Tokyo Olympics: Milestone medals in pool, surprising winner in 100m dash
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Milestone medals in pool, surprising winner in 100m dash

India TV News  

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon earned milestone medals at the Olympic pool before Italian runner Marcell Jacobs was the surprising winner of the race to determine the fastest man in the world. Nina Derwael of Belgium won the gold medal in the uneven bars and Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee added a bronze medal to her haul in Tokyo. Doncic just missed the first triple-double in the Olympics in nine years and the Slovenians edged Spain 95-87 in a tense and important final game of men’s group play. The U.S. women’s team of Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes also lost in three sets to Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada after winning the first set. DEBUT MEDAL Charlotte Worthington of Britain put on a show in BMX freestyle’s Olympic debut, landing the first 360 backflip in women’s competition to knock off American rival Hannah Roberts.

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World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Paralympic Games ended Sunday with two world records and a spectacular light show during a closing ceremony dominated by French electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre got the party underway at the Stade de France, coaxing dance moves from athletes, volunteers and spectators on a day when Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s …

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two
3 months, 3 weeks ago

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two

The Hindu  

National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. National record holders Manikanta Hoblidhar and Tejas Shirse were beaten for gold in the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles respectively as young sprinters from Odisha and Delhi ruled the roost …

What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events

New York Times  

The penultimate day of the Paris Olympics provides a plethora of options. ET, 5 p.m. in Paris TV: NBC, Telemundo and Peacock What to watch: For the first time since 2012, the U.S. women’s national team is back in the Olympic gold-medal match. Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman from @teamusa @USWNT have announced they have a name for …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold

The Hindu  

Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title. Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Tokyo final and with two silvers and a bronze in world championships, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women’s 53kg freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman by technical superiority. I want to enjoy …

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh, …

Sarah Sjöström sprints to second gold medal in Paris Olympics with dominant win in 50-freestyle
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sarah Sjöström sprints to second gold medal in Paris Olympics with dominant win in 50-freestyle

Associated Press  

NANTERRE, France — Sarah Sjöström of Sweden won the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night in her fifth Olympics, a perfect complement to the 100 free she won earlier in the Paris Olympics. I never thought I would win the two golds on my fifth Olympics.” In a race that’s usually decided by a hundredths of a second, the Swedish star turned …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

Paris Olympics: Nicola Olyslagers wins silver and Eleanor Patterson bronze in the high jump, Noah Lyles claims 100m sprint gold, Meg Harris wins swimming silver, Jess Fox out of kayak cross, as it hap
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Nicola Olyslagers wins silver and Eleanor Patterson bronze in the high jump, Noah Lyles claims 100m sprint gold, Meg Harris wins swimming silver, Jess Fox out of kayak cross, as it hap

ABC  

The Olympics certainly can put on a show in Paris Well, as we draw the curtain on day nine at the Olympics, from one perspective we might label it "Silver Sunday". There were so many storylines around, from a gripping contest in the women's high jump to the stunning conclusion to the women's road race where three of the world's …

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky score more gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sports Report Olympics edition: Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky score more gold

LA Times  

Simone Biles, of the United States, competes during the women’s individual vault final at Bercy Arena during the Paris Olympics Saturday. Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates with the gold medal after winning the individual vault finals at Bercy Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics Saturday. Saint Lucas’s Julien Alfred, center, beats Americans Sha’carri Richardson, left, and Melissa Jefferson …

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Matthew Ebden and John Peers win gold, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown bag more medals — as it happened

ABC  

Saint Lucia sprinter Julien Alfred has won her country's first ever Olympic medal, taking out the women's 100m sprint in a national record time of 10.72. On a rainy night in Paris, Alfred tore out of the blocks and led the field for the next 90 metres, winning the gold convincingly over world number one Sha'Carri Richardson, who finished second …

Olympic star Katie Ledecky extends her streak with fourth gold in 800 freestyle
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic star Katie Ledecky extends her streak with fourth gold in 800 freestyle

LA Times  

There are no superlatives left to accurately describe Katie Ledecky’s brilliance. Her victory Saturday in the women’s 800-meter freestyle at La Defense Arena in suburban Paris brought her a 14th Olympic swimming medal and a ninth Olympic title. American Katie Ledecky competes in the women’s 800-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics on Saturday. “After the race, I just pulled …

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened

ABC  

Saya Sakakibara has won an historic gold medal in the BMX at the Paris Olympics, which is Australia's first in the history of the event. Sakakibara's win continued a gold rush for Australia, after Cam McEvoy won a gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle and Kaylee McKeown once again dominated the field in the women's 200m backstroke to claim …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom proved the adage that form is temporary and class is permanent as she upset a top-quality field to claim the women’s 100 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. READ | Leon Marchand makes history with golden double Though regarded as one of the greatest swimmers of the modern era, her one Olympic gold …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Young athletes dazzle in pool, on two wheels

China Daily  

Li Lingwei, a member of the International Olympic Committee executive board and a former world champion badminton player from China, congratulates Chinese diver Quan Hongchan, who won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Paris Olympics with her teammate Chen Yuxi, during the victory ceremony in Saint-Denis, France, on July 31, 2024. China, known as a diving superpower, …

Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Katie Ledecky shatters Olympic record, winning gold by an absurd margin

LA Times  

The 1,500-meter freestyle is the most grueling event in swimming, 30 muscle-burning, lung-busting laps of a 50-meter pool that tests an athlete’s physical stamina and mental toughness. And no one has ever done it better than Katie Ledecky, who Wednesday cemented her legacy as the greatest women’s distance swimmer of all time with another dominant victory at the Paris Olympics. …

Katie Ledecky cruises in 1500-meter freestyle to win gold, set Olympic record
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Katie Ledecky cruises in 1500-meter freestyle to win gold, set Olympic record

New York Times  

NANTERRE, France — American swimming star Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in an event that’s become synonymous with her name, earning her first Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle Wednesday. 🙌 Katie Ledecky adds another gold medal to her legendary career achievements.#ParisOlympics | 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/skbxzj1CAj — NBC Olympics & Paralympics July …

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Olympics records list: US men’s 4x400M relay team sets a new mark at the Games

Associated Press  

PARIS — Records are being broken daily at the 2024 Olympics, which run from July 27-Aug. 11, as athletes and teams win medals across 32 sports. Tuesday, July 30 SWIMMING Kaylee McKeown of Australia swam the women’s 100-meter backstroke in 57.33 seconds, breaking her own Olympic record of 57.47 set at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Monday, July 29 SWIMMING …

Team USA women's gymnastics earns gold medal in team competition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Team USA women's gymnastics earns gold medal in team competition

Salon  

The women of Team USA's gymnastics team have struck gold in Paris. On Tuesday, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera won the artistic all-around event at the Summer Olympics, reclaiming the gold after a silver-medal performance at the Tokyo Games in 2021. The win marks 27-year-old standout Simone Biles' eighth gold medal, meaning she has …

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan wins her country’s first medal of the Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan wins her country’s first medal of the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — A handshake could have cost Olga Kharlan her place at the Olympics. Kharlan overturned a six-point deficit to beat South Korea’s Choi Sebin 15-14 for the women’s saber fencing bronze medal Monday in a comeback that energized the crowd. It’s gold.” Kharlan was disqualified from last year’s world championships — a key Olympic qualifier — for refusing to …

2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch, medal count and top contenders for gold
4 months, 4 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch, medal count and top contenders for gold

LA Times  

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is among the favorites to win gold in the women’s 100 meters. He set the world’s fastest time in the 200 at the U.S. trials last month and he’ll try to become the first man since Usain Bolt to win Olympic gold in the 100 and 200. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, women’s 400-meter hurdles — The overwhelming favorite …

Top five Olympic gymnasts of all time
5 months ago

Top five Olympic gymnasts of all time

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is officially scheduled to get underway from July 26 in Paris. In that edition, defending her gold medals in the events floor exercise, individual all-around, and team all-around, Latynina overall won three golds, two silvers, and a bronze medal. Apart from the Olympics, Latynina also competed at several World Championship editions, winning nine …

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships
6 months, 1 week ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships

The Independent  

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Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

‘Not greedy’ Sjostrom all in for 50m freestyle gold at Paris 2024 Olympics
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Not greedy’ Sjostrom all in for 50m freestyle gold at Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Swedish swimming titan Sarah Sjostrom has cleared the decks on her Olympic programme to give her the best chance to bow out with gold in the women’s 50 metres freestyle at Paris, saying she feels no need to chase more medals. Sjostrom was entered in the 100m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha but elected not to compete, …

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns
1 year, 1 month ago

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns

News 18  

Karnataka swimmer Nina Venkatesh won the women’s 50m butterfly event for her fourth gold medal while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the men’s 50m butterfly yellow metal to his kitty, at the 37th National Games on Thursday. Nina stopped the clock at 27.70 seconds to win the gold with a Games record time ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka …

Simone Biles becomes most decorated gymnast in history with 34th medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Simone Biles becomes most decorated gymnast in history with 34th medal

The Independent  

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Eleanor Patterson, Nicola Olyslagers in the high jump medals as Australia enjoys best-ever world championships haul
1 year, 3 months ago

Eleanor Patterson, Nicola Olyslagers in the high jump medals as Australia enjoys best-ever world championships haul

ABC  

Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers have claimed silver and bronze in an emotion-charged women's high jump in Budapest, lifting Australia to a best-ever medal haul of six at a world athletics championships. Key points: Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers embraced on the track after each claiming high jump medals Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who won gold, had to flee her home …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10
1 year, 4 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. 2018 — Georgia Hall …

Asian Athletics Championships: India produce best-ever showing with 27 medals, Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships: India produce best-ever showing with 27 medals, Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the Olympics after winning silver medal in Long Jump, while Jyothi Yarraji made it a tournament to remember with a gold in 100m hurdles and a silver in the 200m event. With the Asian Athletics Championships done and dusted, let’s now take a look at how every athlete fared at the event: Murali Sreeshankar: The 24-year-old …

Neil Gourley claims 1500m silver as GB win three medals at European Indoors
1 year, 9 months ago

Neil Gourley claims 1500m silver as GB win three medals at European Indoors

The Independent  

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Hashika, Sajan win another two gold medals; almost seal honour of Games' Best Athletes
2 years, 2 months ago

Hashika, Sajan win another two gold medals; almost seal honour of Games' Best Athletes

India TV News  

Highlights Sajan and Hashika now have 5 and 6 Gold medals in their kitty respectively. Fourteen-year-old Hashika won gold in the women's 400m freestyle and 200m individual. Veteran Sajan Prakash and the up-and-coming Hashika Ramchandra claimed two gold medals each at the National Games in a swimming competition on Friday. Fourteen-year-old Hashika won gold in the women's 400m freestyle and …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises

News 18  

Karsten Warholm’s hopes of winning a third straight World Championships title were dashed while Britain’s Jake Wightman felled reigning Olympic 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a day of upsets on Tuesday.Kristjan Ceh dethroned Olympic champion and 2019 winner Daniel Stahl in the discus final and Eleanor Patterson outdid Yaroslava Mahuchikh to win women’s high jump gold. Norwegian Olympic champion Warholm, …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Brazil's Alison Dos Santos Wins 400m Hurdles
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Brazil's Alison Dos Santos Wins 400m Hurdles

News 18  

Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos ran the third fastest time of all time to win the world 400m hurdles on Tuesday as Norwegian prodigy Karsten Warholm wilted at Hayward Field. Dos Santos clocked a championship record of 46.29 seconds, finishing ahead of Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt, who finished in 46.89 and 47.39sec respectively. Olympic champion and world record holder …

FINA World Championships: Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly to equal Phelps record
2 years, 6 months ago

FINA World Championships: Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly to equal Phelps record

The Hindu  

Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden won the 50m butterfly for the fourth time by clocking a time of 24.95 seconds in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest on Friday. Terrific sprint in the Women's 50m Butterfly FINAL #FINABudapest2022pic.twitter.com/He6UwClMv2 — FINA June 24, 2022 With the win, the Swede got level with Michael Phelps on a record eight gold medals in …

Katie Ledecky Extends Record Medal Tally to 21 at Hungary Swimming Worlds
2 years, 6 months ago

Katie Ledecky Extends Record Medal Tally to 21 at Hungary Swimming Worlds

News 18  

Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals from the world championships to 21, two more than any other female swimmer managed before. The 25-year-old Ledecky claimed her 18th gold at the worlds on Wednesday as the United States won the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay final, clocking the fastest split, 1:53.67, to help the Americans triumph in a championship …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 20
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 20

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING MIXED TEAM PARALLEL The top-ranked Austrians won gold in the Winter Games’ second iteration of the mixed team parallel event, holding off Germany in the final. Friedrich won his second Olympic gold medal in Beijing and fourth of his career by driving …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beijing Games: ___ BOBSLED 2-WOMAN Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka added to Germany’s record haul of Olympic sliding medals, while Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. extended her medal record with a bronze. It’s also the most by any women’s bobsledder and two more than any other …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Wednesday, February 16
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Wednesday, February 16

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Tuesday, February 16, at the Beijing 2022 Games. BIATHLON 4x6KM RELAY Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-person biathlon relay, skiing fast and shooting clean to win her third medal. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN'S TEAM SPRINT CLASSIC Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a second straight cross-country double Wednesday by …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Sunday, February 13, at the Beijing 2022 Games. ALPINE SKIING MEN'S GIANT SLALOM Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won gold in the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics, plowing through snow and poor visibility. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia took silver, 0.19 seconds behind, and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France earned bronze, …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Saturday, February 12
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Saturday, February 12

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Saturday, February 12, at the Beijing 2022 Games. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN'S 4x5KM RELAY The Russian cross-country skiing team started strong and finished strong on Saturday in the women’s four-person relay, winning another Olympic gold medal. The 21-year-old who won the junior world title last year became the first German woman to capture …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 11
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 11

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 11, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING WOMEN’S SUPER-G Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland won the women’s super-G at the Beijing Games, capturing her first Olympic gold medal. It was Gut-Behrami’s first Olympic gold after two successive fourth-place finishes in super-G at the Winter Games. ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN’S 15KM …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 11
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 11

The Independent  

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Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 10
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 10

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING MEN’S COMBINED Austrian skier Johannes Strolz won the Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race 34 years after his father did the same. ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN’S 10KM CLASSIC Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won gold in the 10-kilometer classic race …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 9
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 9

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING WOMEN’S SLALOM Petra Vlhova added an Olympic gold medal to her growing list of achievements, winning the women’s slalom at the Beijing Games. ___ LUGE MEN’S DOUBLES Germany’s Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won the doubles title at the Beijing Olympics on …

Jacobellis finally wins Olympic gold medal, 1st for US
2 years, 10 months ago

Jacobellis finally wins Olympic gold medal, 1st for US

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Lindsey Jacobellis is finally an Olympic gold medalist. “It kept me hungry and really kept me fighting in this sport.” A glum Olympics for the Americans actually began to brighten a few hours earlier when California snowboarders Chloe Kim and Shaun White, the defending gold medalists, had joyful rides through the halfpipe. Kim earned the top spot in …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Beijing Games: ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN’S 30KM SKIATHLON Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov pulled away from the pack early to win gold in the 30-kilometer skiathlon. ___ LUGE MEN’S SINGLES Johannes Ludwig of Germany is the Olympic champion in men’s luge, adding that to the World Cup overall …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MIXED RELAY Norway won gold in the biathlon mixed relay, beating France and the Russian team in the first biathlon event of the Beijing Olympics. ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN’S 15KM SKIATHLON Cross-country skier Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of …

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