Mikaël Kingsbury breezes through Olympic moguls qualifying, promises more to come
Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury breezed through qualifying Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, promising there is more to come.
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Canadian lugers Allan, Podulsky to make history in Olympic debut of women's doubles
On their first day of a get-to-know-you summer trip together, Kailey Allan saw Beattie Podulsky get scared by a spider web and fall down a hill.
Freestyle-Norway's Ruud grabs gold in men's slopestyle
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 10 - Freestyle skier Birk Ruud of Norway earned the gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle event on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
Why did US ski great Vonn have surgery in Treviso?
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : The decision to treat U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn in Treviso, a northeastern Italian city of just over 85,000 people, surprised many who believed her team would choose a private clinic in Milan or Austria after her crash in Sunday's Olympic downhill.
Biathlon-Merkushyna aims to spark joy for fellow Ukrainians at Milano Cortina
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 10 : Such is the popularity of biathlon in war-torn Ukraine that winter sports fans have been buying generators to provide power so they can watch the country's young competitors such as Oleksandra Merkushyna in action at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Biathlon-Finland-Minkkinen seeks to inspire new Finnish generation at Milano Cortina
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 10 : Long a cross-country skiing power, Finland has often struggled to produce biathletes in the same class, but Suvi Minkkinen's strong chances of a medal at the Milan Cortina Games is giving fans hope that a golden age may be about to dawn in the sport.
Alpine skiing-No more 'Bambi on ice' moments as new-look team combined pairs best skiers
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : It was heartbreak for Bella Wright on Tuesday when she missed a gate in the downhill leg of the women’s team combined, meaning her U.S. teammate Nina O’Brien could not start the later slalom leg — but the new-look Olympic event itself looks set to become a fixture of the Games.
Crosscountry-Klaebo cruises to seventh gold in men's classic sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : Norway’s Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint for his seventh career Olympic gold medal with ease on Tuesday, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milano Cortina Games.