Finns win men’s race despite German protest, Norway win women’s
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Finland won the men’s cross-country team sprint title at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday after a protest by Germany, whose athlete fell close to the finish, was turned down.
Neureuther struggles but happy to race after car crash
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Felix “Neck of the Nation” Neureuther finished eighth in Wednesday’s giant slalom but was happy to compete at all five days after crashing his car on the way to Sochi.
Born in the USA, Wild had no easy ride in Russia
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Born in the USA but a gold medal winner for Russia, snowboarder Vic Wild made a switch that would have been unthinkable 30 years ago. Without it, he may never have become an Olympic champion.
Missillier springs “bizarre” surprise in French double act
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Steve Missillier had never finished better than third in his World Cup career, so to win silver in the Olympic giant slalom on Wednesday following the race of his life was truly “bizarre” for the Frenchman.
Indian skier ready for flag to fly at closing ceremony
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – India’s only Olympic Alpine skier Himanshu Thakur finished last in the men’s giant slalom on Wednesday and cannot wait for the Sochi Games to end.
Canada’s women to face Swedes for gold
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada’s Jennifer Jones kept her nerve on Wednesday to send her unbeaten team into the women’s Olympic curling final where they will face holders Sweden in a repeat of the 2010 gold medal clash.
Russia goes Wild over giant slalom gold
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – American-born Vic Wild won the men’s parallel giant slalom gold medal for Russia on Wednesday just minutes after his wife Alena Zavarzina won bronze in the women’s event at the Sochi Olympics.
Norway women win, Finns cross first in men’s race
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Norway, anchored by five-times Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen, won the women’s team sprint at the Winter Games on Wednesday while Finland were first across the line in the men’s race but face a protest after a German sk…
Ligety holds off French to win giant slalom gold
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – American Ted Ligety turned a relaxing mountain descent into a white-knuckle ride to gold on Wednesday when he held off two charging Frenchmen to claim the Olympic giant slalom title.
Hirscher, fourth again, suffers Olympic jinx
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Overall World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher talked bitterly of an Olympic jinx after coming fourth in Wednesday’s giant slalom, the same thankless position he claimed in Vancouver four years ago.
