Figure Skating-French ice dance duo strike gold less than year into partnership
MILAN, Feb 12 : France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron are the unlikely protagonists of one of the most remarkable reinventions of the Winter Games.
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Olympic Ice hockey-Italy's Tutino brings 50‑strong support squad from Canada to Milan
MILAN, Feb 12 : Italy forward Kayla Tutino has rallied one of the largest and loudest fan contingents at the Winter Olympics, with nearly 50 relatives and friends supporting her underdog women's ice hockey team as it secured a berth in the quarter-finals.
Age just a number for record-breaking Oman veteran Kaleem
BENGALURU, Feb 12 : Oman's Aamir Kaleem has become the oldest player ever to play in a Twenty20 World Cup, but the 44-year-old veteran insists he's far from finished and is determined to keep pushing for his country's success.
Ice hockey-Beaten Italy unlikely to be underestimated after delighting home fans
MILAN, Feb 11 : Italy began their opening game of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament with a bang, and certainly did not end it with a whimper despite losing 5-2 to Sweden on Wednesday, as they sent the fans home happy after many had come more in hope than in belief.
Biathlon-Pichler masterminds Bulgarian bronze as Hristova delivers
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 11 : Bulgaria's Lora Hristova pulled off the biggest shock so far at the biathlon competitions of the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, winning a brilliant bronze medal that virtually no one had expected - except perhaps for the Bulgarian team's legendary German coach, Wolfgang Pichler.
Biathlon-Greenland's athletes show Trump the world stands with us, minister says
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 11 : Greenland's athletes competing at the Milano Cortina Games send a positive message about its youth and people's support amid U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to take it over, the island's culture minister said on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin is just finding her form, says Johnson
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Mikaela Shiffrin is 'just finding her form' and sure to bounce back from the shock of missing out on a medal in her first race of the Milano Cortina Olympics, downhill gold medallist Breezy Johnson said on Wednesday.
Curling-Sweden's Edin adopts business-like approach to title defence
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Four-time Olympic curler Niklas Edin is approaching his gold medal defence at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with the confidence of a veteran who has seen it all before - describing the Games as "just one of many tournaments."