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Winter Olympic Sports

US wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey

MILAN — Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports’ most heated rivalries. American ...

USA Luge’s Ashley Farquharson wins Olympic bronze

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...

Germans lead after two runs of Olympic women’s luge race

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — German teammates Julia Taubitz and Merle Fraebel have pulled away after the first two runs of the women’s singles luge event at the Milan Cortina Olympics, opening up a sizable lead over the rest of the field going into Tuesday’s medal-deciding ...

Germany’s Philipp Raimund wins Olympic ski jump gold

PREDAZZO, Italy — Philipp Raimund of Germany led two other Olympic rookies and a veteran of the Games who never reached the podium past a field of former medalists and world champions to win gold in the men’s normal hill ski jump at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Monday. With a best ...

German wins Olympic men’s singles luge gold

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics weighs 506 grams, or just over 1.1 pounds. It’s a fairly heavy necklace. Sorry, Max Langenhan. The additional neck pain might be worth it. Langenhan — a two-time defending World Cup overall champion from ...