Winter Olympics: U.S.-Canada in women's hockey is one of the best rivalries in sports - ESPN
MILAN — It's one of the greatest rivalries in sports: Canada versus the United States in women's hockey.
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Luge-Taubitz takes gold for Germany after Fraebel blunder
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : Germany's Julia Taubitz won an emphatic Olympic gold in the women's luge singles on Tuesday, roaring home with tears in her eyes after compatriot Merle Fraebel had a terrible third run to drop out of contention having started the day a fraction adrift.
Olympics OKs armband, but Ukrainian athlete pushes for helmet - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia even though the IOC won't allow it.
Olympian Heraskevych: Forced to focus on fighting IOC, not on competitions
Ukrainian national skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from wearing a helmet with portraits of deceased Ukrainian athletes at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, said that using the helmet does not violate IOC rules and it deserves to be at the Olympic Games.
Ukrainian trains with helmet honouring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia even though the IOC won't allow it.
'Crazy swing of emotions': Agitating NHLer Sam Bennett eager for Olympic chance after snub
Matthew Tkachuk couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Skeleton-Men poised to build Britain's unlikely legacy
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : It still demands something of a double-take to read that Britain, a country without a single sliding track, is the second-most successful skeleton nation in Olympic history, and that medal haul looks set to be increased in Cortina this week.
Why did US ski great Vonn have surgery in Treviso?
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : The decision to treat U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn in Treviso, a northeastern Italian city of just over 85,000 people, surprised many who believed her team would choose a private clinic in Milan or Austria after her crash in Sunday's Olympic downhill.