Freestyle-Frostad takes gold as Ruud loses men's big air crown
(corrects spelling of Ruud in first paragrpah)
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Biathlon-Samuelsson puts struggles behind him to secure relay bronze for Sweden
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 17 : Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson has struggled to find his best form in the biathlon competitions at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but on Wednesday he played it safe to secure a bronze medal in the men's relay, with France winning and Norway taking silver.
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.
Biathlon-Laegried has learned his lesson after cheating interview 'atomic bomb'
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 17 : Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid said he has learned to hold his tongue in front of the media's microphones at the Milano Cortina Games after a pair of gaffes that got him more headlines than his biathlon medals.
Crosscountry-Cold symptoms rule Svahn out of women’s sprint relay
TESERO, Italy, Feb 17 : Sweden’s Linn Svahn will miss Wednesday’s women’s sprint relay at the Winter Olympics after developing mild cold symptoms, the Swedish national team said on Tuesday.
Biathlon-Jacquelin’s fire turns faltering French relay bid to gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 17 : After Eric Perrot set off on the final lap of France’s 4x7.5-km relay with only the narrowest of leads over Norway’s Vetle Staastad Kristiansen, Emilien Jacquelin lowered himself into the snow, back against a wall, his eyes fixed on the giant screen.
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.
Explainer-What is the curling double touching controversy about?
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 : A controversy over allegations of cheating in curling at the Winter Olympics has made headlines all over the world and plunged the sometimes obscure sport into the mainstream.