Men's Olympic Hockey finally gets underway today, with the U.S. Men taking on Slovakia at 6:30 this morning. You can watch the game live on NBCSN, or online by clicking here and logging in with your Charter, DirectTV, or Dish Network information. Here are results from other Men's games this morning.
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:
A persistent case of pink eye has forced Bob Costas to step away from NBC's Olympic headquarters desk tonight. Today Show host Matt Lauer will fill in. Costas has been wearing glasses and visibly suffering from watery, swollen eyes during recent broadcasts. It will be the first time since 1998 that NBC's Olympic coverage will be Costas-less.
An American skier continued to etch her place in Olympic history on Monday, and the Dutch rose to the top of the medal count. Here's a recap of the day's action in Sochi:
The United States dominated a new Olympic sport, and the host nation of Russia claimed its first gold of the Sochi Games during the first weekend of competition. Here's a recap of this weekend's action:
I have 'Olympics Fever.' Really can't wait for the Men's Hockey to start for Team USA against Slovakia Thursday morning at 6:30 am CT (NBCSN). Hope we get that channel in the 98 Country studio (guess we can watch online). Here are the winners and losers from Day #1 at the Sochi Olympics according to our friends at Bleacher Report.
Winning an olympic medal as an U.S Olympic athlete means cash in your pocket. The U.S. Olympic Committee pays athletes $25,000 per gold, $15,000 per silver, and $10,000 per bronze. Of course, part of being an American means giving a healthy chunk of that back to the IRS. As much as $10,000 of the gold medal award could need to be paid back it taxes.