THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN SOCHI, RUSSIA

Normally, a bobsled and a luge race starts with the forerunner bobsled or luge running down the bobsled/luge track to make sure it's safe enough for the Olympic game athletes to travel down.  It's normally a good idea for the forerunner bobsled or luge to announce himself/herself/themselves before going down the track by saying, "Sled on the tracks." 

This time, the forerunner two man bobsled failed to announce himself before racing down the track.  An Olympic game worker was struck by a speeding two man bobsled as a result.  A broken leg and a concussion was the result followed by a trip to the nearest hospital in Russia.

And now the two man bobsled race has to be delayed so that maintenance workers can clean up the mess and possibly mop up the blood as well.. 

Women's Skeleton Finals

Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender both of the United States of America

Katie Uhlaender and Noelle Pikus-Pace both of the United States of America

 Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States of America

 

 

 

Katie Uhlaender of the United States of America

 Shelley Rudman of Great Britain

Elizabeth Yarnold of Great Britain

 

 

Mellisa Hollingsworth of Canada

 Marion Thees of Germany

 

Anja Huber of Germany

 

 Lucy Chaffer of Australia

Janine Flock of Austria

 

Katharine Eustace of New Zealand

Maria Orlova of Russia

Women's Super Combined Skiing

Silver Medal winning athlete Nicole Hosp of Austria,  Gold medal winning athlete Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany and Bronze medal winning athlete Mancuso of the United States.

 Gold medal winning athlete Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany and Bronze medal winning athlete Mancuso of the United States.

 Silver medal winning athlete Nicole Hosp of Austria and Gold medal winning athlete Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany

Gold medal winning athlete Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany and Silver medal winning athlete Nicole Hosp of Austria

 Stacey Cook of the United States of America

Julia Mancuso of the United States of America

 

Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany

 

 

Nicole Hosp of Austria

Alexandra Coletti of Monaco

Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway

Dominique Gisin of Switzerland  

 

 

  Francesca Marsaglia of Italy

 Federica Brignone of Italy

Ania Monica Caill of Romania

Macarena Simari Birkner of Argentina

Vanessa Mae of Thailand

 Elena Yakovishina of Russia

Women's Ski Jump
Jessica Jerome of the United States of America

Sarah Hendrickson of the United States of America

 

 

 

 

 

Coline Mattel of France

Atsuko Tanaka of Canada

Carina Vogt of Germany

 Yurina Yamada of Japan

 United States of America Women's Halfpipe Snowboarding Team Member Kaitlyn Farrington
 

 

Canadian speed skater Brittany Schussler and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Canadian speed skater Brittany Schussler

United States of America Speed skater Brittany Bowe