Vladyslav Heraskevych exits Olympics with dream unfulfilled, but principles intact
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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Snowboarding-South Korea's Choi upsets Kim to claim women's halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 12 : South Korea's Choi Ga-on denied American Chloe Kim a three-peat in the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, staging a stunning comeback from a crash to win gold on a snowy night in the Italian Alps.
Alpine skiing-Attacking Viking McGrath hunts gold to honour late grandfather
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 12 : When Norway's slalom specialist Atle Lie McGrath pushes out of the start gate seeking to plunder more Olympic gold for the nation's fabled 'attacking Vikings' he will do so in memory of the grandfather who inspired his sporting journey.
Snowboarding-South Korea's Choi upsets Kim to win women's halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 12 : Choi Ga-on of South Korea denied American Chloe Kim a historic three-peat in the women's halfpipe snowboard at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, staging a remarkable comeback after a frightening crash nearly knocked her out of the contest.
Figure skating-Fans of Chock and Bates launch petition questioning ice dance result
MILAN, Feb 12 : Triple world ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates will leave the Milano Cortina Olympics with silver medals, but also an outpouring of support from fans questioning the judging that denied them gold.
Speed skating-Brignone's heroics fuel Lollobrigida's 5,000m triumph
MILAN, Feb 12 : Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida said she drew inspiration from compatriot and alpine ski racer Federica Brignone as she dazzled on home ice to clinch gold in the women's 5,000 metres at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.
Short Track-Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer sets women's 500 metres world record
MILAN, Feb 12 : Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer set a short track world record in the women's 500 metres semifinal at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday, breaking her own record.
Coventry shows fresh approach in the face of Olympic crisis while holding firm to the rules
MILAN, Feb 12 : International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry navigated the first significant political test of her young reign in the dispute over Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet, showing a new approach to the challenge of limiting institutional damage in the face of crisis.