Motor racing: Renault launch F1 car and name Aitken as reserve driver
LONDON (Reuters) – British-Korean youngster Jack Aitken will be the Renault Formula One team’s official reserve driver this season, replacing Russian Sergey Sirotkin, who has switched to a race seat with Williams.
Ice Hockey: Finland advance as South Korea’s Olympic journey ends
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Finland beat South Korea 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the men’s Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals as the hosts bowed out of the tournament after a spirited performance in their final game.
Biathlon: Brilliant Fourcade claims mixed relay gold for France
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – France’s Martin Fourcade gave another brilliant display of skiing and shooting to erase a big German lead and claim the Olympic gold for his team in the Olympic biathlon mixed relay on Tuesday.
Bobsleigh: Jamaicans enjoy their Winter moment in the sun
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The much-heralded Jamaican women’s bobsleigh team made their Winter Olympic debut on Tuesday on a night of color and emotion and coming 30 years after the country’s first appearance at the Games in Calgary.
Ice Hockey: Germany edge out Switzerland to reach quarters
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Yannic Seidenberg scored less than a minute into overtime to propel Germany past Switzerland 2-1 on Tuesday and give them the last spot in the quarter-finals of the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament.
Nordic Combined: Rydzek bursts through to lead German medal sweep
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Johannes Rydzek overcame a time handicap of more than half a minute to storm through and win Germany’s second Nordic Combined gold medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Tuesday as team mates Fabian Riessle and…
Motor racing: McLaren agree long-term deal with Petrobras
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world champions McLaren have agreed a long-term partnership with Brazilian state oil company Petrobras, the Formula One team announced on Tuesday.
Short track: South Korea basks in golden chaos
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korea powered to gold in a chaotic Olympic women’s short track speed skating 3,000 meters relay on Tuesday, defending the title they won in Sochi.
Russian medalist denies doping after positive test
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Russian Olympic medalist Alexander Krushelnitsky has denied taking a banned substance in a suspected doping case that has rocked the Pyeongchang Winter Games and could imperil Russia’s efforts to regain its full Oly…
Freestyle skiing: Hungary may rethink after Swaney halfpipe display
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Hungarian Olympic Committee will consider changing its selection procedures after skier Elizabeth Swaney’s halfpipe performance went viral, with many fans wondering why an athlete of such limited ability was competing at the Games.
