Canada's crushing ice hockey victory over the Russians has given the host country something to smile about, after a frustrating first week.

Name suppression continues for a New Zealand Olympian who today pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including rape.

The best of the Vancouver games

Young New Zealand biathlete Sarah Murphy is already looking forward to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili told his father he was afraid of the lightning-quick Olympic track in a phone call shortly before his death.

People flooded social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the fatal crash of an Olympic luger yesterday, eager to read the latest, and quickest, details of the horrific accident.