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 to the win Sunday in the four-man event, the final sliding race of these games. ___ CURLING WOMEN’S Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for the sport’s homeland since 2002 — with a record-setting 10-3 victory over Japan. ___ HOCKEY MEN’S Hannes Bjorninen scored the go-ahead goal 31 seconds into the third period and Finland claimed its first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win over the Russian Olympic Committee on the final day of the Beijing Games.

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U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations
4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. again beats China in Olympic medals table after they tie for gold; France exceeds expectations

Associated Press  

PARIS — The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in the medal count, finishing with 113 overall and 39 golds, compared to 89 medals with 38 gold for China. According to Nielsen’s Gracenote virtual medal-table forecast, which …

China makes splashes at Deaflympics
9 months, 1 week ago

China makes splashes at Deaflympics

China Daily  

Podium finishers of women's cross-country skiing team sprint during the awarding ceremony at the Winter Deaflympics at Kandilli Biathlon Centre in Erzurum, Turkiye March 9, 2024. Chinese athletes topped the medal tally while finishing the second in the gold medal count at the Winter Deaflympics 2024 held in Erzurum, Turkiye till on Monday. China grabbed seven gold, seven silver and …

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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Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2

Firstpost  

Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. Beijing: Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. The host nation now top the medal …

Winter Olympics: Eve Muirhead and the curling stars of Team GB’s gold medal winners
2 years, 10 months ago

Winter Olympics: Eve Muirhead and the curling stars of Team GB’s gold medal winners

The Independent  

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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 …

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY
2 years, 10 months ago

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

The Independent  

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Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The last Alpine skiing race of the Beijing Olympics was moved from Saturday to Sunday because of too-strong wind, making Mikaela Shiffrin wait to get one last chance to bring home a medal from China. Only one of the 10 athletes who earned an individual Alpine gold in Beijing was listed on the team rosters released Friday: Austria’s …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MEN’S 15KM MASS START Johannes Thingnes Boe looked like his old self again, dominating from the start and holding his composure through the four shooting stages to win the Olympic gold medal Friday in the biathlon mass start race. WOMEN’S 12.5KM MASS START …

Valieva tumbles out of the medals in Olympic figure skating
2 years, 10 months ago

Valieva tumbles out of the medals in Olympic figure skating

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Bing Dwen Dwen stuffed pandas are already in the hands of the top three finishers in the women’s figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics. The 15-year-old Valieva put a jolt into the Beijing Games when she landed the first quadruple jumps by a woman at the Olympics and helped the Russians win the gold medal in the …

Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the top three after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics. “When you look at hockey, you want to see female hockey …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Thursday, February 17

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Thursday, February 17, at the Beijing 2022 Games. ALPINE SKIING WOMEN'S ALPINE COMBINED Defending champion Michelle Gisin of Switzerland clinched a second straight Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race after Mikaela Shiffrin again skied out in the slalom run. Gisin beat teammate Wendy Holdener by 1.05 seconds in the two-run …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 17
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, Feb. 17

The Independent  

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Beijing 2022: Russian Teenager Kamila Valieva Set to go for Second Title, Clement Noel Claims Gold for France
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 2022: Russian Teenager Kamila Valieva Set to go for Second Title, Clement Noel Claims Gold for France

News 18  

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal that has overshadowed the Games. Senior IOC member Denis Oswald said Tuesday that Valieva informed the CAS panel that she tested positive because of “contamination” from her grandfather’s medicine. “I don’t know every detail of the …

Olympics Live: US, Canada both out of men’s hockey
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: US, Canada both out of men’s hockey

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead. ___ Susanna Tapani scored her team-leading sixth goal, Anni Keisala stopped 15 shots and Finland claimed its fourth Olympic women’s hockey bronze medal with a 4-0 win over Switzerland. …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva sets sights on 2nd title; Slovakia stun USA in men's ice hockey
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva sets sights on 2nd title; Slovakia stun USA in men's ice hockey

Firstpost  

Russian figure skater Valieva into tears after topping Tuesday’s first half of the women’s singles competition to put herself in prime position ahead of the all-important free skate. Beijing: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. “I don’t …

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 …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING WOMEN’S DOWNHILL Corinne Suter, a 27-year-old Swiss skier who injured both of her legs early in the season, edged Italian Sofia Goggia by 0.16 seconds to win gold in the women’s downhill. ___ SNOWBOARD MEN’S BIG AIR Su Yiming gave host China …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15

The Independent  

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Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada. ___ The International Olympic Committee …

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, …

Winter Olympics: Great Britain clinch key victory over USA to get curling challenge back on track
2 years, 10 months ago

Winter Olympics: Great Britain clinch key victory over USA to get curling challenge back on track

The Independent  

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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 …

Winter Olympics: How does the all-time medal table shape up?
2 years, 10 months ago

Winter Olympics: How does the all-time medal table shape up?

Daily Mail  

The first action of the 24th Winter Olympics begins this afternoon, kicking off a Games in which 90 countries compete in 109 events over 15 disciplines in seven sports. Norway are the most successful country to compete at the Winter Olympics, with Norwegian Marit Bjorgen the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time Bjorgen – a five-time Olympian – has …

This Winter Olympics Quiz Will Test Your Ice-Q
2 years, 10 months ago

This Winter Olympics Quiz Will Test Your Ice-Q

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING How well do you know the Winter Olympics? Oslo, Norway c.) Almaty, Kazakhstan 2. Who was the last woman to win back-to-back gold medals in women’s figure skating? Aleksei Urmanov c.) Viktor Petrenko Silver Medalist 7. Who hosted the Winter Olympics the last time it was held the same year as the Summer Games? Japan c.) United …

Prepare for the Beijing Games with this Olympic quiz
2 years, 10 months ago

Prepare for the Beijing Games with this Olympic quiz

Associated Press  

How well do you know the Winter Olympics? Oslo, Norway c.) Almaty, Kazakhstan 2. Who was the last woman to win back-to-back gold medals in women’s figure skating? Aleksei Urmanov c.) Viktor Petrenko Silver Medalist 7. Who hosted the Winter Olympics the last time it was held the same year as the Summer Games? Japan c.) United States 13. Who …

Dutch dominance in jeopardy at Olympic speedskating oval
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch dominance in jeopardy at Olympic speedskating oval

Associated Press  

Make room on the podium for countries other than the Netherlands at the speedskating oval in Beijing. The Dutch typically dominate in their national sport — winning seven golds and 16 medals overall four years ago — but this time the medals figure to be more evenly spread around. The men’s 1,000 meters seems likely to belong to the Dutch, …

Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women’s soccer
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women’s soccer

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ MEDAL ALERT Canada won its first Olympic gold medal in women’s soccer, beating Sweden 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. ___ MEDAL ALERT Jovana Preković of Serbia has won the first Olympic gold …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, August 3
3 years, 4 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, August 3

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A roundup of gold medals from Tuesday, August 3, at the Tokyo Games: ___ BOXING WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women’s featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT Roniel Iglesias of Cuba won his second Olympic boxing gold medal by soundly beating Pat McCormack of …

Germany, Netherlands beat Brits to win track cycling golds
3 years, 4 months ago

Germany, Netherlands beat Brits to win track cycling golds

Associated Press  

IZU, Japan — The record-setting women’s pursuit team from Germany and the men’s sprint squad from the Netherlands knocked the powerful British team from their perch atop the track cycling world at the Tokyo Olympics. Then the world champion Dutch men stopped the Brits’ streak of three consecutive gold medals in the men’s team sprint at the Izu Velodrome. “It …

Tokyo Olympics, Sailing: Brazil takes women's 49er gold as winds pick up
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics, Sailing: Brazil takes women's 49er gold as winds pick up

The Hindu  

British sailors plundered a superb haul of two golds and one silver on a packed day of sailing as Monday's lack of wind was replaced by some storming medal races on the penultimate day of Olympic competition at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday. Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell produced the pick of the performances with a sensational victory in …

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. …

Olympics Latest: Belarus runner says team forcing departure
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympics Latest: Belarus runner says team forcing departure

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ Belarus track sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says her Olympic team officials tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. ___ MEDAL ALERT Yulimar …

Olympics Latest: US women’s volleyball reaches quarterfinals
3 years, 4 months ago

Olympics Latest: US women’s volleyball reaches quarterfinals

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ The U.S. women’s volleyball team won its third straight match at the Olympics and is assured of a spot in the quarterfinals. Winning an Olympic medal is even harder.” ___ MEDAL ALERT Shori Hamada has …

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