Freestyle skiing: Five-times Olympian Lassila bows out in disappointment
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Australian Lydia Lassila took a huge breath, looked down at her coach and then went for it, the final jump of an illustrious career that spanned five Olympic Games.
Ice hockey: No NHLers, no interest as Canada roll to easy win
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada opened their defense of their Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal with a workmanlike 5-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday in a muted contest that failed to fill the Kwandong Hockey Centre.
British IOC member Pengilly told to leave Games after incident: IOC
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A British member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Adam Pengilly, was told to leave the Pyeongchang winter Games immediately after an incident involving a security officer, the IOC said on Thursday.
Speed skating: Canada’s Bloemen wins 10,000m, Kramer fails again
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen produced an inspired display of impeccable technique to claim gold in the men’s 10,000 metres on Thursday in an Olympic record time of 12 minutes and 39.77 seconds.
Luge: Germany complete dominance with team relay gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Germany continued its domination of the Olympic luge competition with victory in the team relay event on Thursday as Canada took the silver medal and Austria bronze.
Snowboarding: China, OAR, Belarus impress in aerials qualifying
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – China, Belarus and Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) dominated qualifying for the final of the women’s Olympic aerials at Phoenix Snow Park on Thursday.
Speed skating: Canada’s Bloemen wins gold in men’s 10,000m
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen produced an inspired display of impeccable technique to claim gold in the men’s 10,000 metres on Thursday in an Olympic record time of 12 minutes and 39.77 seconds.
Blistering Boe wins individual biathlon gold for Norway
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe put in a blistering skiing performance to claim victory in the men’s Olympic 20km individual biathlon event on Thursday.
Ice Hockey: South Korean men score first goal of Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – It took the unified Korean women’s ice hockey team 149 minutes and 31 seconds of playing time to get their first Olympic goal. South Korea’s men’s hockey team needed only 7 minutes and 34 seconds to do it.
North Korean athletes, a diplomatic bargain at $2,300 each
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – How much is a North Korean athlete worth?
