Boycott on cards as Putin visits Sochi Paralympics
There is a rumour doing the rounds that President Putin is now in sochi. More than a rumour – a strong suggestion that he will be at the athletes village in person.
Apple boss Tim Cook should be “banned for life” from Russia after coming out as gay and poses threats of “Ebola, Aids and gonorrhoea”, says Vitaly Milonov, one of Russia’s most prominent politicians.
There is a rumour doing the rounds that President Putin is now in sochi. More than a rumour – a strong suggestion that he will be at the athletes village in person.
The Winter Olympics come to an end with a spectacular ceremony leaving us in no doubt of Russia’s epic cultural history – and leaving Sochi with the last laugh.
After two disastrous performances in the last Winter Olympics at Vancouver, John Jackson and Britain’s four-man bobsleigh team will be hoping for greater success at Sochi this weekend.
Britain’s women’s curling team secured a 6-5 victory over Switzerland at Sochi, winning the Olympic bronze medal. Sports reporter Jordan Jarrett Bryan reports.
Team GB’s men’s curlers, led by David Murdoch, made it through to the Sochi finals thanks to a last-stone win after beating Sweden, guaranteeing gold or silver on Friday.
The British women’s curling quartet face Canada in the semifinal on Wednesday. And as Becky Horsbrugh explains, team “skip” Eve Muirhead comes from a family of curlers.
As two members of punk band Pussy Riot are detained in Sochi, Channel 4 News looks at Russia’s Winter Olympics protest arrests so far.
Welcome to #WT4 – our new interactive show where you take over Jon Snow’s questions. Our first guest was Alex Brooker from the Last Leg and The Jump. Watch again here.
A latecomer to the high-speed sport of skeleton, GB medal hope Lizzy Yarnold brings formidable determination to the pursuit of Olympic glory.
James Woods is through to the final of the first ever Winter Olympics men’s ski slopestyle – but a hip injury may hinder his efforts.
On Monday 17 February, Channel 4 News launches a new online show where you ask the questions. Our first guest is Alex Brooker from The Jump and The Last Leg, ahead of the Sochi Winter Paralympics.
At 18, Katie Summerhayes is one of the youngest athletes in Team GB’s squad for the Winter Games. But after taking two World Cup ski slopestyle medals, she is a real prospect for Sochi.
Team GB is an up and coming nation in speed skating, and since competing in the 2010 Vancouver Games, Scotland’s Elise Christie has gone from strength to strength.
Jenny Jones wins Great Britain’s first-ever Winter Olympic medal on the snow with bronze in the women’s snowboard slopestyle.