the controversy over homosexuality, athletes getting trapped and rather terrible toilets, the Winter Olympics may have gotten some bad press, so here’s a healthy dose of good publicity.

Remsen's Erin Hamlin has become the first American to win an Olympic medal in the Luge event in the history of the Winter Olympic Games after winning the bronze.

(Updated 12:40 p.m. ET)  Remsen's Erin Hamlin has become the first American woman to win a medal in the Luge event.  Hamlin had the third best time in her fourth and final run in Tuesday's Luge in Sochi.  She will be on the podium and wins the Bronze...

Debbie Harry says a lengthy association with downtown New York City's alternative lifestyle community led to Blondie's recent refusal to perform at the Winter Olympics in Russia.