With 2nd gold of Games, Italian Snow Tiger Federica Brignone shows age is just a number
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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Figure skating-Stellato-Dudek proud after making long-awaited Olympic debut
MILAN, Feb 15 : Deanna Stellato-Dudek's long road to the Olympics culminated in Milan on Sunday, and the Canadian told reporters she was proud to be the oldest person to compete in figure skating at a Games in nearly a century.
2026 Daytona 500 preview: Your cheat sheet to the Great American Race - ESPN
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For 68 years, the world's greatest stock car racers have descended upon the white sands of eastern Florida to compete for the most coveted checkered flag their sport has to offer. Actually, they have come here for much longer than that — high-horsepower machinery first started barreling down the actual sands of the actual beach all the way back in 1902. But in 1959, when Big Bill France rounded up every bulldozer he could find and constructed a 2.5-mile D-shaped oval with 31 degrees of banking, stacked 40 feet wide and 20 feet tall, the racing moved inland and the Daytona 500 was born.
Speed skating-'Social media queen' Leerdam uses growing spotlight to inspire young girls
MILAN, Feb 15 : With more than six million Instagram followers and a growing spotlight on her, Olympic champion Jutta Leerdam said on Sunday that social media is not a distraction but a platform she hopes to use to inspire young girls to take up speed skating.
Napoli stay third after late goal earns 2-2 draw with Roma
NAPLES, Italy, Feb 15 : Napoli debutant Alisson Santos scored a late equaliser as the Serie A champions snatched a 2-2 home draw against AS Roma on Sunday to keep them third in the Serie A standings and maintain their unbeaten home record in the Italian league this season.
Crosscountry-Skiers bemoan anemic field in men's relay as quota system sidelines racers
TESERO, Italy, Feb 15 : Cross-country skiers on Sunday lamented the small field for the men's relay after Olympic qualification guidelines aimed at getting more small nations into the Games left competitive racers out in the cold.
Biathlon-Wierer calls for Italian TV to back biathlon after Vittozzi's glorious gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 15 : Italy's Dorothea Wierer has called on Italian broadcasters to take the sport of biathlon seriously after Lisa Vittozzi claimed a sensational gold medal in Sunday's women's 10km pursuit race at the Milano Cortina Games.
Longer careers open door for athletes to combine sport and motherhood, says Italy’s Lollobrigida
MILAN, Feb 15 : Longer competitive careers in winter sports are giving women more opportunities to become mothers without having to hang up their skates, Italian double Olympic champion Francesca Lollobrigida told Reuters on Sunday.