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Alpine skiing-Innerhofer defies limits as oldest male skier at Games
BORMIO, ITALY, Feb 11 : Italy’s Christof Innerhofer, 41, became the oldest male to complete an Alpine skiing event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, adding another milestone to a career that has stretched across five Winter Games.
Alpine skiing-Ski binding failure derails Italian veteran Paris' bid for second medal
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 11 : Italian ski champion Dominik Paris' bid for a second Olympic medal lasted less than 20 seconds on Wednesday as one of his ski bindings unexpectedly came off while competing in super-G.
Freestyle skiing-Elizabeth Lemley of U.S wins moguls gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 11 : American 20-year old freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley won moguls gold on Wednesday at the Winter Games in the Alpine town of Livigno.
Short track-Organisers defend quality of ice at shared venue after concerns voiced
MILAN, Feb 11 : Milano Cortina organisers said on Wednesday they were happy with the quality of the short track ice after some competitors said it had been hard to navigate in the first races.
Biathlon-France's Simon powers to women's individual biathlon gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 11 : France's Julia Simon won the women's 15km individual biathlon race at the Winter Games on Wednesday, making up for a single miss on the shooting range with a powerful skiing performance on the track to add individual gold to a mixed relay victory.
Nordic Combined-Norway's Oftebro skis from behind to first individual gold
TESERO, Italy, Feb 11 : Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro won his first individual gold in the men's normal hill Nordic combined on Wednesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, overcoming a trio of earlier starters in a hard-fought ski in slushy conditions.
CAS tells Passler it has no jurisdiction over doping suspension appeal
MILAN, Feb 11 : Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler will have to appeal her provisional doping suspension with Italy's anti-doping body (NADO) as the Court of Arbitration for Sport has no jurisdiction over her case, CAS said on Wednesday.