Through a heat exchange system, the Village is projected to draw 7.89 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy from the Sun during the Olympics and slightly less in the years after the Games are ...

Sweden's biathlon team won the gold at Beijing Olympics. The event was 4x6 km relay & ROC won the silver followed by German a bronze medal.

Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov won gold in the 30-kilometer skiathlon during the Beijing Olympics held recently. The silver & bronze was won by Russia & Finland respectively.

The now-famous tradition of gold, silver and bronze medals began in 1904 at the St. Louis Olympics. The host city’s organizing committee is responsible for designing the awards.