Ice hockey-No medal but Sweden savour progress made in Milan
MILAN, Feb 19 : Sweden leave Milan without a medal but with pride intact, said coach Ulf Lundberg, as one of the early powerhouse nations of women's ice hockey celebrated a return to form.
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Ice hockey-United States beat Canada in overtime for women's gold
MILAN, Feb 19 : The United States beat Canada 2-1 in an overtime thriller to win the gold medal in women's ice hockey at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday, with Megan Keller netting the winner to dethrone the defending champions.
Alpine skiing-Another Games? Shiffrin sees a change coming in her career
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 : Mikaela Shiffrin has more records to break, more wins to celebrate and surely more medals to drape around her neck.
Ice hockey-It's Muller time as Swiss reclaim women's bronze 12 years on
MILAN, Feb 19 : Alina Muller scored the game-winning goal when Switzerland won their first women's ice hockey Olympic bronze medal in 2014, and 12 years later the now 27-year-old did it again against Sweden in even more dramatic fashion on Thursday with a shootout beckoning.
Biathlon-France's Jeanmonnot tests SkiMo to recharge biathlon batteries
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 19 : With two gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the Milano Cortina Games, French biathlete Lou Jeanmonnot has a novel approach to taking a break from biathlon - by engaging in ski mountaineering, which made its Olympic debut on Thursday.
Afghanistan say farewell to coach Trott with T20 World Cup win over Canada
Feb 19 : Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his player of the match award to coach Jonathan Trott as the Afghanistan opener's unbeaten 95 helped secure an 82-run win over Canada on Thursday, ending their Twenty20 World Cup with a consolation victory in Group D.
Curling-Canada beat South Korea to qualify for semi-finals, USA also through
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 : Rachel Homan's Canada beat South Korea 10-7 on Thursday to book their spot in the semi-finals of the women's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, where they will be joined by the United States.
Ski jumping-Super team storm stirs format debate among Japanese jumpers
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 19 : The debut of the men's super team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics has prompted mixed emotions among the Japanese athletes, with some questioning whether the format truly belongs on the sport’s biggest stage.