Freestyle-Norway's Ruud grabs gold in men's slopestyle
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 10 - Freestyle skier Birk Ruud of Norway earned the gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle event on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
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Why did US ski great Vonn have surgery in Treviso?
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : The decision to treat U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn in Treviso, a northeastern Italian city of just over 85,000 people, surprised many who believed her team would choose a private clinic in Milan or Austria after her crash in Sunday's Olympic downhill.
Biathlon-Merkushyna aims to spark joy for fellow Ukrainians at Milano Cortina
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 10 : Such is the popularity of biathlon in war-torn Ukraine that winter sports fans have been buying generators to provide power so they can watch the country's young competitors such as Oleksandra Merkushyna in action at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Alpine skiing-No more 'Bambi on ice' moments as new-look team combined pairs best skiers
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : It was heartbreak for Bella Wright on Tuesday when she missed a gate in the downhill leg of the women’s team combined, meaning her U.S. teammate Nina O’Brien could not start the later slalom leg — but the new-look Olympic event itself looks set to become a fixture of the Games.
Crosscountry-Klaebo cruises to seventh gold in men's classic sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 10 : Norway’s Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint for his seventh career Olympic gold medal with ease on Tuesday, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milano Cortina Games.
Freestyle skiing-Japan's Horishima tops moguls qualifying, Kingsbury and Wallberg also advance
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 10 : Japan's Ikuma Horishima led the way in freestyle moguls qualifying at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, in the first event to be held in the smaller venue of the Alpine town of Livigno.
Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ despite Olympics crash leaving her needing surgery
Lindsey Vonn insists she has “no regrets” following the crash at the women’s downhill in the Winter Olympics which leaves her facing “multiple surgeries”.
Fix found for faulty medals, repairs offered
MILAN, Feb 10 : A fix has been found to stop Milano Cortina Olympic medals from coming apart and athletes will be able to return any damaged ones for repair, local organisers said on Tuesday.