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What's been come to be known as the "Tank Olympics" is similar to a regular biathlon, with the ante upped a bit and little more fire power.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday he wants to raise fitness in his country and so has reinstated a 1930’s Stalinist training program that includes swimming, running and, yes, grenade throwing. The program, known by the Russian initials GTO, or “Ready for Labor and Defense,” is meant to improve the fitness level of all ages […]

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A U.S. Army veteran took bronze in the two-man bobsled Monday night, becoming the first American to stand on the podium for that event in 62 years. Army veteran Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton with USA-1 raced down the ice, finishing just .88 seconds behind the fastest time of 3:45.39. While USA-1 was the […]

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I was taking a shower and the door got locked/jammed…. — Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014 …With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO — Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014 The U.S. bobsledder who smashed through his locked bathroom door in Sochi Feb. […]

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Everybody's favorite Italian-American gun company announced today that it's signed the winningest Olympic shotgunner of all time.

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At the Otis Technology booth at the 2013 SHOT Show, Guns.com sat down with five-time Olympian and Gold Medalist Kim Rhode in Las Vegas and picked her brain about shooting, the Olympics, gun control and more. She competes in Double Trap and Skeet, and has won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze. At the summer 2012 Olympics in London, Rhode became the only American competitor to win medals for an individual event in five consecutive Olympics.

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Last Thursday, Kenyan long distance running virtuoso and Olympic marathon gold medalist Samwel Wanjiru was arrested for threatening to kill his wife, Tereza Njeri, the couples’ housekeeper Nancy Njoki and injuring compound security guard William Masinde with what is expected be an illegally acqu

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Supercentenarian Smith & Wesson is in the process of posting new Bodyguard 38 and Bodyguard 380 special first edition “firearm sets”, two majestically crafted personal defense weapons.  Decidedly a collectors’ items, if you buy one of the 2000 sets slated to ship and you’ll get the Bodyguard pis

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