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Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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Russia and Belarus get combined 10 places at Milano Cortina Paralympics says IPC
MILAN, Feb 17 : Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Tuesday.
Ice hockey-Sweden beat Latvia to set men's quarter-final meeting with US
MILAN, Feb 17 : Sweden swatted aside Latvia 5-1 on Tuesday to reach the men's Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals, taking the long way to a meeting with fellow powerhouse United States after a slow start to the tournament.
Freestyle-Norway's Frostad jumps from Beijing basement to Italian gold
LIVIGNO, ITALY, Feb 17 : Tormod Frostad of Norway left the Beijing Winter Olympics four years ago feeling unsure about his future in freestyle skiing after a last-place finish in the men's big air final. On a cold night in the Italian Alps on Tuesday, he stood with the Norwegian flag draped around him and a gold medal around his neck.
Calls grow for Wasserman to step down as LA28 chair amid Epstein fallout
LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 : Local officials and activists on Tuesday intensified calls for Casey Wasserman to step down as head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organising committee due to his past interactions with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
Freestyle-Frostad crowned men's big air champion in 'amazing' high-scoring final
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 17 : Norway's Tormod Frostad won gold in the men's freestyle skiing big air final at the Olympics on Tuesday, unseating compatriot and defending champion Birk Ruud who only managed eighth place in an exceptionally high-scoring nail-biter.
Ice hockey-Czechs set for 'biggest game' against Canada in quarter-finals
MILAN, Feb 17 : The Czech Republic's reward for edging past Denmark on Tuesday is a daunting men's ice hockey quarter-final showdown with favourites Canada, which forward Martin Necas labelled the "biggest game" of their lives.
Bobsleigh-Lochner leads another German sweep of Two-Man
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 : Germany swept the medals at the Olympic Two-Man bobsleigh for the second Games in a row on Tuesday but this time it was Johannes Lochner, who won two silvers in Beijing, on top of the podium and perennial champion Francesco Friedrich in second.