Daniel Greig's heartbreaking fall
Australian speed skater Daniel Greig was tipped as a strong medal contender after he narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Vancouver Olympics then spent the next four years training for Sochi.
But the 22-year-old's dreams came crashing down after he suffered a spectacular fall only 20 metres out from the start of his first 500m sprint.
"It's about the worse thing that you can possibly imagine to happen, after four years of training," he said of the incident.
Skier apologises for topless photos
Lebanese skier Jacky Chamoun was forced to apologise this week after topless images and video footage of her surfaced online.
The images were reportedly taken for an Austrian skiing calenadar, and have caused outrage in the athlete's Arab home nation.
Chamoun took to her official Facebook account to apologise in a statement.
"Yes I did photos for an Austrian ski calendar with other professional athletes three years ago," she said in the statement.
"The photos of the photoshoot are not like the actual images that are now circulating on the net. The video and photos that you are now seeing are part of the making of, the preparation, it wasn't supposed to go public."
Will he or won't he?
US snowboard sensation Shaun White ignited controversy when he pulled out of competition in the Slopestyle event, citing concerns about the course's conditions.
"After much deliberation with my team, I have made the decision to focus solely on trying to bring home the third straight gold medal in halfpipe for Team USA," White said in a statement on the US Ski and Snowboard Association's website.
Canadian slopestyle snowboarder Sebastien Toutant - also known as "Seb Toots" - took to Twitter to criticise White.
"Mr White ... it's easy to find excuses to pull out of a contest when you think you can't win," he tweeted.
White later competed in the halfpipe event but was beaten by Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov.
Skater's expression goes viral
US figure skater Ashley Wagner was less than happy with her score at the women's team short program skating competition last week.
And she made no attempt to disguise it.
Photographs of her incensed expression made headlines around the world, with many noting the difference between her pre-competition warmth.
Torah slams Sochi facilities
Australian golden girl Torah Bright was one of many athletes to criticise the the halfpipe facility at Sochi, describing it as sub-standard and unstable.
"The people who are constructing the 'pipe aren't the greatest at their craft and it makes it challenging for us," she said.
"We've had two days of training and you can't even link a run."
Bright was equally critical of the slopestyle track, on which she had some tough landings and placed seventh in the final.
Snowboarder puts number on helmet, receives thousands of messages
Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev was hoping to score more than medals at this year's Winter Olympics.
The 22-year-old slopestyle athlete was reportedly bored at the athletes' village during the games, and wrote his phone number on his helmet ahead of a qualifying competition.
Sobolev claims to have received more than 2000 texts since the stunt.
"Most of the messages are good luck messages and messages from the girls," he said.
"Some of the messages are not appropriate to read aloud."
Volunteers smuggle Sochi dogs out of town
Animal activists in Sochi have been alarmed by reports that the city has contracted the killing of thousands of stray dogs before and during the Olympic Games.
Stray dogs are a common sight on the streets of Russian cities, but with massive construction in the area, the street dog population in Sochi and the Olympic park has soared.
Activists have been picking up dogs from the streets and putting them up at their homes or in temporary shelters before finding an owner elsewhere.
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