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Germany's Carina Vogt celebrates after her first attempt during the women's normal hill ski jumping final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Vogt wins 1st gold medal in Olympic ski jumping

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Norway's Haavard Klemetsen soars through the air during a men's nordic combined training session at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Klemetsen strong again in Nordic combined training

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)

Work continues after death at World Cup stadium

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

South Korean speedskater Mo Tae-Bum trains at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

5 things to watch as fastest men go for 500 title

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)

Workers threaten strike at WCup stadium in Brazil

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Annelies Cook of the United States passes by the Olympic rings during a biathlon training session prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Sprint kicks off women’s biathlon at Sochi Games

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)

Workers threaten strike at World Cup stadium

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Estonia's Indrek Tobreluts skis past the Olympic rings during a biathlon training session at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Olympic biathlon track too short, gets extension

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil. A worker was injured in an accident outside this World Cup stadium, local organizers said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Organizers in charge of the stadium's construction said the worker was hurt while dismantling a crane that was used to install the roof. (AP Photo/Renata Brito, File)

Worker dies outside World Cup venue in Brazil

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Corinthian's supporters cheer during the final match of the Sao Paulo State soccer league against Santos, in Santos, Brazil. The popular Brazilian club Corinthians is expected to release security-camera images of the Feb. 1, 2014, attack by fans to some of its players, which happened at a training center that will be used during the World Cup. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazilians prepare to go on strike after attack

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Corinthian's supporters cheer during the final match of the Sao Paulo State soccer league against Santos, in Santos, Brazil. The popular Brazilian club Corinthians is expected to release security-camera images of the Feb. 1, 2014, attack by fans to some of its players, which happened at a training center that will be used during the World Cup. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazilian football scrutinized again after attack

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE-In this file photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. South Africa players look on during a penalty shoot-out in their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match against Mali, at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. Now, South Africa is nowhere _ not even among the 31 teams that qualified for this year’s World Cup in Brazil. Well, not exactly nowhere. It is on FIFA’s radar for an investigation into match-fixing allegations. And it is still in the news at home _ for the wrong reasons: Sports minister Fikile Mbalula last month called the national side “a bunch of losers” and “useless, unbearable individuals” after early elimination on home soil from the lower-level African Nations Championship. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

What did the World Cup do for you, Bafana?

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Less than 10 percent of ticket requests to be met

Associated Press

Collapsed roofing cleared from World Cup stadium

Associated Press

Hodgson, Manaus officials make amends before Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2013 file photo, Brazil's soccer team coordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's assistant coach and former world champion Parreira says it’s a “joke” the Brazilian government took so long to start working on some of the infrastructure projects needed for the World Cup. With less than five months before the tournament, Parreira said this Monday Jan. 27, 2014 that he is disappointed with the country’s preparations and accused the government of missing a huge opportunity to improve conditions for Brazilians. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Parreira blasts Brazil’s World Cup preparations

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Demonstrators destroy a bank to protest the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and demand better public services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

World Cup stadium opens a day after protests

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Everton's Bryan Oviedo is carried off the pitch after an injury during their English FA Cup fourth round soccer match against Stevenage at the Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Oviedo has suspected broken leg, set to miss WCup

Associated Press

Protests against World Cup planned in Brazil

Associated Press

Demonstrators destroy a bank to protest the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and demand better public services in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Hundreds protest against the World Cup in Brazil

By STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press