Olympics Articles

Kim tops field after women’s short program

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The queen is still on top, but her reign has some worthy challengers. South Korea’s Kim Yuna began her quest for a second straight Olympic gold medal by posting the top score on Wednesday in the […]

Tavares out with a knee injury

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canadian center John Tavares will miss the remainder of the Sochi Games with a knee injury. Tavares took a hard hit from Latvian defenseman Arturs Kulda in the second period of Canada’s 2-1 win and did […]

Canada pulls out win over Latvia

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – In desperate need of offense, Canada got it again from its defense. Shea Weber’s power-play goal in the third period helped Canada hold off a determined Latvia team 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey […]

USA downs Czechs; semifinal against Canada awaits

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – James van Riemsdyk, Dustin Brown and David Backes tallied in a three-goal first period, as the United States put 32 years of frustration to rest and gained a spot in the semifinals thanks to a 5-2 […]

Canada wins gold in bobsled; Williams snags silver

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Rzhanaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American track and field star Lauryn Williams may not have made history on Wednesday, but did walk away with a silver medal in the women’s bobsled event. Williams, a two-time medalist in the Summer Games, […]

Canada heads to gold medal match in curling

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canada remained on track for a third consecutive gold medal in men’s curling, as it advanced to the final game on Wednesday with a win over China. Canada, which will be making its fifth straight gold […]

Bjoerndalen sets record, as Norway wins biathlon mixed relay

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Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Norway captured the first-ever gold medal in the biathlon mixed relay on Wednesday, giving Ole Einar Bjoerndalen the all-time record with his 13th medal in the Winter Olympics. Bjoerndalen had won the men’s 10-kilometer sprint […]

Sablikova repeats in 5,000m, Dutch grab 2 more medals

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Czech Martina Sablikova successfully defended her gold medal in the women’s 5,000 meters on Wednesday, while the Netherlands grabbed two more speed skating medals to give it 21 total at the Sochi Olympics. Sablikova won the […]

Finland eliminates Russia in QFs

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Teemu Selanne and Mikael Granlund each had a goal and an assist to help Finland eliminate Russia from the men’s hockey tournament with a 3-1 win at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Juhamatti Aaltonen also scored, while Tuukka […]

Canada, Sweden advance to gold medal match in women’s curling

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Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Canada stayed undefeated in women’s curling and moved on to the gold medal match with a win over Great Britain on Wednesday at the Sochi Games. Great Britain, the reigning world champions, trailed by one going […]