Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen 9th over 10,000 metres in his final Olympic race
Veteran speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen placed ninth in the men’s 10,000 metres on Friday in Italy, the final race of the 39-year-old Canadian’s Olympic life.
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Biathlon-Norway's Laegreid puts love-cheat story aside to grab another Olympic bronze
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 13 : Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid endured a turbulent few days after admitting in a post-race interview on Tuesday that he had cheated on his ex-girlfriend, but the ensuing controversy had no effect on his biathlon performance as he secured his second bronze medal of the Milano Cortina Games in Friday's men's 10km sprint.
Crosscountry-Klaebo wows competitors with 10k freestyle win, paving way to Winter Olympic history
TESERO, Italy, Feb 13 : Norway's Johannes Klaebo overcame his biggest hurdle to cementing a spot in Winter Olympic history on Friday, taking gold in a race he had not yet won on the professional circuit and clearly sowing doubt among his competitors about whether he can be beaten.
Biathlon-Fillon Maillet wins stunning biathlon sprint gold for France
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 13 : Quentin Fillon Maillet of France hit all 10 of his shots and blazed through the final lap to win gold in the men's 10km sprint at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday in a time of 22 minutes 53.1 seconds.
Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed by sports court
MILAN, Feb 13 : The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “helmet of remembrance".
Figure skating-Stellato-Dudek bounces back from accident to prepare for Olympic debut at 42
MILAN, Feb 13 : Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek says the past two weeks have unfolded like "a nightmare" after a terrifying brush with disaster when she hit her head in training that almost obliterated her Olympic dream in a heartbeat.
Skeleton-Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed
MILAN, Feb 13 : The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “helmet of remembrance”.
Snowboard-Australian Baff sprints to first gold in women's cross
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 13 : Australia's Josie Baff secured her first Olympic medal with gold in women's snowboard cross on Friday after beating two former champions at the Milano Cortina Games in the Italian Alps.