The International Olympic Committee voted to award the 2014 Winter Olympics to the Russian resort city of Sochi. The delegates in Guatemala City burst out in cheers, waving flags and celebrating while those in Sochi cried and hugged in the main square when the results were announced.

Russian woman tennis player, Maria Sharapova made it past her fourth round match yesterday, but not without a battle. Her match with the Swiss player, Patty Schnyder went to two match points with a final score of 3-6, 6-4 and 9-7 in a 2 hour and 37 minute match up that looked like it would [...]

It’s almost time for the French Open; a tournament that has elevated the careers of quite a few Russian tennis players. In 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the French open and became the first Russian Grand Slam titlist. Eight years later, in 2004, two Russian women players battled it out in the finals with Anastasia Myskina [...]

Paragliding is taking off among Russian’s according to the Joint Federation of Light Aviation of Russia, or SLA. The SLA, which is a privately funded sky sport association for aircraft that weigh less than 495 kilograms, says there are between 3,000 and 4,000 Russians that are involved in sky sports and 300 or so clubs [...]

Russia is off to a strong start in the Ice Hockey World Championships currently being held in Moscow much to the joy of Russian women and men hockey fans.