Canada blanked by U.S. in Olympic women's hockey in seeding game
Canada's women's hockey team has lost 5-0 to the United States in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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What makes 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin so good at landing the hardest jump in figure skating?
U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin is no stranger to making history on the ice. The 21-year-old, who hails from Virginia, underlined his gold medal-clinching free skate on Sunday night with a backflip that he landed on one blade — also known as “the Bonaly flip,” named after French skater Surya Bonaly, who was the first to pull off the move at the 1998 Nagano Games, when it was still banned.
Speed skating-Kok says competition with Leerdam pushes Dutch sprinting to new level
MILAN, Feb 10 : Femke Kok said the unrelenting pressure she and rival Jutta Leerdam put on each other has elevated Dutch sprint speed skating to new heights - a strength made clear in their one-two finish in the women's 1,000 metres at the Winter Olympics.
US Olympians rally around skier after Trump jab fuels free-speech spat
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Ski Jumping-Prevc siblings lead Slovenia to mixed team gold
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 10 : Slovenia won the gold medal in the mixed team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday, led by siblings Nika and Domen Prevc, while Norway claimed silver and Japan took bronze.
Ice hockey-Italy just want to have fun against women's hockey giants
MILAN, Feb 10 : Italy are heading into an unexpected quarter-final at the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament where they are likely to meet either of the favourites Canada or the United States but they intend to keep playing their own game and having fun.
Figure skating-Naumov driven by memory of late parents in emotional Olympic debut
MILAN, Feb 10 : U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov said he felt the presence of his late parents as he made his Olympic debut on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, delivering an emotional performance a little over a year after they were killed in a plane crash near Washington, D.C.
Ice hockey-Germany embrace underdog role after clinching second place in Group B
MILAN, Feb 10 : Germany forward Emily Nix said her team viewed securing second place in Group B as a statement of belonging, after Tuesday's 2–1 win over Italy provided momentum heading into a quarter-final clash with either the U.S. or Canada in the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament.