Olympic News Websites
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
NBC is televising this year's Winter Olympics, and students can go here to see watch is happening live, see which country is ahead in the medal race, read about US athletes competing, check results and schedules, as well as read about all your favorite Olympic winter sports. There are lots of videos of top highlights, such as the first gold medal awarded in slopestyle snowboarding to American Sage Kotsenburg. *Unfortunately, you do have to have a cable subscription to watch the most recent video highlights.
NBC is televising this year's Winter Olympics, and students can go here to see watch is happening live, see which country is ahead in the medal race, read about US athletes competing, check results and schedules, as well as read about all your favorite Olympic winter sports. There are lots of videos of top highlights, such as the first gold medal awarded in slopestyle snowboarding to American Sage Kotsenburg. *Unfortunately, you do have to have a cable subscription to watch the most recent video highlights.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/
This is the Washington Post's Olympics website, and has lots of feature articles about athletes and events, along with the schedule and medal count. They also have a great article on the 12 new events in the 2014 Winter Olympics; watch a video of the events in action, read "how it works", and the outlook of the events.
This is the Washington Post's Olympics website, and has lots of feature articles about athletes and events, along with the schedule and medal count. They also have a great article on the 12 new events in the 2014 Winter Olympics; watch a video of the events in action, read "how it works", and the outlook of the events.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/
ESPN's Olympic site has the usual headlines, medal tracker, and "Must See" highlights, but check out the tab "Destination Sochi". ESPN has highlighted eight women athletes (you click on the one you want to see) and in a vertical timeline, it shows Instagram pictures and tweets from the athletes, as well as feature stories about them.
ESPN's Olympic site has the usual headlines, medal tracker, and "Must See" highlights, but check out the tab "Destination Sochi". ESPN has highlighted eight women athletes (you click on the one you want to see) and in a vertical timeline, it shows Instagram pictures and tweets from the athletes, as well as feature stories about them.