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Figure Skating-Japan's Kihara says he skated through tears to claim Olympic pairs gold
MILAN, Feb 16 : Figure skater Ryuichi Kihara said he could not stop crying since the early setback he and partner Riku Miura suffered on Sunday, but on Monday the duo climbed back to win Japan's first Olympic pairs gold with a powerful, Gladiator-themed free skate.
Figure Skating-Germany's Fabienne Hase says bronze with Volodin "doesn't suck at all"
MILAN, Feb 16 : The colour of an Olympic medal does not really matter, Minerva Fabienne Hase said on Monday after claiming bronze in the pairs competition with partner Nikita Volodin as they put Germany back on the figure skating podium for the first time in eight years.
Figure skating-Miura and Kihara skate to Japan's first ever Olympic pairs title
MILAN, Feb 16 : Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered a thrilling comeback at the Milano Cortina Games, storming from fifth place after a shaky short programme to capture Japan's first Olympic figure skating pairs title on Monday.
Ice hockey-Swiss fight falls short, bronze up for grabs against Sweden
MILAN, Feb 16 : Switzerland will have an opportunity to match their best-ever Olympic finish in women's ice hockey when they play for bronze after falling to a 2-1 defeat against defending champions Canada in Monday’s semi-final.
Figure Skating - No regrets for Italy's Conti and Macii as duo miss medal after team bronze
MILAN, Feb 16 : Italian figure skating duo Sara Conti and Nicolo Macii said they felt no regrets despite seeing their hopes of an individual podium in front of a home crowd disappear on Monday, in one of the few missed opportunities for Italy at the Milano Cortina Games
Ice hockey-Canada look to captain Poulin in title defence after goal-scoring record
MILAN, Feb 16 : Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin broke the women's all-time Olympic goal-scoring record during her team's semi-final game against Switzerland on Monday, and the champions will lean on their captain as they prepare to defend their title against rivals the United States.
Figure skating-Russia's Petrosian brings big jumps, bigger unknowns to Olympic debut
MILAN, Feb 16 : Russian teenager Adeliia Petrosian heads into her Olympic debut on Tuesday as an untested but technically loaded Olympic wild card, with former skaters saying her quad jumps and triple Axel firepower could put her on the podium if she delivers.