Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Sochi Winter Olympics through Tuesday.Rank     Country          Gold    Silver   Bronze    Total   1     Germany              8             3          4           15   2     Norway                 7            4           7           18   3     Netherlands         6            6           8           20   4     United States       6            4          10         20   5     Russia                  5            8           6         

With three laps to go in the women's 3,000-meter short track relay on Tuesday, South Korea trailed China by a substantial margin and seemed headed toward an inevitable second place.That's when Shim Suk-hee went to work.The 17-year-old anchor for the relay team reached deep and conjured up every bit of energy in her lithe, 173-centimeter frame. She zipped past Li Jianrou on the outer side of the track in the final lap, a daring move that stunned the Chinese in a nail-biting finish.Shim and her th

They didn't come all that close to winning a medal on Monday, but the South Korean bobsleigh tandem of Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo said they left no regrets on the track.The pilot-brakeman duo finished the two-man competition at Sanki Sliding Center in 18th place, third from the bottom, with a combined time of 3:49.27 after four races. They were nearly four full seconds behind the champions from Russia, Alexey Voevoda and Alexander Zubkov, but the finish was still the highest-ever by South Ko

Hotel guests are walking, unchecked, past unused metal detectors. Security guards are no longer poking around at the pockets and ankles of every single person entering Olympic facilities. Tangerines and bottles of Coke are making it through security barriers that banned them two weeks ago.For all the warnings that security in Sochi would be invasive and aggressive, it's appearing more and more uneven, and in places almost relaxed.No attacks have been reported since the Olympics started Feb. 7, a

The government will launch an audit into the national skating governing body over allegations of corruption and factional feuds after the end of the ongoing Winter Games, a senior sports official said Monday, as questions have been raised on the circumstances surrounding a South Korean-born athlete’s switching allegiances to Russia.“After the Sochi Winter Olympics ends (on Sunday), we will review the entire system at the Korea Skating Union to see if there had been any corruption or feuds in sel

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ― While the United States and Canada finished up preliminary-round play without a defeat Sunday, Russia survived a bit more drama to keep on rolling in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament.The U.S. beat Slovenia 5-1 to finish group play with three victories and the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinals. The Americans were arguably the most impressive team in the preliminary round, and Phil Kessel had a hat trick in their latest win.Canada also won three times in the prelims, but had