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Where’s Johnnie?

An Australian working in Sochi, Johnnie Balfour, posted photos of Sochi two weeks before the games including a video of his living conditions and a...

Who is that behind Scotty James?

Twenty three year old Tim James is more than just Scotty James' older brother. He's also the man charged with FIS World Champion halfpipe...

What you don’t know about Australia’s Paralympians

Australia has an impressive winter paralympic medal history and our nation's athletes hope to add to the medal tally in Sochi. We have some pretty...

Olympians with game changing challenges

Could you ski without an ACL? Survive a stroke then ten months later represent your country? Compete against your brother or dig deep to find a...

When a journo & Anna Segal collide

Who is Anna Segal? She's not just Australia's first Olympic slopestyle ski competitor she's also my friend. It didn't start out that way, she was...

What the world can learn from Torah Bright

Ten reasons to follow Torah Bright for life. This was going to be a post about young girls and why they should look to Torah...

Five minutes with Scotty James

When nineteen year old Red Bull athlete Scotty James hits the Sochi Halfpipe in February he will become a two time Olympian for Australia....

Kiwi Olympians blasted for being ‘on an expensive ski holiday’

Kiwi Olympians blasted by NZ Herald columnist for bombing spectacularly and daring to enjoy the Olympic experience. DEAR DANA YOU JUST DON'T GET IT. Dana...

Tinder Town – athletes look for love online in Sochi

Sochi Winter Olympic athletes using social app Tinder to hook up reports our journo on the ground Natalie Peters in Russia. Waiting to board a flight from...

Lydia Lassila is a #cheapdate

A lot has happened in the life of Lydia Lassila since winning gold in Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. The four time Olympian gave birth...

When the Olympic spirit shines through

A look at the best moments that touched the heart in the first week of the Sochi Olympics. The Winter Olympics is about more than...

The week ahead for Aussies at Sochi

Australia already exceeding targets reports Natalie Peters from Sochi. Half way into the Sochi Olympics, the Australian team is already exceeding targets. Chef de Mission Ian...

Australia’s snowboarding ‘tennis parents’ hit back

Guest blogger, Ellen Davis Meehan, defends australia's snowboarding parents and calls for an end to public punch ups in favour of transparency. Parentism. Not a...

Australian Winter Paralympic Team announced

With just 31 days to go until the opening of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has today announced...

Warm weather forces alpine race changes

Warm weather is taking its toll at the Winter Olympics in Russia, where some skiers have been stripping down to t-shirts to compete REPORTS...

Sochi hotel construction woes hit social media

The New York Times journalist, David Segal, posted an extensive piece exposing Sochi as a series of "unfinished hotels, half finished stores and a...