Biathlon-Vobornikova's bronze boosts Czechs at Milano Cortina
(Corrects spelling of family name throughout to Vobornikova not Vorobnikova)
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Ukrainian team to boycott opening ceremony due to Russian participation
MILAN, Italy, Feb 20 : Ukrainian competitors will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony on March 6 in Verona, their committee said on Friday, due to the authorization of some Russian and Belarusian athletes with their national flags.
As lights go out on Milano Cortina, IOC bets on LA28 to reboot Olympic business model
MILAN, Feb 20 : As the lights go out on the Winter Games this weekend, the Olympic movement is already pivoting towards Los Angeles 2028 — a privately financed showpiece the IOC is betting will reboot a commercial model that has underwritten the Games for four decades but is now straining in a more sophisticated marketing climate.
Biathlon-Italy's Giacomel rues lack of Olympic village as he hopes for more success
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 19 : Despite wonderful races in beautiful scenery and raucous crowds, the experience for biathletes at the Milano Cortina Games has been lacking one key element in the view of local hero and mixed relay silver medallist Tommaso Giacomel - an Olympic village.
Biathlon-Relay pressure relieved as lead-off woes turn to gold for France
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 19 : The relays at the Milano Cortina Games have once again proved some hardy old truths about team races in biathlon - you cannot win one on the first leg, but you can certainly lose it, and in the end the medals go to whoever keeps their cool.
Biathlon-Michelon inspires French women to superb relay gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 18 : Young biathlon prodigy Oceane Michelon dominated the third leg to set France on course for a superb win in the women's relay at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, but it was not all plain sailing.
Biathlon-Oeberg leverages experience to grab relay silver for Sweden
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 : With France cruising to the gold medal in Wednesday's women's relay at the Olympics, Sweden's Hanna Oeberg had to call on all her experience to hold off the challenge of Norway's young firebrand Maren Kirkeeide to secure the silver medal.
Biathlon-German Klopp brings soccer sparkle to Olympic biathlon venue
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 : When Eric Perrot of France heard the bell for the last lap of the men's biathlon relay on Tuesday, it was the signal for one last victorious surge - little did he know that it was being rung by Premier League-winning soccer manager Juergen Klopp.