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Alpine skiing-Italy teen D'Antonio suffers suspected ACL tear in training fall
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 14 : The youngest skier on Italy's Alpine team, Giada D'Antonio, crashed during training at the Olympics on Saturday and sustained a suspected ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee, the Italian Winter Sports Federation said.
Biathlon-Bodo/Glimt football fans bring drumming joy to biathlon venue
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 14 : Biathlon fans arriving at the sport's Olympic venue on Saturday were greeted by a raucous gang of female drummers - loyal supporters of Norwegian football club Bodo/Glimt on a different kind of European adventure.
Games chief happy at halfway mark despite rocky preparations
MILAN, Feb 14 : The Milano Cortina Olympics reached the halfway mark on Saturday, having avoided any major crisis so far, leaving organisers enjoying strong ticket sales and increased viewership despite rocky years of preparation to get the Games ready.
Biathlon-Fourcade, German relay team to receive reallocated Olympic medals
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 14 : French great Martin Fourcade and the German men's relay team are among a number of biathletes who will receive reallocated Olympic medals from the 2010 and 2014 Games in front of a sold-out crowd at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday, the International Biathlon Union has said.
Curling-World Curling take action after Sweden accuse Canada of cheating
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 14 : World Curling said on Saturday that it would have officials monitoring for rule violations during the rest of the competition at the Olympics after Sweden's men's team accused Canada of cheating in a tense round-robin game.
Cheating claims, curse words fly in Olympic curling controversy - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The often-sedate world of curling has gotten heated at the Winter Olympics as cheating allegations and audible curse words overshadowed a feisty match between two of the best men's teams.
Crosscountry-Norway win women's relay, Sweden fight back to take silver
TESERO, Italy, Feb 14 : Norway won the women's 4x7.5km cross-country skiing relay at the Olympics on Saturday, while favourites Sweden recovered to take silver after suffering a series of early crashes.