Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson take on the world in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Tuesday
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
Italy Sport News
With a roster speckled red and white, Italy's victory in women's hockey is Canada's too
Chris Jones reports from Milan.
Lindsey Vonn's dad says Olympic crash marks 'end of her career' - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn's father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her left leg in the downhill over the weekend.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt gets partial revenge by taking silver in team combined event
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 9 : Multi-decorated Swiss skier Marco Odermatt secured a measure of revenge on Monday by taking silver in the Olympic debut of the men’s team combined event, finishing just behind compatriots Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef after a tight battle on the punishing Stelvio slope.
U.S. star Kim calls for unity after Trump's bashing of Hess - ESPN
LIVIGNO, Italy — Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened crackdown on immigrants.
Alpine skiing-Sons of French ski champions unite in team combined debut
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 9 : Two storied French Alpine skiing families were on display in Bormio on Monday when the sons of skiing champions Sébastien Amiez and Luc Alphand lined up on the same team in the Olympic debut of the team combined event.
Ice hockey-Italy's women defy the doubters as they reach quarters
MILAN, Feb 9 : Italy pulled off the unthinkable by reaching the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Monday, fending off a Japanese comeback and underlining the spirit of a team delighted to keep proving the doubters wrong.
Alpine skiing-Von Allmen strikes gold again with more than a little help from his friend
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 9 : Even the fastest man currently on two skis needs a little help from a friend sometimes as Swiss young gun Franjo von Allmen proved on Monday in winning his second gold medal in 48 hours at the Milano-Cortina Olympics.