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Ski Jumping-Prevc siblings lead Slovenia to mixed team gold
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : Slovenia won the gold medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday, led by siblings Nika and Domen Prevc, while Norway claimed silver and Japan took bronze.
Ice hockey-Italy just want to have fun against women's hockey giants
MILAN, Feb 10 : Italy are heading into an unexpected quarter-final at the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament where they are likely to meet either of the favourites Canada or the United States but they intend to keep playing their own game and having fun.
Figure skating-Naumov driven by memory of late parents in emotional Olympic debut
MILAN, Feb 10 : U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov said he felt the presence of his late parents as he made his Olympic debut on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, delivering an emotional performance a little over a year after they were killed in a plane crash near Washington, D.C.
Ice hockey-Germany embrace underdog role after clinching second place in Group B
MILAN, Feb 10 : Germany forward Emily Nix said her team viewed securing second place in Group B as a statement of belonging, after Tuesday's 2–1 win over Italy provided momentum heading into a quarter-final clash with either the U.S. or Canada in the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament.
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.
Naumov makes Olympic debut after losing parents in tragic crash - ESPN
MILAN — U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games that fulfilled a dream they had long shared together.
Swedish siblings win gold in Olympics mixed doubles curling - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists. At the other was the sister, jumping up and down with her broom in her hand and a look of disbelief on her bespectacled face.