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Wild posts fastest time of PS qualifying

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American-born snowboarder Vic Wild recorded the fastest time of qualifying for Russia in the men’s parallel slalom Saturday at the Sochi Olympics. Wild, who won gold earlier at the Sochi Games in the parallel giant […]

Kummer moves on in women’s parallel slalom

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer was among 16 riders to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the women’s parallel slalom Saturday at the Sochi Olympics. Kummer is aiming for her second medal in Sochi after winning […]

IOC sanctions German biathlete for doping

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle has been excluded from the remainder of the Olympic Games. Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine) after failing an anti-doping test on Monday. She […]

Olympic Daily Preview – Saturday, February 22nd

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Medals will be handed out in six events on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Sochi Olympics. Gold has once again escaped the grasp of Team USA and the men’s hockey team will now try to […]

French biathlete resting after collapse

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – French biathlete Marie Laure Brunet is resting according to the French Olympic committee after she collapsed during the women’s 4×6-kilometer relay on Friday. Brunet was the first skier for the French and had gone a perfect […]

U.S. aims to rebound in bronze medal game vs. Finland

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(SportsNetwork.com) – Gold has once again escaped the grasp of Team USA. The men’s hockey team will now try to avoid leaving the Sochi Olympics without a medal at all as they battle Finland in the bronze medal game on […]

Canada to play for second straight gold after blanking U.S.

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Jamie Benn supplied the lone goal of the contest at 1:41 of the second period, and Canada earned the right to defend its gold medal thanks to a 1-0 decision over Team USA in Friday’s semifinal […]

Ahn lifts Russia to short track relay gold over U.S.

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Within an hour of winning individual gold, Viktor Ahn helped Russia take first place in the men’s 5,000-meter relay on Friday in short track speedskating at the Sochi Olympics. Following a breather after winning the 500-meter […]

Park takes gold in women’s 1000m short track; Smith fourth

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – South Korea’s Park Seung-Hi won the women’s 1,000-meter short track speedskating event on Friday at the Sochi Olympics, while American Jessica Smith missed out on a medal. China’s Fan Kexin made a late charge in the […]

Ahn wins 500-meter short track final

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Viktor Ahn’s decision to join Team Russia paid off again on Friday as the 28-year-old won the men’s 500-meter short track speedskating final. It marked the fifth gold medal of Ahn’s Olympic career and second here […]