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Last week, Upstate New Yorker Erin Hamlin ignited the Capital Region whenever she became the first American ever to medal in a luge event. The Remsen, NY native called into the Team and told us about a bet her father made in regards to his facial hair: “Over four years ago we had a foreign exchange student staying with my family," said Hamlin...

Moments after winning the bronze medal in the men's Super-G, known US Olympian Bode Miller spoke with NBC's Christin Cooper in which Cooper was relentless in bringing up Miller's brother, who passed away last December due to an unexpected seizure...

United States skiier Andrew Weibrecht used an improbable run to win the silver medal in the Super-G at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Sunday. Weibrecht hails from Lake Placid, N.Y. but has a Capital Region connection. His mother, Lisa, was raised in Scotia, according to the Albany Times Union...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Sochi hotel guests are walking, unchecked, past unused metal detectors. Security guards are no longer poking around at the pockets and ankles of every single person entering Olympic facilities. Tangerines and bottles of Coke are making it through security barriers that banned them two weeks ago...

Normally famous white chicks trying to twerk is sad, embarrassing and plain uncomfortable. But when you're an American Hero, things tend to be different. Check out this video of luge Olympian Kate Hansen breakin' it down, courtesy of Instagram. According to her post, she was "blessing" teammate Erin Hamlin's bronze medal, which she won yesterday. Hamlin joined 104.5 The Team yesterday to

On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. bronze medalist Erin Hamlin called into Armen Williams' show on 104.5 The Team. Just moments after receiving her medal for the women's singles luge, Hamlin was on her way back to the Olympic Village. Part I: Erin Hamlin on 104...

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — In an Olympic stunner, Shaun White failed in his quest for three straight halfpipe gold medals Tuesday, falling to Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov. In fact, White didn't even win a medal. Podladtchikov, known as the "I-Pod," landed the trick he invented, a 1440-degree whirling jump he nicknamed the "Yolo" jump...

Bob Costas called into The Today Show but had to have help dialing the phone as his vision is now impaired with an eye infection that has spread to both of his eyes. "I was trying to throw a complete game here," said Costas. "But I think we're going to have to go to the bullpen, and I don't know if you're aware of this or not, but you're Mariano Rivera, at least tonight,'' Costas sa

An American skier continued to etch her place in Olympic history on Monday, and the Dutch rose to the top of the medal count. Here's a recap of the day's action in Sochi:

Well not exactly. But there is a major connection between NASCAR and and some high speed competition at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

We've heard about all the issues in Sochi for the Winter Olympics and US Bobsledder Johnny Quinn discovered a new problem on Saturday morning. As Quinn was getting ready for his Today Show interview, the lock on his bathroom door got jammed...

No door knobs, lack of hot water, missing shower curtains, etc. The stories from the media in Sochi have be nightmarish. Westwood One's Ted Emrich joined Armen Williams on Thursday morning and said that it might not be as bad as we have been made to believe...