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    Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

    The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTThe government is building five of the six arenas in the coastal cluster, which will host indoor competitions such as ice skating, for about $10 billion. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who is overseeing the Sochi preparations, said the government will spend a total of about $18 billion before the games begin in February 2014.GAZPROMThe world's largest natural gas producer, a publicly traded company, has many Olympic projects in Sochi, including building a cross-country skiing and biathlon center, one of the three Olympic villages and an Alpine ski resort. Gazprom is also building a power station in a Sochi suburb for about $740 million and a pipeline to bring gas sup...

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      ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Shaun White received what a Winter X Games doctor called a thorough medical evaluation before he was cleared to head back down the superpipe afte...

    2. Trailblazing Burton likes what he sees now that snowboarding's all grown up

      ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Lots of people like to say they were there at the beginning.Jake Burton really was.The man who had a feeling the snowboard could provide more tha...

    3. Clear weather saves snowboarding venue: Cypress Mountain called a 'great success story'

      VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The chief of sport for the Vancouver Olympics says Cypress Mountain is now in prime condition for its remaining events.Rain played...

    4. 2014 Winter Olympics Host City Fears Snow Shortage

      Organizers of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, are storing snow to assure there will be enough for the winter games that will take place in February.Seven st...

    5. Holland avoids accident in semis, goes on to win fifth straight crown in Snowboarder X

      ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Snowboardcross rider Nate Holland was cruising along in his semifinal run when a spray of snow suddenly shielded his vision, a pileup of crashed ...

    6. Winter Olympics officials eliminate 2 days of halfpipe training as they add snow to venue

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    7. Stars walk runway to raise heart disease awareness

      Olympic Gold Medalist Torah Bright on walking in The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show.

    8. Do the Olympics have a death wish?

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    9. After the Show Show: Sumo recap

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    10. Astronauts to Hold Summer Olympics in Space

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    11. Shaun White, Snowboarding to Success

      Gold Medalist Shaun White on his business ventures.

    12. Sochi a point of national pride for Putin's Russia

      One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coa...

    1. Snowboarder Shaun White Ready for Olympics

      Gold medalist Shaun White on his latest video game and his preparation for Vancouver games.

    2. Snowboarder Lago tweets friends that he's keeping bronze 'in a safe spot for now haha'

      VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Gone from the Olympics after risque photos of him appeared on the Internet, bronze-medal snowboarder Scotty Lago joked with his Tw...

    3. Russia's Sochi busy storing snow for 2014 Olympics

      In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and streets and yard...

    4. A bright idea in the 60s helped put snowboarding on center stage at Olympics

      VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Shaun White might be better known as a skateboarder and Torah Bright might be surfing today if it weren't for Sherman Poppen.Poppe...

    5. Olympic organizers: Freestyle skiing, snowboarding at Cypress Mountain OK despit

      VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Snow or no snow, freestyle skiing and snowboarding at Cypress Mountain will go forward.Crews are working around the clock using na...

    6. Shaun White pushing for Olympic skateboarding

      Dressed all in black, snowboarder Shaun White looked out through his reflective designer sunglasses at the Olympic rings floating on the Thames on Monday and pondere...

    7. Another comeback for Klug, who returns to Winter Olympics

      King of the comeback, Chris Klug is heading back to the Olympics.Eight years after bringing his inspirational story to Salt Lake City, the 37-year-old snowboarder wi...

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