By Gary AndersonFebruary 14 - British Basketball performance chairman Roger Moreland has reiterated his call for more dialogue with UK Sport and called for funding for team and emerging sports to be prioritised following their decision to axe Olympic money awarded to the governing body last year.

agreed the "no compromise" approach had clearly delivered success at elite level, citing gymnastics and hockey

UK Sport's £272 million ($451 million/€332 million) investment cake in the run-up to Rio, only one - hockey

hinge on an ample and reliable flow of cash.Of the 19 Olympic sports receiving funding from UK Sport, hockey

"- Czech Republic ice hockey coach Ted Nolan on 42-year-old star player Jaromir Jagr after he inspired

was in and out very quickly. insidethegames Olympic historian Philip Barker on Slovenia's green ice hockey

League (NHL) careers in history.12:35 Ice hockey aside, there is not too much going on at the moment

Sweden fighting back from that ice hockey injury blow with a fine 6-5 comeback win over the Chinese.12

:10 A blow for Sweden's ice hockey team with the news that Henrik Zetterberg will miss the remainder

skaters left to perform.22:17 At the Shayba Arena, Russia's women now lead Sweden 2-0 in their ice hockey

The "no political banners" policy was enforced with gusto at the Canada v United States women's ice hockey

But we do have Russia in action in the men's ice hockey.

firsts12:56 Speaking of ice hockey, insidethegames Olympic historian Philip Barker is speculating on

Even if it was a shared gold...12:50 We are underway in the ice hockey this afternoon and after a game

A 0-0 draw in ice hockey? 

The German pair of Savchenko and Szolkowy did hang on for bronze.22:42 Meanwhile, in the ice hockey Czech

Canada and the United States are into the second period of their women's ice hockey match - goalless

The final is at 9.30pm.15:20 Finland's women have beaten Switzerland 4-3 in overtime at the ice hockey

Nordic Combined, curling and ice hockey...14:23 Eric Frenzel leads in the ski jumping section of the

By Gary AndersonFebruary 11 - Any Kazakhstani athlete who claims gold at Sochi 2014 will earn a cool $250,000 (£151,000/€184,000) for their efforts with a silver medal netting $150,000 (£90,000/€110,000) and bronze $75,000 (£45,000/€55,000).

medal winners $41,000 (£25,000/€30,000) each however, members of the country's men's and women's ice hockey

reflecting ice hockey's position as the number one sport in the country, according to AIPS.Finland's ice hockey

from countries of Europe, Canada and the United States.The most popular events are the Ceremonies, hockey

blow for United States15:40 United States' ice hockey general manager David Poile will miss Sochi 2014

The incident required surgery, USA Hockey have revealed.He is being replaced by Ray Shero, general manager

gold15:36 The Russian men's ice hockey team held a press conference in the Main Press Centre today.

loveI love the inside of a hockey rink at the #Olympics #perfection #happiness #GoUSA pic.twitter.com

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in SochiFebruary 10 - Olympic Flame lighter Irina Rodnina has apologised for the racist tweet she posted about United States President Barrack Obama but claimed her account was hacked.

Olympic pairs champion - who lit the Olympic Cauldron at the climax of the Opening Ceremony with ice hockey

delegation led by three openly gay figures, former tennis player Billie Jean King, two-time Olympic ice hockey

By Nick Butler at the Radisson Blue Paradise Hotel in SochiFebruary 10 - Ary Graça, President of the International Federation of Volleyball (FIVB), has outlined plans to modernise the sport and expand its profile within the Olympic Movement.

to 15 seconds.After attending a match here at the Olympics yesterday, he also plans to emulate ice hockey

By Paul OsborneFebruary 10 - Former captain of the Dutch national hockey team Janneke Schopman has been

She has tremendous hockey experience and I consider her to be one of the most talented female coaches

in world hockey."

Alongside of Craig, I want US Hockey to continue to stand out in the hockey world and I'm excited to

It's an exciting time for the sport of hockey in the United States."

" in Nook SportsJanuary 2013: Briton named as US women's hockey head coach

safe to assume that Miracle, the Kurt Russell film about how the United States won the Olympic ice hockey

to their result in race two, which begins at 6.55pm, to decide the medallists.Russian nerves for ice hockey

gold18:04 Vladislav Tretiak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, has been at Sochi Airport

skating are on now.16:07 No surprises here, but America's women are thrashing Switzerland 9-0 in the hockey

at the Shayba Arena, United States and Switzerland will go stick to stick in their group stage ice hockey

husband, Daniel Kuzmin, is also a cross-country skier for Israel.19:06 But what a comeback in the ice-hockey

the Judo Grand Slam in Paris, click here.18:38 The pair would probably not be so friendly at the ice hockey

that as a bit of gossip, frankly, which is groundless."18:05 Disaster for the home crowd in the ice hockey

luge and team figure skating... and they are currently locked at 0-0 with Germany in the women's ice hockey

ice hockey squad warming up ©ITGSpeed skating16:34 Bit of a quiet time in the mid-afternoon action wise

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in SochiFebruary 8  - Any political significance behind the choice of Irina Rodnina as Olympic flame lighter has been dismissed by Sochi 2014 organisers.

Rodnina, who lit the Flame along with ice hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak at the climax of the Ceremony

is led instead by three gay figures in  former tennis player Billie Jean King, two-time Olympic ice hockey

By Gary AndersonFebruary 8 - Bobsleigh's hope of being included on the programme for Pyeongchang 2018 have been dashed after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed new sports will not be considered.

added to the programme of sports for Rio 2016 and bids by other sports, such as badminton, handball, hockey

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in SochiFebruary 8 - Sergej Gontcharov has been appointed chief executive of Lviv's bid for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games, insidethegames can reveal.

He has also been a member of the Event Committee of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF, and

served as chief executive of the successful campaign for Minsk to host the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships.Given