Olympic viewing guide Day 12: What to watch on a big Wednesday
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Speed skating-Canada's Weidemann, Maltais signal changing of the guard after team pursuit triumph
MILAN, Feb 17 : Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais said they are ready to pass the torch to the next wave of Canadian talent in the team pursuit speed skating event after successfully defending the women's Olympic title alongside Ivanie Blondin on Tuesday.
Ice hockey-Sweden beat Latvia to set men's quarter-final meeting with US
MILAN, Feb 17 : Sweden swatted aside Latvia 5-1 on Tuesday to reach the men's Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals, taking the long way to a meeting with fellow powerhouse United States after a slow start to the tournament.
Ice hockey-Czechs set for 'biggest game' against Canada in quarter-finals
MILAN, Feb 17 : The Czech Republic's reward for edging past Denmark on Tuesday is a daunting men's ice hockey quarter-final showdown with favourites Canada, which forward Martin Necas labelled the "biggest game" of their lives.
Ice hockey-Czech Republic down Denmark to set up Canada meeting in quarters
MILAN, Feb 17 : The Czech Republic outlasted Denmark 3-2 in the men's ice hockey qualification play-off on Tuesday, setting up the unenviable task of playing hot favourites Canada in the quarter-finals.
Canada's Sarault has earned $55K for her 3 medals so far. If she were Italian, it would be nearly 7 times that
Courtney Sarault sat at a picnic table in the sun at the Olympic Village, her latest medal — a silver in women's short track 1,000 metres, to join the silver and bronze she’d already won in Milan — gleaming beside her. She had put four years of hard work and hope into Monday morning’s race. Her prize, by the most basic of measures, was a surprisingly heavy chunk of metal on a ribbon.
Curling-Hasselborg's Sweden lose to Canada but progress to semi-finals
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 : Anna Hasselborg's Sweden saw their unbeaten run at the Winter Olympics ended on Tuesday when they lost 8-6 to Canada but, despite the defeat, other results meant they were able to seal their spot in the semi-finals.