Tina, Milo and other merchandise fly off shelves, despite cost
MILAN, Feb 11 : Five days into Olympic competition, soft toys Tina and Milo, the cheery stoats chosen as mascots for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, have sold out.
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Luge-Italians hold their nerve to take first women's doubles gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Italy’s Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhoffer took a shock gold in the inaugural women’s luge doubles on Wednesday, delivering two silky runs on the new track they have quickly come to love, as their rivals faltered.
Lindsey Vonn undergoes third leg surgery since Olympic crash - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn had a «successful» third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier said Wednesday.
Nordic Combined-FIS president vows to fight for sport, but half-full stadium could be a bad omen
TESERO, Italy, Feb 11 : The head of world skiing's governing body on Wednesday vowed to fight for Nordic combined's place in future Olympics and emphasised the importance of including women as part of his strategy to expand the sport's reach.
Alpine skiing-Swiss fans and family fill Bormio’s bars to celebrate men’s third gold
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 11 : The bars of mountain town Bormio were packed once again with celebratory Swiss fans after Franjo von Allmen secured a third Olympic gold for the country on Wednesday, alongside a bronze from compatriot Marco Odermatt.
Biathlon-Pichler masterminds Bulgarian bronze as Hristova delivers
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 11 : Bulgaria's Lora Hristova pulled off the biggest shock so far at the biathlon competitions of the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, winning a brilliant bronze medal that virtually no one had expected - except perhaps for the Bulgarian team's legendary German coach, Wolfgang Pichler.
Biathlon-Greenland's athletes show Trump the world stands with us, minister says
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 11 : Greenland's athletes competing at the Milano Cortina Games send a positive message about its youth and people's support amid U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to take it over, the island's culture minister said on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing-Goggia targets super-G gold on a favourite slope
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Sofia Goggia will be Italy's big hope of a first Alpine skiing gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics when she races on home snow in the super-G on Thursday.