Winter Games

Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee was at the Olympic “Bolshoy” Ice Dome a celebratory event dedicated to one year to go before the Games took place, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov.     …

Today marks the 1 year to go to Sochi (Russia) Winter Olympics 2014.    The Games will run from 7th – 23rd February with more than 3000 athletes competing in seven sports and 15 disciplines.   The programme includes 12 new events, including women’s ski jumping and slope-style snowboarding and skiing.   …

Work on the venues that will be used during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games is progressing well, with the Olympic Park on schedule for completion next year. During the 2014 Games, events will be focused around two different areas – a coastal cluster in Sochi consisting of the Olympic …

Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey led a very successful 40th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees in Sochi, Russia last week. Hickey, who has been president of the EOC since 2006, chaired the Assembly throughout the order of business including presenting the eagerly anticipated report on the …

Aoife Hoey, Claire Bergin, Pat Shannon and Chef de Mission Siobhan Hoey returned to Dublin this afternoon after their amazing Olympic Games experience in Canada.

After 17 days of thrilling athletic competitions the Vancouver Organizing Committee have produced initial statistics showing the extent and impact of hosting the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Ireland for its part sent a team of 6 athletes in four disciplines, based in Whistler and raised the profile and performance levels of Irish Winter sport during the Games.

Ireland’s Shane O’Connor improved to 45th despite a slower second run in the men’s slalom at Whistler Creek last night. The Malahide man was 51st after a first run of 60.83 seconds in testing conditions and clocked 64.31 secs later in the evening.

Ireland's Kirsty McGarry finished 50th in the women's giant slalom at a foggy Whistler Creekside this evening. McGarry was 50th out of the 85-strong original field heading into this evening's action and clocked one minute, 24.28 seconds for a final combined time of 2mins, 45.20secs.

The Olympic Council of Ireland has announced that Malahide, Co Dublin, downhill skier Shane O'Connor has been chosen to carry the Irish flag at the closing ceremonies of the hugely successful Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Sunday next (Feb 28th).

The Ireland women's bobsleigh team finished 17th at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, winning their personal duel with Australia in the process.