http://www.newsvine.com/olympicsNewsvine - olympicsen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:17:23 +0000Sat, 18 May 2013 20:51:24 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17931524-us-iran-to-stage-wrestling-exhibition-in-los-angeles-next-month-the-washington-posthttp://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17931524-us-iran-to-stage-wrestling-exhibition-in-los-angeles-next-month-the-washington-postsportsiranolympicswrestlingFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:15:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746932-baseball-softball-merge-for-return-to-olympicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746932-baseball-softball-merge-for-return-to-olympicssportsolympicssoftballbaseball-softballSun, 14 Apr 2013 13:26:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17699691-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-for-2014-olympicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17699691-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-for-2014-olympicsworld-newsolympicssnowsochiThu, 11 Apr 2013 07:28:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Friday, April 5, 2013 photo a snowcat shoves heaps of snow as part of an effort to store the snow for the following winter. The Rosa Khutor Alpine skiing resort which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics is set to store nearly half a million cu. meters of snow collected in piles and tightly covered with insulated blankets.(AP Photo/ Nataliya Vasilyeva)</p><p>In this Friday, April 5, 2013 photo snow-covered peaks of Krasnaya Polyana are seen from the airport of the city of Sochi which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Roza Khutor ski resort is set to collect about half a million cu. meters of snow ahead of the games as a contingency plan in the event of a lack of snow.(AP Photo/ Nataliya Vasilyeva)</p><p>In this Friday, April 5, 2013 photo insulated blankets shimmer in the sun as workers are covering the snow pile in order to preserve it for the next winter outside Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The Rosa Khutor Alpine skiing resort which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics is set to store nearly half a million cu. meters of snow collected in piles and tightly covered with insulated blankets.(AP Photo/ Nataliya Vasilyeva)</p><p>In this Friday, April 5, 2013 photo ski resort employees scale down a pile of snow which is being covered by insulated fabric. The Rosa Khutor Alpine skiing resort which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics is set to store nearly half a million cu. meters of snow collected in piles and tightly covered with insulated blankets.(AP Photo/ Nataliya Vasilyeva)</p><p>In this Friday, April 5, 2013 photo a ski resort employee stands on top of a snow storage next to rolls of insulated blankets. The Rosa Khutor Alpine skiing resort which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics is set to store nearly half a million cu. meters of snow collected in piles tightly covered by insulated blankets.(AP Photo/ Nataliya Vasilyeva)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17703701-sa-police-took-photos-of-pistorius-on-cellphoneshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17703701-sa-police-took-photos-of-pistorius-on-cellphonesworld-newsolympicsshootingsouth-africasouth-africanoscar-pistoriuspistoriusreeva-steenkampThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:04:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa.Pistorius has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed on Valentine's Day, the Olympian's family said Thursday, April 11, 2013 in an indication that Pistorius is becoming more active while awaiting trial on a murder charge. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654979-2-top-olympic-sports-lose-major-sponsorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654979-2-top-olympic-sports-lose-major-sponsorsbusinesssportssearcholympicssponsorshipMon, 8 Apr 2013 14:10:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585428-baseball-still-lacks-mlb-guarantee-for-olympic-bidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585428-baseball-still-lacks-mlb-guarantee-for-olympic-bidsportsbaseballolympicssoftballWed, 3 Apr 2013 14:36:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus rests on his knees after a hit went past him ending Yu Darvish's no-hitter in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty)</p><p>Fans react as Yu Darvish leaves the field after giving up a hit to Houston Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez (9) with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning breaking up a perfect game,Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle)</p><p>Seattle Mariners' Michael Morse (38) celebrates after hitting a home run off Oakland Athletics' Grant Balfour in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585063-investor-in-sochi-games-seeks-help-on-rising-costshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585063-investor-in-sochi-games-seeks-help-on-rising-costsbusinessworld-newsolympicsinvestmentwinter-olympicssochiWed, 3 Apr 2013 14:04:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584667-pistorius-runs-again-on-blades-at-pretoria-trackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584667-pistorius-runs-again-on-blades-at-pretoria-trackworld-newsassociated-pressolympicsshootingsouth-africasouth-africanoscar-pistoriuspistoriusoscar-pistorius'Wed, 3 Apr 2013 13:15:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius wins gold in the men's 400-meter T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics in London. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during Men's 100m T44 round 1 at the 2012 Paralympics in London. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, olympian Oscar Pistorius stands following his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>In this photo taken March 24 2013, shows Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius running on the track at the University of Pretoria South Africa. The photo was taken by a pupil from the Voortrekker High School in Pietermaritzburg while on a hockey tour in Pretoria. A South African newspaper published the grainy cellphone image of Pistorius at a running track in his carbon fiber blades Thursday as the Olympian’s agent said his return to training was now imminent, but denied he was already in training. (AP Photo/Lisa Smith)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17487577-an-olympic-life-and-7-vital-minutes-at-sochi-gameshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17487577-an-olympic-life-and-7-vital-minutes-at-sochi-gamessportsolympicssochiroad-to-sochiWed, 27 Mar 2013 16:06:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FOR STORY SLUGGED OLY- ROAD TO SOCHI - FILE - French figure skater Florent Amodio in this file photo dated March 15, 2013, as he performs during the men's free skate program at the World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario. For Amodio the February 2014 Olympiad in Russia represents his best shot of winning an Olympic medal, something that could shape his life, bring fame, fortune, and certainly an indelible place in sports history, but like many athletes he only has this time before he gets too old to be at his peak, in his early twenties.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)</p><p>FOR STORY SLUGGED OLY- ROAD TO SOCHI - FILE - French figure skater Florent Amodio in this file photo dated Jan. 2, 2013, poses with his silver medal during an awarding ceremony at the ISU European figure skating championships, in Zagreb, Croatia. For Amodio, the February 2014 Olympiad in Russia represents his best shot of winning an Olympic medal, something that could shape his life, bring fame, fortune, and certainly an indelible place in sports history, but like many athletes he only has this time before he gets too old, to be at his peak in his early twenties. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486521-slovak-polish-pms-support-joint-2022-olympic-bidhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486521-slovak-polish-pms-support-joint-2022-olympic-bidsportsolympicspolandbidwinter-olympicsslovakia2022Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:31:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420443-boyle-queen-volunteered-for-olympics-bond-spoofhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420443-boyle-queen-volunteered-for-olympics-bond-spoofworld-newseubritainolympicsqueenqueen-elizabeth-iijames-bond-themedSat, 23 Mar 2013 00:02:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is shown round the carriage of a parked train at Baker Street underground station in London, for a visit to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The Queen made her first public engagement in more than a week Wednesday after cancellations following her hospitalization for a stomach bug. The British head of state joined her husband Prince Philip and their granddaughter-in-law, Kate, for the event marking the 150th anniversary of London's sprawling subway system, affectionately known as the Tube. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420328-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rightshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17420328-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rightssportstvolympicsrightsioclatinlatin-americanFri, 22 Mar 2013 23:37:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim speaks during news conference in Mexico City, in this file photo dated Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. It is announced Friday March 22, 2013, that America Movil Mexican telecommunications company controlled by Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, has secured the rights to next year’s Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on all media platforms across Latin America. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416081-ioc-panel-has-excellent-impression-of-istanbulhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416081-ioc-panel-has-excellent-impression-of-istanbulsportsolympicsbidistanbul2020Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:51:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This is a Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 file photo of Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul, as he poses for photographers in front of the IOC headquarters before they submit their candidature bid of 2020 Istanbul Olympic summer games at the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics to IOC inspectors by stressing Turkey’s robust economy and plans for modern venues that would be built from scratch but tailor-made to suit the games' requirements. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott, File)</p><p>The International Olympic Committee, IOC, vice president Craig Reedie speaks at a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The IOC said it has an "excellent impression" of the Istanbul committee's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Reedie was speaking Wednesday as the IOC's evaluation commission wrapped-up a four-day tour to assess Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Istanbul is competing against Madrid and Tokyo. (AP Photo)</p><p>The International Olympic Committee, IOC, vice president Craig Reedie, left, and IOC member Gilbert Felli seen during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The IOC said it has an "excellent impression" of the Istanbul committee's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Reedie and Felli were speaking Wednesday as the IOC's evaluation commission wrapped-up a four-day tour to assess Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Istanbul is competing against Madrid and Tokyo. (AP Photo)</p><p>Foto del lunes, 25 de marzo de 2013, suministrada por el comité organizador de la candidatura de Estambul para los Juegos Olímpicos de 2020, en la que aparece el vicepresidente del COI, Craig Reedie, tirando una pelota en una cancha de básquetbol en Estambul. (AP Photo/Istanbul 2020 Media Team)</p><p>Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu speaks about his city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. The International Olympic Committee, IOC, vice president Craig Reedie said the IOC has an "excellent impression" of the Istanbul committee's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Reedie was speaking Wednesday as the IOC's evaluation commission wrapped-up a four-day tour to assess Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Istanbul is competing against Madrid and Tokyo. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17414333-pistorius-allowed-to-leave-safrica-with-conditionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17414333-pistorius-allowed-to-leave-safrica-with-conditionsworld-newssportsassociated-pressolympicsshootingsouth-africasouth-africanoscar-pistoriuspistoriusoscar-pistorius'Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:43:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, for his bail hearing charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. A lawyer for Pistorius says his appeal against bail conditions will be heard on Thursday March 28, 2013, a day after the culpable homicide trial of older brother Carl begins in another South Africa court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, Carl Pistorius, right, and Henke Pistorius, the brother and father of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend attend Oscar's bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa. A lawyer for Oscar Pistorius says his appeal against bail conditions will be heard on Thursday Mrch 28, 2013, a day after the culpable homicide trial of Carl Pistorius in another South Africa court. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, Carl Pistorius, right, and Henke Pistorius, the brother and father of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend attend Oscar's bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa. The brother of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide or negligent killing in a South African court Wednesday March 27, 2013 for the death of a woman in a road collision in 2008. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p><p>State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, prepares for a hearing in the Pretoria, South Africa high court, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The state is opposing the relaxation of bail conditions in the charges against athlete Pistorius who is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last month. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)</p><p>The defense team for Oscar Pistorius, led by Barry Roux, left, prepare for an appeasl against bail conditions in the Pretoria, South Africa high court, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last month. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius wins gold in the men's 400-meter T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics in London. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius competes during Men's 100m T44 round 1 at the 2012 Paralympics in London. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, olympian Oscar Pistorius stands following his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa. A judge in South Africa says Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions. (AP Photo/File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17414980-deal-reached-for-west-ham-to-move-to-olympic-venuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17414980-deal-reached-for-west-ham-to-move-to-olympic-venuesportslondonolympicspremier-leaguestadiumolympic-stadiumwest-hamFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:44:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mayor of London Boris Johnson, second right, with Karen Brady, vice chairman of English Premier League soccer team West Ham United, pose for the media on a balcony overlooking the London 2012 Olympic summer games stadium London, Friday, March, 22, 2013. The stadium built for the summer games has had its future secured in a deal where a local English Premier League team West Ham United will have a 99 year lease to use the stadium starting in 2016, it was announced at a press conference in (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)</p><p>FILE - This is a March 24, 2011 file photo made by the Olympic Delivery Authority, London 2012 (LOCOG), ODA, shows an aerial view of the Olympic Stadium with a newly turfed event field. English Premier League club West Ham has reached a deal to move into London’s Olympic Stadium, ending the drawn-out negotiations over the future of the flagship venue. Under the 99-year deal announced Friday, West Ham will make the short move from its 35,000-capacity Upton Park stadium to the revamped Olympic venue in 2016. The 80,000-seat stadium will be downsized to 54,000 seats and be reconfigured with a new roof and retractable seats. (AP Photo/Anthony Charlton, HO, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>Mayor ff London Boris Johnson, centre, with Karen Brady, vice chairman of English Premier League soccer team West Ham United, centre right, , pose for the media as the mayor holds a West Ham soccer jersey on a balcony overlooking the London 2012 Olympic summer games stadium London, Friday, March, 22, 2013. The stadium built for the summer games has had its future secured in a deal where a local English Premier League team West Ham United will have a 99 year lease to use the stadium starting in 2016, it was announced at a press conference in (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)</p> http://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17397165-brazils-olympic-volleyball-players-are-not-all-brawn-and-no-brain-researchers-find-they-also-excel-at-cognitive-tasks-mail-onlinehttp://manzil.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17397165-brazils-olympic-volleyball-players-are-not-all-brawn-and-no-brain-researchers-find-they-also-excel-at-cognitive-tasks-mail-onlinescienceolympicsresearchThu, 21 Mar 2013 08:03:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17386466-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-2006-turin-sampleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17386466-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-2006-turin-samplessportsolympicsdopingwinter-olympicsturinretestsWed, 20 Mar 2013 13:39:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327520-squash-leader-pushes-bid-for-olympic-inclusionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327520-squash-leader-pushes-bid-for-olympic-inclusionsportsolympicsbidsquashFri, 15 Mar 2013 17:07:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17310950-putin-indicates-support-for-olympic-wrestlinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17310950-putin-indicates-support-for-olympic-wrestlingsportsolympicswrestlingputinvladimir-putinThu, 14 Mar 2013 13:02:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and U.S. movie actor Steven Seagal, left, speak to an athlete as they visit a new sports arena in Moscow, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. President Vladimir Putin has called for the revival of the Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass fitness tests. At right is President's aide Yuri Trutnev. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits a new sports arena in Moscow, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. President Vladimir Putin has called for the revival of the Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass fitness tests. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17282869-ioc-visit-sochi-again-to-check-on-preparationshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17282869-ioc-visit-sochi-again-to-check-on-preparationssportsolympicsiocwinter-gamessochiTue, 12 Mar 2013 13:01:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Winner of this event, Germany relay team member Miriam Gossner competes during the women's 4X6 km Relay at the Laura biathlon stadium in the Olympic mountain cluster during the IBU World Cup Biathlon in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17265266-oscar-pistorius-not-suicidal-says-his-familyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17265266-oscar-pistorius-not-suicidal-says-his-familyworld-newsolympicsshootingsouth-africanoscar-pistoriuspistoriusMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:00:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 Olympian Oscar Pistorius stands following his bail hearing, as his brother Carl, center, and father Henke look on, in Pretoria, South Africa. The family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his girlfriend, is feuding publicly about whether guns are a necessary protection against crime in South Africa. British newspapers quoted Pistorius' father, Henke Pistorius, as saying the family owned handguns for self-defense and suggesting that South Africa's government shares blame for "white crime levels" in the country. In a statement Tuesday March 5, 2013 quoting the runner's uncle, Arnold Pistorius, the family subsequently distanced itself from the father's comments. (AP Photo/Masi Losi/Pretoria News) SOUTH AFRICA OUT</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 file photo Reeva Steenkamp's casket arrives ahead of her funeral ceremony in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Pistorius, was statistically just one of three women killed on Valentine's Day by an intimate partner, according to a study on violence against women that damns South Africa as having "the highest rate ever reported in research anywhere in the world." (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239712-la-expresses-interest-in-hosting-2024-olympicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239712-la-expresses-interest-in-hosting-2024-olympicssportsolympicslos-angelesmeetingsummer-olympicsusocFri, 8 Mar 2013 20:54:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239313-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-for-olympicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17239313-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-for-olympicssportsolympicsfuturewrestlingFri, 8 Mar 2013 20:02:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image made available by FILA News Bureau, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, right, shakes hands with the acting head of wrestling's world governing body Nenad Lalovic at the IOC headquarters in in Lausanne Switzerland Thursday March 7, 2013. Lolovic met with IOC President Jacques Rogge and promised the sport would work hard in its fight to retain Olympic status. (AP Photo/FILA News Bureau)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17237128-spanish-government-approves-new-anti-doping-lawhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17237128-spanish-government-approves-new-anti-doping-lawsportslawolympicsspaindopingworld-anti-doping-agencyFri, 8 Mar 2013 15:03:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228123-column-that-doesnt-mean-we-simply-give-uphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228123-column-that-doesnt-mean-we-simply-give-upsportsolympicsjim-litkeinternational-olympic-committeelondon-games030713Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:16:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 1, 2012, file photo, Palestinian participants in the second Gaza marathon brave the wind on the beach road in Gaza City. The IOC trumpeted its "great message to women" when female athletes from Gulf states competed at the London Games. Now, if anything, opportunities to compete have gotten worse. This was underlined when U.N. organizers canceled a marathon in Gaza after Hamas rulers banned women from participating. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 8, 2011, file photo, Anita DeFrantz, head of the International Olympic Committee women and sport commission, speaks to journalists during the break in an IOC session in Durban, South Africa. The IOC trumpeted its "great message to women" when female athletes from Gulf states competed at the London Games. Now, if anything, opportunities to compete have gotten worse. This was underlined when U.N. organizers canceled a marathon in Gaza after Hamas rulers banned women from participating. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)</p>