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Winter Olympics recap: Shiffrin takes slalom gold, Canada and US advance with OT wins in hockey
Read full article: Winter Olympics recap: Shiffrin takes slalom gold, Canada and US advance with OT wins in hockeyAmerican superstar Mikaela Shiffrin has put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds.
Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games
Read full article: Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina GamesA surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.
Julia Simon leads French women to Olympic gold in biathlon relay
Read full article: Julia Simon leads French women to Olympic gold in biathlon relayJulia Simon didn’t need to shoot fast when she entered the range on the last leg of the women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon relay race at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Sponsors are becoming more visible at the Winter Olympics with product placement and arena shoutouts
Read full article: Sponsors are becoming more visible at the Winter Olympics with product placement and arena shoutoutsSponsors are showing up more and more inside Olympic venues at the Milan Cortina Games, even as TV viewers mostly still see the familiar “clean” look.
In a golden masterclass, Norway's Klaebo extends Winter Olympics medal record
Read full article: In a golden masterclass, Norway's Klaebo extends Winter Olympics medal recordNorway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a 10th gold medal in cross country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, setting another Winter Games record.
Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Read full article: Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Milan Cortina OlympicsCurling, which piques viewers’ curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics, is expanding its audience even more at the Milan Cortina Games.
Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers
Read full article: Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciersTeam USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers.
Alysa Liu surges into medal range as US teammates stumble in Olympic short program
Read full article: Alysa Liu surges into medal range as US teammates stumble in Olympic short programAlysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the United States into the women’s free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter Games
Read full article: Japan’s Ami Nakai surges into Olympic lead after short program as US struggles at the Winter GamesJapan has upstaged the United States in the short program of the women's figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener's Olympic journey spans the mountains to music
Read full article: Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener's Olympic journey spans the mountains to musicBrazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener feels complete when he combines his love of the halfpipe with his passion for music.
Defending champion Sweden out of Olympic medal contention in men's curling after 'horrible week'
Read full article: Defending champion Sweden out of Olympic medal contention in men's curling after 'horrible week'Defending champion Sweden has been eliminated from semifinal contention in the men’s curling competition at the Winter Olympics with two matches to spare after what skip Niklas Edin described as a “horrible week.”.
Madonna sends good luck message to American figure skater Amber Glenn before Olympic short program
Read full article: Madonna sends good luck message to American figure skater Amber Glenn before Olympic short programMadonna has surprised U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn with a good luck video before Glenn skates to “Like a Prayer” at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Winter Olympics recap: Japanese pair upstage 'Blade Angels,' Germany sweeps 2-man bobsled
Read full article: Winter Olympics recap: Japanese pair upstage 'Blade Angels,' Germany sweeps 2-man bobsledAmi Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her husband and the Spurs helped her to Olympic gold
Read full article: Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her husband and the Spurs helped her to Olympic goldU.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has gone from almost quitting the sport to winning Olympic gold.
Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston
Read full article: Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 HoustonNate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night.
Gold for Elana! Meyers Taylor, 41, wins Olympic monobob title at Milan Cortina Games
Read full article: Gold for Elana! Meyers Taylor, 41, wins Olympic monobob title at Milan Cortina GamesElana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women’s monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games.
The United States and Canada will meet for gold for the 7th time in Olympic women's hockey
Read full article: The United States and Canada will meet for gold for the 7th time in Olympic women's hockeyThe United States and Canada will face off for Olympic gold for a seventh time since women’s hockey debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games in a border rivalry that never gets old.
Rap to rev up, soul to calm down: Freestyle skiers pick their soundtracks at the Winter Olympics
Read full article: Rap to rev up, soul to calm down: Freestyle skiers pick their soundtracks at the Winter OlympicsThe Olympic big air jump in freestyle skiing and snowboarding causes hearts to thump and nerves to fray.
Trying to tame the Olympic controversy, World Curling sent in the umps. Then it sent them away
Read full article: Trying to tame the Olympic controversy, World Curling sent in the umps. Then it sent them awayWorld Curling is backpedaling from an earlier decision to ramp up officiating at the Winter Olympics after controversy over whether curlers are breaking the rules.
Eileen Gu wins silver for 5th Olympic medal. Canadian Megan Oldham's gold is her 2nd of the Games
Read full article: Eileen Gu wins silver for 5th Olympic medal. Canadian Megan Oldham's gold is her 2nd of the GamesDefending Olympic champion Eileen Gu has taken silver in freeski big air at the Milan Cortina Games.
Olympic meltdown: Norway's Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions
Read full article: Olympic meltdown: Norway's Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotionsNorway's Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them.
Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
Read full article: Ilia Malinin hints at 'inevitable crash' amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media postIlia Malinin shares a stark video that shows his Olympic highs and a painful low, and he says more is coming.
The 'Blade Angels' are redefining the image of US women's figure skating
Read full article: The 'Blade Angels' are redefining the image of US women's figure skatingThe three U.S. women who will be going for Olympic gold when their figure skating competition begins Tuesday night are role models for a whole new generation.
A look at the Olympic sport of biathlon by the numbers
Read full article: A look at the Olympic sport of biathlon by the numbersThe sport of biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and precision target shooting, requires hundreds of hours of training and the ability to push your body to the maximum effort to have a chance of success at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Winter Olympics recap: Brignone's double gold after broken leg, Klaebo sets a medal record
Read full article: Winter Olympics recap: Brignone's double gold after broken leg, Klaebo sets a medal recordFederica Brignone and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo have glided into history at the Winter Olympics in very different ways.
Mikaela Shiffrin's giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism
Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin's giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimismMikaela Shiffrin sees her 11th-place giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics as proof she is back in the fight.
Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP
Read full article: Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells APThe chief of the U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the United States a week after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill.
Brignone wins giant slalom for 2nd gold medal of the Olympics, Shiffrin finishes 11th
Read full article: Brignone wins giant slalom for 2nd gold medal of the Olympics, Shiffrin finishes 11thItalian skier Federica Brignone captured her second gold medal in four days at her home Winter Olympics by winning the women’s giant slalom.
Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
Read full article: Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gestureTwo fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.
Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery after Olympic crash 'went well' and she can return to US
Read full article: Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery after Olympic crash 'went well' and she can return to USLindsey Vonn says the latest surgery on her left leg that she broke in the Olympic downhill “went well” and now she “will be able to finally go back to the U.S.” The 41-year-old Vonn is being treated at a hospital in Treviso, Italy.
Brazil’s first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medal
Read full article: Brazil’s first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medalWith Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has given it another reason to celebrate: an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games.
For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not
Read full article: For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or notOlympic stars are learning that the same spotlight that elevates their sport can also potentially tarnish their legacies.
Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics
Read full article: Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the OlympicsJordan Stolz has won his second speedskating gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics by finishing first in the 500 meters in an Olympic-record time.
After 'Olympic curse' hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the 'Quad god' sets his sights on future
Read full article: After 'Olympic curse' hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the 'Quad god' sets his sights on futureIlia Malinin was trying to figure out what had happened in a disastrous Olympic free skate Friday night while already turning his attention to what might come next.
Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America’s 1st medal at Winter Games
Read full article: Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America’s 1st medal at Winter GamesBrazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has turned in a powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom and earn South America’s first medal at a Winter Games.
Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as US routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals
Read full article: Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as US routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinalsKendall Coyne Schofield scored twice and top-seeded United States routed Olympic host Italy 6-0 in a lopsided, festive and sometimes chippy women’s hockey quarterfinal at the Milan Cortina Games.
Lindsey Vonn hopes to go home after another surgery following crash in Olympic downhill
Read full article: Lindsey Vonn hopes to go home after another surgery following crash in Olympic downhillLindsey Vonn says she will have another surgery on her broken left leg Saturday at the Italian hospital treating her “and then I can potentially leave and go back home.”.
Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men's figure skating after collapse by 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin
Read full article: Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men's figure skating after collapse by 'Quad God' Ilia MalininMikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan pulled off a stunner in men's figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tears
Read full article: Bravo! Act I of the Winter Olympics' visit to Italy has been filled with drama, catharsis and tearsThe Winter Olympics in Italy feel like an opera, with big emotions driving the story as much as the sport.
'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold
Read full article: 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim goldIlia Malinin crashed out of the Olympic figure skating podium after a disastrous free skate and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan takes a shocking gold medal.
Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelity
Read full article: Norwegian biathlete wins another Olympic bronze medal, 3 days after confessing his infidelityNorwegian biathlete Strula Holm Laegreid won his second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics — three days after making an unexpected personal confession during a post-race interview.
Previewing the New River Polar Plunge, hosted by WSLS 10’s Edward Shaw
Read full article: Previewing the New River Polar Plunge, hosted by WSLS 10’s Edward ShawSaturday February 14th will be the New River Polar Plunge, a day where hundreds of people gather to jump into the New River for the benefit of Special Olympics.
Norway’s Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record
Read full article: Norway’s Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold recordNorway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying an all‑time Winter Games record.
Ukrainian skeleton racer loses his appeal over helmet honoring war victims at the Olympics
Read full article: Ukrainian skeleton racer loses his appeal over helmet honoring war victims at the OlympicsUkrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification tied to a planned helmet tribute.
54-year-old Minnesota lawyer, who played with his teammate's dad, becomes oldest US Winter Olympian
Read full article: 54-year-old Minnesota lawyer, who played with his teammate's dad, becomes oldest US Winter OlympianU.S. curler Rich Ruohonen made Olympic history after joining the team as an alternate at the end of the game.
Chock and Bates say their near-perfect skate felt like a win, even if silver left fans 'confused'
Read full article: Chock and Bates say their near-perfect skate felt like a win, even if silver left fans 'confused'U_S_ ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates aren't hiding their disappointment at the Olympic silver medal for what Bates says was their “absolute best performance.”.
Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified
Read full article: Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualifiedUkrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back.
Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South Korea
Read full article: Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South KoreaChloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1
Read full article: Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1Brock Nelson scored twice, four teammates had two assists apiece and the U.S. opened the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling past Latvia 5-1 in a dominant showcase of some of the country’s best NHL players.
Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Olympics
Read full article: Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the OlympicsNotable reactions to Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych being banned from the Milan Cortina Games because of his insistence on wearing a helmet that pays tribute to athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.
American Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Winter Olympics
Read full article: American Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Winter OlympicsAmerican Jessie Diggins has battled through injury to claim bronze in the women’s 10‑kilometer interval start.
French duo Beaudry and Cizeron beat US stars Chock and Bates in controversial Olympic ice dance
Read full article: French duo Beaudry and Cizeron beat US stars Chock and Bates in controversial Olympic ice danceThe new French ice dance team of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron has claimed Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina games.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead
Read full article: Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war deadUkrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.
