The Russian city of Sochi, on the Black Sea, is prepping for the 2014 Winter Olympics – and so far it has already become the most expensive winter games in Olympic history. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)
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A member of the International Olympic Committee said cycling could be dropped from the games if Armstrong implicates those who oversee the sport. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)
Out of the trillions of Google searches done this year, Google technologist Daniel Sieberg shares the year's top searches, from Election 2012 and the Olympics to the late Whitney Houston. (TODAY)
Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings tells TODAY's Matt Lauer that she and her husband Casey are expecting their third child, and that she was about five weeks pregnant while competing in beach volleyball for Team USA in the London Olympics. (TODAY)
TODAY's Lester Holt and Natalie Morales share two viewer photos that represent the Olympic spirit. (TODAY)
As the TODAY team prepares to leave to London, they are also bidding farewell to three retiring Olympics veterans who have each worked with NBC for at least 30 years – Bucky Gunts, Sue Stogel, and Jack Bennett. (TODAY)
The late-night comedian chats with TODAY's Matt Lauer about the "emotional" Olympic track event he attended in London while practicing his British accent, tests his Olympic knowledge, and says that despite rumors, "it's not my year" to host the Oscars. (TODAY)
Oscar Pistorius from South Africa became the first double amputee to compete in the games by running the men's 400-meter race. He says that having the opportunity to represent his country in the Olympics "far surpassed" his expectations. (TODAY)
Prince William and Kate Middleton are out in full force in London. Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with NBC's royal contributor Robert Jobson. (msnbc)
NBC's Kevin Tibbles takes a look at the weekend Olympic events. (msnbc)