Alpine skiing: Vonn won’t quit until she breaks Stenmark record
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – American Lindsey Vonn ended her Olympics on Thursday vowing that she would not quit the sport until she had beaten Ingemar Stenmark’s record of World Cup wins and become the most successful skier of all time.
Alpine skiing: Matt completes family medal set to his own disbelief
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Michael Matt got a pep talk from his brother Mario before his second slalom run on Thursday and it did the trick with the Austrian claiming bronze to give his family a full set of Olympic medals.
Alpine skiing: Sister’s Sochi glory inspired Gisin to gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Alpine combined gold medal winner Michelle Gisin said her sister Dominique’s downhill triumph at Sochi four years ago had inspired her to “reach for the stars”.
Russian curling medalist guilty of doping violation, says CAS
PYEONGCHANG/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Olympic curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.
Alpine skiing: Fortune shines at last on ‘Old Man’ Myhrer
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Four years ago, Andre Myhrer was in second place going into the deciding run of the Olympic slalom, but failed to finish the course as he struggled with an injured knee.
Gisin holds off Shiffrin to claim combined gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin held off the might of American Alpine skiing to win the women’s combined at the Pyeongchang Games on Thursday, claiming victory ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin while her fellow Swiss Wendy Hol…
Alpine skiing: Myhrer the master after slalom rivals bomb out
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Sweden’s Andre Myhrer won the men’s Olympic slalom on Thursday at the age of 35, keeping his head while others were losing theirs as both his main rivals destroyed their chances with uncharacteristic mistakes.
U.S. women end drought with shootout win over Canada
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the winner in the shootout as the United States beat Canada 3-2 on Thursday to win their first gold medal in women’s Olympic ice hockey since 1998 and snap a streak of four consecuti…
Russian bronze medalist curler found guilty of doping, says CAS
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday that Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
Myhrer the master after slalom rivals bomb out
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Sweden’s Andre Myhrer won the men’s Olympic slalom on Thursday at the age of 35, keeping his head while others were losing theirs as both his main rivals destroyed their chances with uncharacteristic mistakes.
