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Turn your head and there's former NHLer Petr Nedved.

Postcards from Sochi

Last month, UBC’s Jon Azpiri was in Sochi taking in gold medal hockey games, sad Russian hockey players and frightening bear mascots.

Mar 4, 2014 - by Jon Azpiri

Can the Olympics change our bad environmental habits?

Can the Olympics change our bad environmental habits?

The public increasingly expects host cities to meet tough environmental standards, says expert.

Feb 12, 2014

Story ideas and experts for the Sochi Games

Story ideas and experts for the Sochi Games

The University of British Columbia has more than 20 experts available to comment on the Sochi Games, from security to sports science.

Feb 4, 2014

How Stalin paved way for Sochi Games

How Stalin paved way for Sochi Games

UBC’s Anne Gorsuch details the troubled history of the seaside town of Sochi, a paradoxical place of healing and excess.

Feb 3, 2014

Margot Young

The LGBT struggle in Sochi

UBC law prof Margot Young on gay rights in Russia.

Jan 31, 2014

Games security

Games security

From bomb threats to cyber attacks, UBC expert assesses Sochi’s complex threat environment.

Jan 29, 2014

Putin’s Games

Putin’s Games

A UBC prof looks at what the Sochi Games say about Russia’s past and its future.

Jan 20, 2014

Gold standard

Gold standard

UBC Prof. and Chief Medical Officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee Bob McCormack is heading to Sochi to help Canadian athletes stay fit and get on the podium.

Jan 13, 2014

Sochi's waterfront today.

UBC experts on Sochi Games

UBC experts are available to comment on the Sochi Winter Games, from security to sports psychology.

Jan 1, 2014

Countdown: Six months to Sochi

Countdown: Six months to Sochi

UBC Law Prof. Margot Young examines Russia’s gay rights laws and lifting of the female ski jumping ban.

Aug 1, 2013

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