Olympics Articles

Sotnikova edges Kim for women’s figure skating gold

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova won women’s figure skating gold at the Sochi Olympics, edging South Korea’s Kim Yuna for the title on Thursday night. Sotnikova trailed the 2010 Olympic champion by just .28 points after the short […]

Canada remains perfect to claim curling gold

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canada completed a perfect run to gold in women’s curling at the Sochi Olympics, beating Sweden 6-3 on Thursday to end the tournament with an 11-0 record. The Canadians, led by skip Jennifer Jones, became the […]

Maddie Bowman wins first-ever women’s freestyle halfpipe

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American Maddie Bowman won the first-ever Olympic gold medal on Thursday in the women’s freestyle halfpipe event. The two-time defending X Games champion was third after qualifying, but posted the two best runs in the […]

Switzerland stuns Sweden to get the bronze

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Switzerland scored four third-period goals to overcome a two-goal deficit then hung on late to upset Sweden, 4-3, to claim the bronze medal in the women’s hockey tournament at the Sochi Games. Sara Benz, Phoebe Stanz, […]

Norway wins gold in Nordic team competition

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Joergen Graabak’s mad sprint at the end helped Norway win the gold medal in the Nordic team competition on Thursday. Norway, which sat in third place after the jumping portion of the event, posted a […]

Great Britain claims bronze in women’s curling

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Skip Eve Muirhead’s perfect final stone gave Great Britain a 6-5 win over Switzerland and a bronze medal on Thursday at the Sochi Olympics. Tied going into the 10th and final end, Swiss skip Mirjam Ott […]

Trois! French sweep men’s ski cross

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Led by Jean Frederic Chapuis’ gold medal, the French swept the men’s ski cross podium on Thursday at the Sochi Olympics. A fall by Canada’s Brady Leman on the final turn confirmed the French sweep, […]

Olympic Daily Preview – Thursday, February 20th

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Medals will be handed out in five events on the second and final Thursday of the Sochi Olympics. Canada goes after a 20th straight win in the Olympics on Thursday and more importantly a fourth straight […]

Olympic Daily News – Wednesday, February 19th

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Ted Ligety skidded out, sliding onto his left side. No, the American skier hadn’t just blown another chance to take his rightful place as the Olympic giant slalom champion. He was celebrating. In clear conditions […]