Curling-Britain's men look to end wait for gold
MILAN, Feb 2 : Bruce Mouat's British men's curling team will be attempting to end a century-long wait for Olympic gold when they take to the ice at the Milano Cortina Games this month.
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Italian ice hockey pride set to face Olympic reality
MILAN, Feb 2 : As the Winter Olympics return to Italy this week, the host nation's men's hockey team will take to the ice as the tournament's biggest underdog - the only side without NHL players in a field stacked with the sport's elite.
Rising Franzoni and Bormio 'King' Paris boost Italy’s alpine skiing hopes
MILAN, Feb 2 : Giovanni Franzoni's rapid ascent in the Alpine skiing World Cup rankings has transformed the Italian into an unexpected medal contender and lifted the host nation's chances of striking gold at this month's Milano Cortina Olympics.
Sailing-America's Cup extends entry deadline, opens door to more teams
LONDON, Feb 1 : America's Cup organisers have extended the deadline for entries by two months to the end of March, opening up the possibility of more teams sailing in next year's blue-riband event in Naples.
Alpine skiing-Von Allmen heads to Olympics with a win, Odermatt fourth
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Feb 1 : Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen won the last Alpine skiing World Cup race before the Milano Cortina Olympics with his second downhill victory of the season on home snow in Crans-Montana on Sunday.
Switzerland's Von Allmen dominates last men's World Cup downhill before Olympics
World champion Franjo von Allmen dominated the last men's World Cup downhill before the Olympics on Sunday, giving troubled ski resort Crans-Montana a second Swiss victory of the weekend.
Swiss skier Blanc wins super-G with Vonn sitting out day after crash
Swiss skier Malorie Blanc won the last women's World Cup race before the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday with Lindsey Vonn sitting out the super-G a day after hurting her left knee in a downhill crash.
Alpine skiing-Blanc wins home super-G in Crans-Montana as Olympics approach
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 31 : Swiss racer Malorie Blanc won a super-G on home snow in Crans-Montana on Saturday for her first World Cup success in the last women's event before the Milano Cortina Olympics start next week.