Canada's Ivanie Blondin repeats as Olympic silver medallist in speed skating mass start
Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa matched her 2022 Olympic result in mass start, claiming a silver medal in the women's speed skating event on Saturday in Milan.
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French Alps 2030 short on time and cash but will be ready, Games chief says
MILAN, Feb 21 : The 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics are struggling with tight deadlines, limited cash and infighting but Games chief Edgar Grospiron said on Saturday they would be ready on time and deliver a successful event.
Germany pained by slide in medals table and status as team with most fourth places
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 : Germany lamented a slide down the Olympic medals table from four years ago and an unwanted status at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday as the team with the most fourth-placed finishes.
Short track-Dutch top medals table as Italy's Fontana makes history
MILAN, Feb 21 : The Dutch topped the medals table in short track at the Winter Games while local favourite Arianna Fontana wrote her way into the record books by taking her medal haul to 14.
Short track-Dutch underline dominance with men's 5,000m relay gold
MILAN, Feb 20 : The Netherlands won the men's 5,000 metres short track relay at the Olympics on Friday, with Jens van 't Wout adding a team gold to his two individual titles on the last night of speed skating action.
Canada's short track men fail to repeat as Olympic relay champs, Netherlands first-time winners
Canada's men's short track relay team, which arrived at the Milano-Cortina Olympics to defend its 5,000-metre title, finished last of four teams on Friday. The Netherlands won gold for the first time in the event at the Games in six minutes 51.847 seconds.
Short track-Dutch win men's 5,000 metres relay
MILAN, Feb 20 : The Netherlands won the men's 5,000 metres relay in short track speed skating at the Olympics, extending the country's dominance in the discipline after a strong showing in individual races.
Speed skating-Rijpma-de Jong says pressure paid off with gold at fourth Games attempt
MILAN, Feb 20 : Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong said she put immense pressure on herself to produce the Olympic performance that had eluded her for more than a decade, but at 30 - and skating in her fourth Games - the hard work finally paid off.