While Russia isn’t officially competing in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, 168 Russian athletes are competing under the Olympic Athletes from Russia flag. (Reuters)
OAR isn’t a new country — though it sure looked like it…
Category: 7. Sports
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Community celebrates Russia High School’s first boys basketball state championship
A local community celebrated after its high school won the first boys basketball state championship on Saturday.
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Russia High School completed a perfect season Saturday beating Willoughby…
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Officials Discussing U.S.-Russia Hockey Matches in St. Petersburg and Washington D.C., Sports Minister Says
A series of ice hockey games between Russian and U.S. players will likely take place in St. Petersburg and Washington D.C. sometime in the future, Russia’s Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said…
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Figure skating: Russia’s Medvedeva returns to former coach Tutberidze – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has parted ways with Canadian coach Brian Orser and returned to Russia to train under her former coach Eteri Tutberidze, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.
The twice world…
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Soccer-Russia look to rediscover whirlwind form against Spain
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MOSCOW, June 29 (Reuters) – A World Cup last-16 match between Spain and Russia would have seemed like a woeful mismatch a month ago but Sunday’s game in Moscow is now much more difficult to call thanks to the…
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Dozens of groups urge NHL to reject US-Russia hockey collaboration – TVP World
Dozens of groups urge NHL to reject US-Russia hockey collaboration TVP World
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Russia has killed 591 Ukrainian athletes and coaches, with 22 held in captivity – FM – uatv.ua
Russia has killed 591 Ukrainian athletes and coaches, with 22 held in captivity – FM uatv.ua
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Vladimir Putin congratulates Alex Ovechkin on ‘outstanding’ NHL goals record
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all-time top goal-scorer.
In a message after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky in the…
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Russian Propagandists Jubilant As Alex Ovechkin Breaks NHL Record
Moscow-born Alex Ovechkin has been lauded in Russia for making ice hockey history after he became the all-time highest NHL scorer with his 895th goal.
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The captain of the Washington Capitals overtook Wayne Gretzky’s mark on Sunday in…
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