Speed skating: Japan’s Takagi surges to mass start gold
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Japanese speed skater Nana Takagi unleashed a late surge of explosive speed to pass Dutchwoman Irene Schouten on the inside of the final corner and claim an Olympic gold medal in the women’s mass start at the Gangneun…
Russia appeals to IOC for permission to fly flag at Games
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Russia has appealed to Olympic authorities to restore its Olympic status and allow its athletes to march with the national flag on Sunday at the Winter Games closing ceremony, but it could be waiting until the last …
Curling: United States rock Sweden to win first gold medal
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The United States delivered a gold-medal knockout punch, scoring five in the eighth end to crush Sweden 10-7 and claim their first ever Olympic men’s curling title on Saturday.
Quotes from the Pyeongchang Winter Games on day 15
(Reuters) – Memorable quotes from the Pyeongchang Olympics on Saturday:
Russian bobsledder Sergeeva admits anti-doping violation: CAS
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva has admitted an anti-doping violation and has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Saturday.
Ice Hockey: Russia v Germany for gold, who would have thought?
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – In a matchup few oddsmaker would have predicted, a powerhouse Russian squad will face off on Sunday against an upstart German team in a battle for one of the ice hockey world’s most precious prizes: an Olympic gold me…
Olympics: Curling – United States rock Sweden to win first gold medal
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The United States delivered a gold-medal knockout punch, scoring five in the eighth end to crush Sweden 10-7 and claim their first ever Olympic men’s curling title on Saturday.
Olympics – The first 5G Olympics? Not quite, say bemused spectators
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Pyeongchang Winter Games was supposed to be the coming-out party for 5G, the next generation of wireless technology — but few people noticed. And some of those who did were unimpressed.
Cross-country skiing: Finn Niskanen’s ‘sisu’ delivers gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – One of the national characteristics the Finnish people are most proud of is what they call “sisu” – fighting spirit — and cross-country skier Iivo Niskanen displayed plenty of it to win the grueling 50km Olympic ma…
Olympics: Cross-country skiing – Finn Niskanen takes gold in 50km mass start
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Finland’s Iivo Niskanen made a lung-busting early break and held off a furious challenge from Alexander Bolshunov to win the 50km mass start classic cross-country ski race and get Finland’s first gold medal of the P…
