Mercedes end first Bahrain F1 test one-two on the timesheets
Feb 13 : Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two as Formula One wrapped up its first Bahrain pre-season test on Friday but the team continued to play down their prospects.
Alpine skiing-The Rocket's last launch: Ryding all in for Olympic farewell
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 13 : For Britain's Dave Ryding there was no Plan B when he set off on an unlikely path to becoming a professional ski racer.
Biathlon-No regrets for France's Jacquelin despite podium near miss
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 13 : A heroic final lap by Emilien Jacquelin of France looked to have secured him a bronze medal in Friday's men's sprint at the Milano Cortina Games but an even greater effort from Norway's Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen saw the 30-year-old Frenchman agonisingly edged into fourth place, two-tenths of a second off the podium.
Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen 9th over 10,000 metres in his final Olympic race
Veteran speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen placed ninth in the men’s 10,000 metres on Friday in Italy, the final race of the 39-year-old Canadian’s Olympic life.
Biathlon-Fillon Maillet wins stunning biathlon sprint gold for France
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 13 : Quentin Fillon Maillet of France hit all 10 of his shots and blazed through the final lap to win gold in the men's 10km sprint at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday in a time of 22 minutes 53.1 seconds.
Crosscountry-Klaebo wows competitors with 10k freestyle win, paving way to Winter Olympic history
TESERO, Italy, Feb 13 : Norway's Johannes Klaebo overcame his biggest hurdle to cementing a spot in Winter Olympic history on Friday, taking gold in a race he had not yet won on the professional circuit and clearly sowing doubt among his competitors about whether he can be beaten.
Biathlon-Norway's Laegreid puts love-cheat story aside to grab another Olympic bronze
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 13 : Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid endured a turbulent few days after admitting in a post-race interview on Tuesday that he had cheated on his ex-girlfriend, but the ensuing controversy had no effect on his biathlon performance as he secured his second bronze medal of the Milano Cortina Games in Friday's men's 10km sprint.
Figure skating-Stellato-Dudek bounces back from accident to prepare for Olympic debut at 42
MILAN, Feb 13 : Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek says the past two weeks have unfolded like "a nightmare" after a terrifying brush with disaster when she hit her head in training that almost obliterated her Olympic dream in a heartbeat.