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Italy throws farewell party, passes Olympic torch to France - ESPN
VERONA, Italy — The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony paying tribute to Italian dance and music inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly midway between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games in Olympic history.
Ice hockey-Heartbreak for Canada as US win hockey gold in overtime
MILAN, Feb 22 : For a nation that measures itself in hockey gold, Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States in overtime was more than a lost final, it was a symbolic shift in a rivalry Canada has long considered its own to win.
Bobsleigh-Austria's Mandlbauer avoids serious injury after horror crash
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 22 : Austrian pilot Jakob Mandlbauer avoided serious injury in a dramatic crash in the Four-Man bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics, the Austrian Olympic Committee said on Sunday.
Ice hockey-Hughes the slayer and Hellebuyck the hero in US triumph over Canada
MILAN, Feb 22 : Jack Hughes will be remembered for decades to come after scoring the overtime winner which earned the United States their first men's Olympic ice hockey gold medal since 1980 and they have goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to thank for keeping Canada at bay.
Ice hockey-US beat Canada in overtime thriller to end 'golden drought'
MILAN, Feb 22 : The United States ended a nearly half-century wait for Olympic men's ice hockey gold with a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada in a thrilling final on Sunday, with Jack Hughes delivering their third title and first since 1980 with the winning shot.
Ice hockey-US honour late teammate Gaudreau after gold medal win
MILAN, Feb 22 : The U.S. players had just pulled off the biggest win of their careers and claimed the country's first Olympic gold since 1980, but after the overtime win against Canada on Sunday their former teammate Johnny Gaudreau was never far from their thoughts.
Ice hockey-US rejoice as NHL basks in glow of Games' cauldron
MILAN, Feb 22 : With a wrist shot and a chipped grin, Jack Hughes wrote a Hollywood ending for the U.S. - and NHL - at the Olympics, with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada that served as a fitting finale to a men's ice hockey tournament that lived up to the hype.