French ice dance team rebounds from wardrobe malfunction to earn silver medal There were no tears this time, well, maybe a tiny one creeping into the corner of Gabriella Papadakis’ eye, but oh, what a difference. Less than 24 hours removed from becoming the most discussed figure skater at these […]
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Virtue, Moir win second ice dance gold with world record Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir claimed their second Olympic gold medal with a brilliant free dance on Tuesday, edging to the top of the podium by less than a point and breaking the world record into the […]
Siebenhofer fastest, Vonn on pace in downhill training Austrian Ramona Siebenhofer set the pace in the final training run for the women’s downhill on Tuesday and Lindsey Vonn’s bid to reclaim the Olympic gold remained on course as she registered a top-five time for the third day in a row. […]
Alpine skiing: Vonn to defy online ‘bullies’ Abuse on social media would not silence Lindsey Vonn from voicing her own personal political opinions or stop her from engaging with her fans online, the American has said. Vonn has faced hostility from some supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump since she […]
Motor racing: Patrick crashes out as her NASCAR career ends For Danica Patrick, it was a proud but sad ending to her NASCAR career. Stock car racing’s most successful female driver fell victim to a multi-car crash at the Daytona 500 on Sunday in what she had already announced would […]
Athletics: Coleman world record highlights U.S. indoor champs Christian Coleman made sure the world record was his this time. After being denied ratification last month for the fastest ever 60 meters when he clocked 6.37 seconds in a race that did not use electronic starting blocks, the world outdoor silver […]
Jaylen Brown: Laura Ingraham’s comments about LeBron are ‘ridiculous’ and ‘insulting’ Jaylen Brown hadn’t yet heard the comments made by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that LeBron James should just “shut up and dribble” instead of making his voice heard and speaking out about politics. But he wasn’t surprised. “That’s ridiculous,” […]
Czechs prevail in shootout against Canada The Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday in a back-and-forth preliminary game in the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament. Petr Koukal and Jan Kovar both scored in the shootout, topping Canada’s lone goal. Canada drew first blood on the powerplay […]
Back on top, Federer becomes oldest ATP world number one Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest ATP world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Rotterdam on Friday. Fresh from winning his […]
Alpine skiing: Swede Hansdotter wins gold, no medal for Shiffrin Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter won gold in the women’s slalom as defending champion and clear favorite Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States failed to even reach the podium. Shiffrin has utterly dominated women’s slalom, winning four of the last five World […]
