Ice Hockey: U.S. women ease past Finland into final
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The U.S. cruised into their third straight women’s Olympic ice hockey final on Monday, shutting down Finland 5-0 in the semis with two goals by Dani Cameranesi and a shutout from goaltender Maddie Rooney.
Ice Hockey: Women’s tournament to grow by two for Beijing Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will expand from eight to 10 teams, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Monday.
Alpine skiing: Frenchman Faivre kicked out of Games for lack of team spirit
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – French Alpine skier Mathieu Faivre, the boyfriend of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin, has been sent home from the Games after saying he did not care about medals won by his team mates and was only concerned with h…
Ice hockey: Unified Korean team could be Beijing-bound
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The prospect of seeing a unified Korean women’s ice hockey team return to action at the 2022 Winter Olympics would be welcomed by International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), who believe it would keep alive the message…
Alpine skiing: Vonn joins other top names in shunning team event
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Alpine skiing team event looks like lacking in star quality when it makes its Olympic debut in Pyeongchang this week after Lindsey Vonn became the latest high-profile athlete to say she probably won’t be taking …
Freestyle skiing: Korean Jackie eager to learn home truths
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – For Korean skier Lee Meehyun the Pyeongchang Olympics have proved a very welcome homecoming as the 23-year-old seeks to find out more about her past.
Freestyle skiing: Heaven is a halfpipe for unconventional Swaney
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Elizabeth Swaney finished 24th and last in qualification for the women’s ski halfpipe final on Monday, but the 33-year-old will leave Pyeongchang having achieved exactly what she wanted — to compete at an Olympic G…
Olympic Channel boss says ready to explore esports after Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Olympic Channel will look into engaging with its young audience through esports straight after the Pyeongchang Olympics as the rise of competitive electronic gaming can not be ignored, its Executive Director Yia…
Figure skating: Wardrobe malfunction affects ice dancers
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – French ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis on Monday was hit by a wardrobe malfunction in her costume at the start of her Olympic short dance program that threatened to bring the whole thing down.
Ice Hockey: USA down Finland to head to gold medal game
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The U.S. cruised into their third straight gold medal game appearance in the Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament on Monday, shutting down Finland 5-0 in semi-finals with help from a pair of goals by Dani Cameranesi …
