Nordic combined-Norway's Oftebro wins gold in men's large hill
TESERO, Italy, Feb 17 : Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro won the gold medal in the men's large hill Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday.
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Biathlon-Wax works a model of cooperation in bid to concoct perfect ski sauce
ANTERSELVA, Italy Feb 17 : The Olympic biathlon races have showcased the skills of both the well-resourced traditional superpowers of the sport and the less-established nations, and nowhere is the gap between rich and poor more obvious than in the waxing cabin.
Ski Jumping-Controversy, scandal and new competitions shake up Milano Cortina Games
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 16 : Ski jumping left a distinct mark on the Milano Cortina Winter Games, with a strange sideshow, a weather-driven controversy and a series of upsets that reshaped the sport’s landscape as its Olympic programme expanded.
Heavy snow upends Olympic freestyle skiing, snowboard schedule
Heavy snow scrambled the Winter Olympics schedule in the Italian town of Livigno on Tuesday as organizers postponed the women's snowboard slopestyle medal event and reworked the start times for freestyle skiing aerials.
Alpine skiing-Last chance for Shiffrin at Milano Cortina Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 : Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated slalom all season and Wednesday's final race of the Alpine ski schedule will be the U.S. great's last chance of a medal at the Milano Cortina Games.
It's been 58 years since it last took Canada this long to win Winter Olympics gold
It took nine days before a Canadian athlete won a gold medal at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics — the longest the country has ever taken to win gold at the Winter Games in 58 years.
Canadian curlers are being accused of 'double-touching.' But what's the advantage?
The controversy over whether some Canadian curlers during the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics have been guilty of "double-touching" the curling stone after its release has also raised a more significant issue.
Milan's economy expected to expand more rapidly in 2026 thanks to Games
MILAN, Feb 17 : Milan's economy is expected to expand more quickly in 2026, supported by a rebound in industry, strong services activity and the boost from co-hosting the Winter Olympics, according to a study released by regional business association Assolombarda.