Injured Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin out of game against Finland
Canadian women's hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin was scratched from the lineup in an Olympic women's hockey game against Finland.
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Used sleds, crumbling venues, crushing costs, Canada's path back to bobsled success is an uphill climb
The braintrust at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton chose a frigid Friday morning in late January to visit Olympic Heights Elementary School in Calgary with a select group of athletes for the official Milano-Cortina squad unveiling, and midway through the 50-minute presentation, the grade-schoolers remain riveted.
Curling-Canada, Swiss victorious as women's event gets underway
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Canada's bid for a first women's Olympic gold since 2014 began with a commanding 10-4 win over Denmark in their opening round-robin match as the women's curling competition kicked off at the Winter Games.
Skeleton-Weston keeps cool amid startline mayhem to lead at halfway
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : World number one Matt Weston retained his focus amid extraordinary scenes before the start of the Olympic skeleton men's singles on Thursday, opening the day with a track record and closing it with another to build a healthy lead at halfway.
Alpine skiing-Fearless Brignone takes super-G gold in epic comeback win
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Italy's Federica Brignone sealed an astonishing comeback from career-threatening injury to win the women's Alpine skiing super-G gold on home snow in a feel-good story at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday.
Finland's Olympic ski jump coach sent home over alcohol issue - ESPN
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — Finland's ski jumping head coach Igor Medved has been sent home from the Winter Olympics over an alcohol-related issue, officials said Thursday.
Ukrainian skeleton athlete out of Olympics over banned helmet - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country's athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.
I will not betray them – Ukrainian vows to compete in banned war victim helmet
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych says he will wear a helmet featuring pictures of people who have been killed in the war with Russia in his Winter Olympics competition.