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Olympic diary: Canada makes gold medal hat trick, secures top place in gold medal count on 16th day of Vancouver Olympics
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Medvedev awards Russian athletes for Vancouver Olympics
09:44 06/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree awarding state decorations to Russian athletes for their achievements at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.
Olympic diary: Russia grabs silver, bronze on 15th day of the Olympics, Canada soars to top overall gold medal count
11:29 27/02/2010
The 15th day of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver went off well for Russia as it took its fifth silver and seventh bronze, but saw its bobsleigh medal hopes shattered by a crash caused by a sled malfunction.
Olympic diary: Day 14 brings no medals for Russia, Canada beats U.S. in women's ice hockey final, Belarus grabs first gold
10:07 26/02/2010
With no medals won on the 14th day of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Russia remains in 10th place in the overall medal count.
Olympic Diary: bad luck for Russia on Day 13th
17:42 25/02/2010
For Russia, the 13th day of the Olympic Games in Vancouver lived up to its unlucky reputation. With no medals won on Wednesday, the country plunged to the 10th place in the medal count, and the crushing defeat from the Canadian ice hockey team ended Russia's hope of winning the Olympic medal it most desires.
Olympic Diary: 11th day of Games colored bronze for Russia
12:02 23/02/2010
Russia's athletes won three bronze medals on the 11th day of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, in ice dance and the ladies' and men's freestyle cross country skiing relays.
Olympic diary: Russia enjoys glory on 10th day of Games: 3 medals, 5 positions up in medal count, win over Czechs in hockey
09:28 22/02/2010
The 10th day of the Olympics in Vancouver was the most successful for the Russian team, adding 3 medals - one gold, one silver, and one bronze - to the country's store and soaring Russia from the 12th to the 7th position in the overall medal standings
Olympic diary: Russia sinks to 12th place in medal count on 9th day of Vancouver Olympics
10:42 21/02/2010
Russia failed to win any medals on the 9th day of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, falling to the 12th place in gold and other medal count, although Russian athletes were close to claim victory in two competitions on Saturday night.
Olympic diary: Georgia's Kumaritashvili buried, U.S. top medals table, Russia will not contest Plushenko decision
17:21 20/02/2010
Olympic attention moved from Canada to the former Soviet republic of Georgia as luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was buried in his hometown of Bakuriani.
Olympic diary: At the halfway mark through the Olympic games, Russia is in 10th place for overall medals, figure skater Plushenko stupefied with silver, women's hockey team defeats China
13:27 19/02/2010
With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver almost halfway over, Russia is still near the bottom, placed number 10, in the overall medal count with only one gold, two silvers and one bronze.
Olympic diary: Russia grabs first Olympic gold as skier Kriukov wins sprint race on 6th day at Vancouver Games, Chinese sets Olympic record in Women's 500, Russian women's curlers continue steady
10:27 18/02/2010
Russia's Nikita Kriukov has brought the country its first Olympic gold coming first in the men's cross-country individual sprint race at the Winter Games in Vancouver.
Olympic diary: Day 5 brings no medals for Russians, but hope returns on the ice - Plushenko leads in figure skating, hockey players crush Latvia
12:42 17/02/2010
Another day passed at the Olympics in Vancouver with no medals for Russia, leaving it 19th in the medals table with just one bronze, but Russia's reigning Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko inspired hope for the country's first gold.
Olympic diary: Switzerland takes lead in gold medal count on 4th day of Olympics, Russia's 'medal drought' continues
12:21 16/02/2010
The Swiss national team took the lead in the gold medal count on the forth day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, securing two victories.
Olympic diary: France takes lead in medal count on 3rd day of Olympics, Russia empty-handed
11:37 15/02/2010
France's national team took the lead in the medal count on the third day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Olympic diary: Russia's Skobrev wins first medal for Russian team, Americans take lead in medal count on 2nd day of Olympics
10:33 14/02/2010
Russia's Ivan Skobrev won the bronze medal in men's 5,000 m Speed Skating, bringing the Russian team its first medal on the second day of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Olympic diary: Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky lights Olympic cauldron, Georgian luger dies during practice, rain and snow postpone some events
17:25 13/02/2010
Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky set the Olympic flame burning above the Vancouver skyline on Friday at the end of the ceremony opening the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Olympic diary: Hockey player Morozov to bear Russian flag, Putin addresses Russian team
11:47 12/02/2010
Hockey player Alexei Morozov will lead the Russian Olympic team into Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on February 12 as the national flag bearer.
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