Russia

Population:	141,377,752
Area:	6,592,772 sq. miles
Location:	Eastern Europe/Asia
Capital:	Moscow
Major Cities:	St. Petersburg
Language(s):	Russian
Winter Olympic Debut:	1994

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Russian jewelers award Plushenko 'gold medal' POSTED: Mar 24, 9:23a ET | UPDATED: Mar 24, 9:23a ET By Reuters Olympic figure skating silver medalist Yevgeny Plushenko will get a "belated gold medal" from Siberian jewelers, Russian media reported on Wednesday.
Lysacek hasn’t slowed down since Vancouver POSTED: Mar 20, 11:30a ET | UPDATED: Mar 20, 12:39p ET By Associated Press Evan Lysacek hasn't slowed down since winning Olympic figure skating gold in Vancouver last month. From "Dancing with the Stars" to mingling with A-list celebrities in Hollywood, the 24-year-old said he's been feeling the same energy he feels during a skating competition. The world champion will not be competing at Worlds in Italy next week.
Fourcade, Hauswald win World Cup biathlon pursuits POSTED: Mar 20, 10:24a ET | UPDATED: Mar 20, 1:03p ET By Associated Press Martin Fourcade of France won his third straight biathlon World cup race Saturday after protecting his lead to take the 12.5-kilometer pursuit.
Plushenko withdraws from World Championships POSTED: Mar 19, 11:18a ET | UPDATED: Mar 19, 3:33p ET By Associated Press Russian figure skater Yevgeny Plushenko withdrew from next week's Figure Skating World Championships in Italy after doctors told the 27-year-old to take a two-week break on Thursday. The three-time Worlds gold medalist was criticized for being a sore loser after last month's Vancouver Olympics.
Russian resignations demanded over Olympic flap POSTED: Mar 1, 9:25a ET | UPDATED: Mar 1, 10:01a ET Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is demanding that sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Vancouver Olympics.
Rogge: Figure skating judging 'impeccable' POSTED: Feb 28, 4:21p ET | UPDATED: Mar 5, 10:10a ET
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says figure skating judging at the Vancouver Games was "absolutely impeccable."
Russia readies for its Olympic turn in 2014 POSTED: Feb 28, 11:19a ET | UPDATED: Mar 1, 3:25p ET As the Vancouver Olympics come to a close, the focus turns across the world to Russia's first Winter Games in 2014 - taking the Olympic movement to a new territory and a new set of challenges.
Vancouver: What we learned POSTED: Feb 28, 2:39p ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 4:11p ET The 2010 Vancouver Games have drawn to a close, and the spotlight will showly shift toward Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Games. Some of the skaters will compete in next month's world championships in Torino, Italy, but for now, here are five things we learned from these Olympic Games.
Holcomb, U.S. lead four-man bobsled POSTED: Feb 26, 7:07p ET | UPDATED: Feb 27, 3:34p ET American Steve Holcomb takes the lead midway through four-man bobsled competition, with his "Night Train" squad 17 hundredths of a second ahead of Canada's Lyndon Rush and Andre Lange of Germany. But as heavy snow fell across the ultra-fast Whistler track, curve 13 proved to be too treacherous, as six teams crashed, including USA-2's John Napier.
Sauerbreij wins 1st Dutch Olympic snowboard gold POSTED: Feb 26, 2:58p ET | UPDATED: Feb 27, 2:31p ET Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands won the Olympic gold medal in women's parallel giant slalom, defeating Ekaterina Ilyukhina of Russia.
Asada looking to worlds POSTED: Feb 26, 4:06a ET | UPDATED: Feb 27, 9:58a ET
Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada says she is looking ahead to next month's world championships, despite losing to South Korean rival Kim Yu-Na at the Vancouver Olympics.

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