Russian president shares a moment with gold medalist at Sochi hot spot. Feb. 10, 2014— -- The first openly gay gold medalist at the Sochi Olympic games says she got “a cuddle” from Russian ...

The Olympics are only three days old and already history is being made. Ireen Wust, already one of the best speed skaters in the pantheon of the sport, set another standard Monday. The 35-year old ...

Heading into the Olympic Games, a lot of focus was paid to gay rights with Russia's much-discussed laws prohibiting gay propoganda, but a couple of days into the Games and things have been all quiet ...

Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust became the first openly gay athlete to win a medal at the Sochi Games, taking gold in the 3,000 meters on Sunday. But if you expected Wust to use her podium as a platform ...

Marrit Leenstra, Lotte van Beek, Jorien ter Mors, and Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrate with the national flag after taking the gold medal on the women's team pursuit at the Adler Arena Skating ...

Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust and Russian President Vladimir Putin got a little cozy at the Holland Heineken House on Sunday night after the day's events. "I got a cuddle from him," Wust told Dutch ...

The line on the scoreboard told Ireen Wust all she needed to know, even while the last two skaters were still on the track. The Dutch skater had locked up her second Olympic gold medal. So much for ...

Ireen Wust from the Netherlands competes during the ladies' 1500m event of speed skating at 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval, Feb. 12, 2018. Ireen Wust claimed champion in a ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Ireen Wust and Koen Verweij of the Netherlands won the women’s and men’s speedskating allround championships Sunday, completing a standout year for the Dutch team. Wust ...

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