Swedish sharp-shooter Oeberg takes shock biathlon gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Sweden’s Hanna Oeberg made all 20 shots to pull off a shock victory in the women’s Olympic 15km individual biathlon on Thursday, holding off Germany’s double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier who had to settle for th…
Alpine skiing: Schleper relishes Games return with Mexico
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Mexico’s Sarah Schleper is relishing her return to the Olympics after representing the United States in her four previous appearances at the Winter Games.
Snowboarding: Baumgartner buoyed by family pride
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – As American Nick Baumgartner crashed during the Olympic snowboard cross final on Thursday, the first thought that crossed his mind was not anger or disappointment at missing out on an Olympic medal once again.
Two-way ace Ohtani untroubled by pressure after Angels move
(Reuters) – Japanese two-way standout Shohei Ohtani is keeping his cool under the spotlight following his high-profile move to the Los Angeles Angels, saying he is only focused on helping the Major League Baseball (MLB) side win.
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin wins giant slalom gold in perfect start
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin put on a show of grace, power and consistency to win her first gold of the Pyeongchang Olympics in the women’s giant slalom on Thursday, in the best possible start to her quest for a handful of medals.
U.S. snowboarding golds spark jacket sales
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Sports e-commerce company Fanatics said that sales of a $300 Nike Inc Team USA jacket have spiked following United States’ Chloe Kim and Shaun White winning gold medals, making jackets its highest grossing Olympics …
Shiffrin set for gold in women’s giant slalom
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin was set to take the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday, with all the top 30 having completed the second run and a huge gap separating them from everyone else …
Ice hockey: Canada earns bragging rights over U.S. in clash of rivals
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada laid down a marker in their bid for a fifth consecutive women’s ice hockey gold medal by edging the United States 2-1 in a fiery preliminary round clash on Thursday, as one of the great Olympic rivalries was re…
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Gut feeling fine after getting close-up with photographer
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Lara Gut crashed into a photographer after a spectacular wipeout in the women’s giant slalom on Thursday but neither of them were hurt and the speed specialist said she would be fine for the super-G in two days’ ti…
Nishikori dominant in second round win in New York
(Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori continued his smooth progress in his first ATP Tour event since August, brushing past Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy 6-2 6-4 in the second round of the inaugural New York Open on Wednesday.
