Weekly compilation of sports and other related news (February 12 to February 18)

WION Sports News: Top sports results this week

A source close to the matter said the case involved meldonium -- the same substance that saw Maria Sharapova banned

Russian Olympic curler involved in doping case: sources

Artist Marc Ahr has painted opening ceremonies and events at every Olympics since, but even for Ahr, the biting sub-zero temperatures at the curtain-raiser on February 9 were something new

Painting the Olympics with a dash of vodka

Athletes attending Winter Olympics find it difficult to keep up the performance due to the cold weather

Opinion: How are Winter Olympic athletes coping with cold in Pyeongchang

Yun clocked a combined time of three minutes, 20.55 seconds for his four runs, with Nikita Tregubov, an Olympic Athlete From Russia, taking silver

Korean 'Iron Man' Kim wins historic Olympic skeleton gold

The Swiss Olympic team did not name the two athletes but report says it was the freestyle skiers, Fabian Boesch and Elias Ambuehl

2 Swiss athletes sick with norovirus at Winter Olympics

The German duo's sensational four-and-a-half-minute routine denied China's world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong

Winter Olympics: German duo Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot win figure skating gold

Four straight days of high winds have badly disrupted the skiing in particular

Dangerous winds postpone Winter Olympic events, send visitors packing

The doodle shows two grebes ice-skating together and making the shape of a heart at the ice skating ring

Olympic Google Doodle also marks Valentine's day

124 years after he fitted modern sport with an ancient pedigree, Coubertin’s Games remain an icon, and an enduring reminder of the possibilities of internationalism — often in spite of themselves.

Opinion: Would the founder of the Olympics approve of the Games today?

The United States of America is currently competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018

Donald Trump is tweeting about everything except Team USA at Winter Olympics

Unified Korean ice hockey team could be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

Bach for Nobel peace prize? No 'formal discussion' says IOC

Alexis Pinturault claimed silver for France with his team-mate Victor Muffat-Jeandet taking an astonishing bronze after finishing 29th fastest in the opening downhill

Austria grabs first Gold as Marcel Hirscher wins men's alpine combined title

Swiss freestyle skier Fabian Boesch ascends an escalator by hanging from one arm on the outer side

Watch: Swiss Olympian Fabian Boesch ascends escalator in a whole new way

The dessert, called "A Plate of Hope", was served by South Korean President Moon Jae at an Olympic dinner

Winter Olympics: South Korea served 'Plate of Hope' to northern neighbours

WION Morning News Brief, February 13, 2018

The North Korean delegation headed by Kim's sister Kim Yo Jong returned to Pyongyang on Monday.

'Important to continue good results,' says North Korean leader Kim

Some people have a personality trait that helps them focus in highly chaotic environments like the ones you’ll see during the Winter Olympics. It’s called a high sensation-seeking personality.

Opinion: Love for thrill may help you to be an Olympic athlete

North Korea’s planned involvement in Pyeongchang is viewed as a sign of easing tensions over its nuclear and missile programme

Winter Olympics 2018: North Korea will send 22 athletes to Pyeongchang

Media reports claim that Abe is set to attend the opening gala of the Winter Olympics hosted by the South Korean city on February 9

Japan PM Abe 'to attend Olympics' despite sex slave spat

After the 1971 war, Cricket Control boards of Pakistan and India took initiative, India toured Pakistan in 1978 for a historical Test series after 17 years. Incidentally, it was debut series of the legendary Kapil Dev.

Opinion: Enemies in war, friends in sports. Koreas are not the only one

"The original pre-registration pool of 500 athletes have already been reduced by 111 by the panel," the IOC

Winter Olympics: IOC cuts number of Russians eligible for Games

Satellite photos have shown troops and military vehicles rehearsing at an airfield near Pyongyang for an event

North Korea says will celebrate military on eve of Olympics

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir inspired Canada to the figure skating team title to secure the Winter Games heavyweights' first gold, Russia received silver and the USA bronze

Winter Olympics: Canada grabs first gold, Russia picks up pace

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