Curling: Russians claim first mixed doubles curling medal
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The husband and wife team of Aleksandr Krushelnitckiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova claimed the first Olympic medal in curling’s mixed doubles when they won bronze for Olympic Athletes from Russia on Tuesday.
Hirscher heading for gold in men’s combined
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher is on the brink of winning an Olympic gold medal in the men’s Alpine combined at the Pyeongchang Winter Games after cementing top spot with the top 30 skiers having completed the race.
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games budget to benefit from fresh reforms
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will benefit from a fresh batch of International Olympic Committee (IOC) reforms, despite having already slashed their initial budget by roughly $2.5 billion, the IOC said on Tuesday.
Curling: Russian pair claim first mixed doubles curling medal
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The husband and wife team of Aleksandr Krushelnitckiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova claimed the first Olympic medal in curling’s mixed doubles when they won bronze for Olympic Athletes from Russia on Tuesday.
North Korean pair aiming for personal best in Pyeongchang: coach
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korean pair figure skaters Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik will chase the modest goal of recording a personal best score when they compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a coach who works with them said on Tuesday.
Snowboarding: No official complaints about high winds – FIS
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – The International Ski Federation (FIS) has refuted claims that athletes’ complaints had been ignored in the build-up to the controversial women’s snowboard slopestyle Olympic final on Monday.
Snowboarding: Mission Kim-possible as teenager soars to gold
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Chloe Kim blew away the competition to win the women’s snowboard halfpipe gold at Pyeongchang’s Phoenix Snow Park on Tuesday, the American teenager finishing well clear of China’s Liu Jiayu and compatriot Arielle Gold.
Figure skating: After injury despair, Hanyu confident of defending gold
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu’s preparations for the defense of his men’s Olympic figure skating title have been far from ideal after a bad ankle injury, but the Japanese is confident he will win in Pyeongchang — if…
Japan short track skater sent home from Games for failed test
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Japanese short track speed skater Kei Saito failed an out-of-competition doping test on the day of his arrival in Pyeongchang and has been expelled from the Winter Olympics, Japan team officials said on Tuesday.
Alpine skiing: Dressen fastest, Hirscher well-placed in combined
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Germany’s Thomas Dressen posted the fastest time in the downhill stage of the men’s combined at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Tuesday but Austria’s Marcel Hirscher is well placed to make a push for his long-awaited first Olympic g…
