Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Swede Van der Poel ends Dutch monopoly in men's 5000m IMAGE: Nils Van Der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters......

Dutch musicians strike K-pop chord with fans

With the Netherlands dominating the speed skating events by winning eight of the 12 available medals so far, including all four golds, Dutch band Kleintje Pils's duties at the Winter Games extend......

Sochi volunteers filling empty seats, say organisers

Sochi Winter Olympics organisers are asking volunteers to fill some of the empty seats at venues during competition, they said on Monday. Some 70 percent of tickets were sold prior to the event in......