No dream Winter Olympics debut for Singapore alpine skier Faiz Basha after fall in giant slalom
SINGAPORE: Singapore alpine skier Faiz Basha registered a DNF (did not finish) on his Winter Olympics debut on Saturday (Feb 14).
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Alpine skiing-Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen makes history with giant slalom gold
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 14 : Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made South American sporting history as his samba skiing propelled him to a stunning Olympic giant slalom gold in a driving blizzard on Saturday.
Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America's 1st medal at Winter Games
Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen turned in a powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom Saturday and earn South America's first medal at a Winter Games.
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BORMIO, Italy — Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen turned in a powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom Saturday and earn South America's first medal at a Winter Games.
Alpine skiing-Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen on course for historic gold in giant slalom
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 14 : Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen brought a dream gold medal within reach as he outclassed the opposition in the first leg of the men's giant slalom on Saturday to give himself a huge lead.
Alpine skiing-Golden joyride continues for Von Allmen, the Stelvio's smiling assassin
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 11 : Franjo von Allmen sported a smile in the gondola taking him up to the start of Wednesday's Olympic super-G and it got broader as he waited in the leaders' seat in the finish area as skier after skier failed to dislodge him.
Alpine skiing-'I am furious' - France's Allegre misses super-G medal by a whisker
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 11 : France’s Nils Allegre cut a visibly frustrated figure on Wednesday after missing an Olympic medal in the super‑G by three hundredths of a second, a margin so small he struggled to accept it.
Swiss skier Von Allmen makes history by winning third Olympic gold
Franjo von Allmen became only the third male skier in history to win three gold medals at a single Winter Games when he claimed victory in Wednesday's super-G in Bormio.