Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson take on the world in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Tuesday
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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Lindsey Vonn's father says Olympic crash is 'end of her career' if he has any say
Lindsey Vonn's father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her leg in the downhill over the weekend.
With a roster speckled red and white, Italy's victory in women's hockey is Canada's too
Chris Jones reports from Milan.
Lindsey Vonn's dad says Olympic crash marks 'end of her career' - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn's father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her left leg in the downhill over the weekend.
Speed skating-Leerdam wins 1,000m gold with Games record
MILAN, Feb 9 : Jutta Leerdam stormed to 1,000m gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Monday with an Olympic-record time, spearheading a Dutch sweep of the top two places ahead of Femke Kok.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt gets partial revenge by taking silver in team combined event
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 9 : Multi-decorated Swiss skier Marco Odermatt secured a measure of revenge on Monday by taking silver in the Olympic debut of the men’s team combined event, finishing just behind compatriots Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef after a tight battle on the punishing Stelvio slope.
U.S. star Kim calls for unity after Trump's bashing of Hess - ESPN
LIVIGNO, Italy — Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened crackdown on immigrants.
Canadian speed skater Béatrice Lamarche 5th in women's 1,000 metres of her Olympic debut
A trio of Canadian women made their Olympic speed skating debuts on Monday in the 1,000 metres, with Béatrice Lamarche leading the way in fifth.