Alpine-Brignone's rivals impressed by awesome super-G run
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Federica Brignone's rivals were just as surprised, and almost as delighted, as the Italian after her stunning Olympic super-G success on Thursday.
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Speed skating-Italy's Lollobrigida seizes 5,000m title for second gold at Milano Cortina
MILAN, Feb 12 : Francesca Lollobrigida delivered another spectacular performance on home ice, blasting to victory in the women's 5,000 metres on Thursday to secure her second gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Alpine skiing-Johnson misses a medal but gets a ring and a fiance
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson ended up with an engagement ring instead of a medal on Thursday after crashing out of the women's super-G at the Milano Cortina Games and then saying yes to her fiance.
Olympic Ice hockey-Italy's Tutino brings 50‑strong support squad from Canada to Milan
MILAN, Feb 12 : Italy forward Kayla Tutino has rallied one of the largest and loudest fan contingents at the Winter Olympics, with nearly 50 relatives and friends supporting her underdog women's ice hockey team as it secured a berth in the quarter-finals.
Ukrainians rush to support 'hero' skeleton racer after IOC disqualification
KYIV, Feb 12 : Energy workers flashed signs of support. A bank offered a cash prize worth nearly $25,000. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his courage was "worth more than any medal".
Gold medallist Breezy Johnson's latest Olympic bling? A sapphire engagement ring
Downhill champion Breezy Johnson didn't add to her Olympic medal haul during the women's Super-G on Thursday.
McDavid records 3 assists as Canada cruises past Czechia in men's Olympic hockey opener
Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring, and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves for the shutout as Canada's NHL stars opened their quest for gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics with a 5-0 victory over Czechia on Thursday.
Italy's Lollobrigida completes Olympic speed skating double, Weidemann 5th in 5,000m
Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida, the reigning women’s world champion over 5,000 metres, added an Olympic gold medal on Thursday after winning the 3,000 Saturday for her country's first gold medal in Milan on her 35th birthday.