Grateful Maxim Naumov finishes Olympic skating debut - ESPN
MILAN — The last conversation that Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics.
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Skeleton-Dominant Weston powers to Britain's first gold of Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 13 : World number one and hot favourite Matt Weston kept his nerve to win the Olympic men's skeleton gold in emphatic style on Friday, incredibly clocking four track records in a row to give Britain their first medal of the Games.
Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' loses genitalia for Games TV, angering some in Italy
MILAN, Feb 13 : An altered version of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man", shown without genitals in the opening titles of Italy’s Winter Olympics TV coverage, has brought more criticism of state broadcaster RAI.
Speed skating-Czech 'Golden Boy' Jilek lives up to mentor's expectations
MILAN, Feb 13 : Olympic speed skating 10,000 metres gold medallist Metodej Jilek may be only 19 but the Czech sensation never doubted he could win the title at Milano Cortina and nor did his mentor, compatriot and three-times champion Martina Sablikova.
Snowboard-Japan's Totsuka takes halfpipe gold as James settles for a second silver
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 13 : Yuto Totsuka of Japan won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics on Friday in a hard-fought battle that ended with Australian Scotty James just missing out on the big prize that has eluded him through five Games.
Figure skating-Choreographer Richaud swaps jackets, personas to guide diverse group of skaters
MILAN, Feb 13 : Figure skating coach and choreographer Benoit Richaud has become an unlikely talking point at the Winter Olympics after videos spread online of him switching jackets at rinkside to match the team of each athlete he is guiding.
Ice hockey-Heartbroken Czechs left to rue power play misses after quarter-final defeat
MILAN, Feb 13 : The Czech Republic were punished by a clinical Swedish team in the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Friday, and were left to regret not making the most of their power play chances as they exit the Games.
Skeleton-Flock leads at halfway hoping to erase 2018 pain
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 13 : Austria's Janine Flock will go to bed on Friday dreaming of the Olympic glory that has proved so elusive after setting a track record and then backing it up with a battling second run to lead at the halfway point of the women's skeleton singles.