Biathlon-Vobornikova's bronze boosts Czechs at Milano Cortina
(Corrects spelling of family name throughout to Vobornikova not Vorobnikova)
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Crosscountry-Sweden's Karlsson out of women's 50km classic race due to illness
TESERO, Italy, Feb 21 : Sweden's Frida Karlsson will sit out the women's 50km cross-country skiing mass start classic race at the Olympics on Sunday due to illness, a team representative said.
Top-ranked Canada bests U.S. for Olympic bronze in women's curling - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Top-ranked Canada beat the United States for the bronze medal in women's curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday after being upset by Sweden in the semifinals.
Canada's Rachel Homan beats U.S. to win bronze in Olympic women's curling
Canada's Rachel Homan won an Olympic bronze medal after defeating Tabitha Peterson of U.S. 10-7 on Saturday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Biathlon-Michelon's stunning last lap delivers women's mass start gold for France
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 : Oceane Michelon of France stormed through the last lap to win gold in a spine-tingling, nerve-jangling women's mass start race at the Winter Games on Saturday as the final biathlon event delivered a blockbuster ending in the snow.
Biathlon-Swedes blame bad wax day for mass start meltdown
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 21 : Sweden's biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Games and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men's mass start.
Ice hockey-Canada eye legacy, United States seek revenge in gold-medal clash for the ages
MILAN, Feb 21 : Canada and the United States open a fresh chapter in their epic Olympic rivalry in Milan on Sunday, facing off in a heaven-sent gold-medal game that North American fans were praying for in the men's ice hockey tournament.
U.S. men's hockey routs Slovakia, into gold-medal game vs. Canada - ESPN
MILAN — The much-anticipated but never guaranteed U.S.-Canada showdown for gold in men's hockey at the Olympics is on.