Ice hockey-Sweden beat Germany 4-1 in women's opener
MILAN, Feb 5 : Sweden came from behind to beat Germany 4-1 and kick off the women's Olympic ice hockey action in their preliminary stage Group B game on Thursday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
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Alpine skiing-Relaxed Odermatt keeps his powder dry in downhill training
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 : Swiss favourite Marco Odermatt was not hitting the panic button after setting only the 23rd-fastest time in the second training run for the Olympic men's downhill on Thursday.
Alpine skiing-Italian trio set pace in sun-kissed downhill training
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 : Italy's speed team laid down a marker on the second training day for the Olympic downhill as Mattia Casse, Florian Schieder and Giovanni Franzoni stepped on the gas to set the three quickest times on Thursday.
Canada-Finland women's hockey game postponed after Finnish players fall ill with norovirus
The women's Olympic hockey game between Canada and Finland, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed after Finnish players fell ill with the norovirus.
Alpine skiing-Norway's Monsen to rejoin Alpine squad after fall
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : Norway's downhiller Marte Monsen will rejoin their women's Olympic Alpine squad in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Thursday after a crash in Switzerland last weekend, the national team said.
Ice hockey-Slovakia's Tatar gets used to 'weird' sound at Milano Cortina venue
MILAN, Feb 4 : From its size and shape to its texture and feel, the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympic ice hockey tournaments has faced considerable scrutiny before play has even begun.
Ice hockey-Four Finland women's hockey players down with stomach flu
MILAN, Feb 4 : Four members of Finland's women's Olympic ice hockey team have contracted stomach flu ahead of their opening match at the Milano Cortina Games, a spokesperson for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association told Reuters on Wednesday, with the athletes isolating as a precaution.
Alpine skiing-Skiing with a torn ACL painful but possible, say Vonn's teammates
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 4 : Olympic skier Landon Wendler said he believes Lindsey Vonn can compete at the Milano Cortina Games despite a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), citing his personal experience of participating in competitions with the same injury.