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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 375

2014 Sochi Olympics

Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
March 12, 2018, 5:37 pm
Putin says he approved plan to shoot down plane in 2014
Russian president told security forces to ‘act according to plan’ if hijacked passenger jet headed for Sochi Olympics
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
Arielle Gold competes in run 3 of the women's snowboard halfpipe final event at the Phoenix Park during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2018. AFP/LOIC VENANCE)
February 13, 2018, 7:01 am
Jewish snowboarder snags bronze in Pyeongchang Games
After missing Sochi due to injury, Arielle Gold wins her first-ever Olympic medal at halfpipe competition dominated by teammate Chloe Kim
By ToI Staff
Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel compete in the pairs short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
January 9, 2018, 2:07 am
US court sides with Olympic skater in dispute with Israeli federation
Judge says ice skating body cannot recover $540,000 in court fees after Andrea Davidovich sued to be able to compete for US
By AP
Evgeni Plushenko, Russia's two-time Olympic figure skating champion at the 2012 European Championships medal ceremony on January 28, 2012. (Dahmeli/Wikimedia commons)
March 15, 2016, 12:44 am
Russian Olympic figure skating champ has surgery in Israel
Evgeni Plushenko’s back injury forced the two-time gold medalist to skip current season, condition now said ‘satisfactory’
By AFP
Russia's Maria Sharapova carries the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Matt Dunham)
April 9, 2014, 5:31 pm
Moscow claims to have thwarted terrorists at Sochi
High-ranking Russian security official says forces uncovered a cell planning multiple attacks on Olympics
By Gavriel Fiske
People wave a giant Ukrainian flag on Kiev's Independence Square on February 23, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/ BULENT KILIC)
February 23, 2014, 7:46 pm
Ukraine wracked by political turmoil as sides jostle for power
Protest boosts opposition leader Tymoshenko; parliament head becomes de facto president, but ousted Viktor Yanukovych says he still rules
By Maria Danilova
In this handout photo provided by Young Guards of United Russia party press service shows a group of demonstrators holding a banner with a photo of American Ice Hockey referee Brad Meier and message reading 'Turn the referee into soap.' (AP Photo/Voroshirin Dmitriy, Young Guards)
February 18, 2014, 9:57 am
Russian hockey fans chant ‘Make soap out of the ref!’
Kremlin party’s youth group uses cheese graters to grate soap to protest ref’s call in match Russia lost; press cites ‘Jewish masonry’
By AP
Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Monday (photo credit: AP/Darron Cummings)
February 18, 2014, 1:38 am
US ice dancers bring home the gold in Sochi
Charlie White, who is Jewish, and Meryl Davis beat out their Canadian training partners and set a world record in the process
By JTA and AP
Security guards patrol in the Olympic park during the Sochi winter Olympics, Friday, February 14, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Andrej Isakovic)
From the WebFebruary 16, 2014, 6:52 am
Ancestral enemies meet at Olympics for a toast to amity
A Jewish New York Times reporter has lunch with one of the Cossacks providing security for the Sochi games
In this combination of photos taken between Feb. 9 and Feb. 13, 2014, spectators at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, show their national pride with face paint. (photo credit: AP Photo)
February 15, 2014, 6:25 pm
In Sochi, as at all Olympics since 1936, politics lurks
Games have been world’s most political apolitical event ever since Hitler watched black American Jesse Owens take gold in the Berlin 100-meters
By Ted Anthony
Lebanon's Jacky Chamoun sits near the alpine ski course finish area at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
February 15, 2014, 1:47 am
Lebanon rallies behind nude skier
Supporters blast gov’t for probing Jacky Chamoun’s actions several years ago while ignoring corruption, nepotism, bombings of today
By Barbara Surk
Alexei Bychenko falls on his quad attempt during the men's free skate at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Friday (photo credit: AP/Vadim Ghirda)
February 14, 2014, 9:31 pm
Disappointing end to Israeli skater’s run in Sochi
Alexei Bychenko falls on his quad jump and falls short of the podium in the men’s Olympic figure skating event
By Yoel Goldman
Olympic skater Alexei Bychenko (photo credit: Hillel Kuttler/File)
February 13, 2014, 9:37 pm
Israeli Olympics skater clinches spot in finals
Alexei Bychenko ranked 22nd among top 24 contestants in the men’s short program
By ToI Staff
Evgeni Krasnopolsky, left, and Andrea Davidovich sit in the "kiss and cry" area and await their scores after completing a short program in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday (photo credit: AP/Darron Cummings)
February 12, 2014, 11:12 pm
Israeli skaters end Cinderella run
Evgeni Krasnopolsky and Andrea Davidovich finish 15th at the Winter Olympics after skating together for less than a year
By Yoel Goldman
A look of concentration when curling (Courtesy Shoshi Games 2014)
February 12, 2014, 8:31 am
Shosh from ‘Girls’ goes to the Olympics
‘Shoshi Games 2014’ is an amusing look at the games by actress Zasia Mamet
By Jessica Steinberg
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