Canada relying on experience to repeat as Olympic women's hockey champions
Some see them as the underdogs.
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Ice hockey-Italy keeping the faith despite the doubters, says gold medallist Fortino
MILAN, Feb 4 : Italy's women return to the Winter Games for the first time since 2006, with Olympic gold medallist Laura Fortino providing experience and saying the host team has faith in itself even if nobody else does.
LA28 chair Wasserman called on to resign over Epstein files, LA Times reports
Feb 4 : Local officials in Los Angeles are calling on Casey Wasserman to resign as LA2028 Olympics chief for communicating with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Franco Nones, the Italian who broke Nordic cross-country dominance, to carry flag
MILAN, Feb 4 : When Franco Nones won the 30 km cross-country gold at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics, he did more than claim Italy's first Olympic title in the sport - he cracked open a discipline long ruled by Scandinavians and the Soviet Union.
Italian skiing champions Tomba, Compagnoni to light cauldrons - report
MILAN, Feb 4 : Italian Olympic ski champions Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni will have the honour of lighting the cauldrons for the Milano Cortina Games, Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing-Racing with torn ACL 'doable', Mancuso says of Vonn downhill bid
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : Former Olympic champion Julia Mancuso said racing the Milano Cortina Olympic downhill days after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament is “definitely doable” as longtime teammate Lindsey Vonn bids to compete against the odds.
Switzerland 2038 Winter Games bid could be finalised by 2027, says IOC
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From television to digital age, Milano Cortina sees media transformation
MILAN, Feb 4 : The International Olympic Committee's relaxed social media rules have prompted a new golden age for athlete influencers ahead of the Milano Cortina Games, where delegations and competitors will scramble to reach the next generation of fans.