Wintersports

Emily Sarsfield is working doubly hard to ensure that she puts herself in medal contention at next year's Olympics in Sochi.

Biathlon legend Ole Einar Bjoerndalen will retire after February's Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Britain's top skier Chemmy Alcott will train with Norway's World Cup Tour team in the build up to the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Lee Jung-su will switch to the long track to keep his 2014 Sochi Games dreams alive, his coach said on Wednesday.

British bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill is preparing to lay down the foundations of a bid to reach next year's Olympics in Sochi.

Next year's Sochi Winter Olympics will be safe despite its proximity to the volatile Caucasus region, says the Games chief.

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree waiving visa requirements for athletes and officials attending events in Russia.

Great Britain's Elise Christie says it will be win or bust when she looks to win short track speed skating gold in Sochi.

Charlotte Gilmartin's fledgling short track speed skating career continued on an upward trajectory last season.

Olympic champion and Team GB 2014 Ambassador Amy Williams has become British Skeleton's first vice-president.

Georgia will compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia as ties between the two nations normalise after their 2008 war.

Russia will not revert to winter time ahead of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, President Vladimir Putin has said.

American Apolo Anton Ohno has confirmed he will not compete at next year's Sochi Winter Olympics.

An expert in Russia has warned that the Sochi Olympics could be dangerous for Americans following the Boston bombings

Eve Muirhead heads into Olympic year with her medal credentials firmly established after ending the season with a victory.