Olympics Articles
US-born Wild wins men’s PGS for Russia
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – American-born snowboarder Vic Wild captured a gold medal for Olympic host Russia on Wednesday in the men’s parallel giant slalom. Wild trailed Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland by .54 seconds after the first run of their […]
Kummer claims gold in women’s PGS
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer edged Japan’s Tomoka Takeuchi in the finals of the women’s parallel giant slalom Wednesday at the Sochi Olympics. Kummer, who shares the World Cup points lead with Takeuchi, trailed her Japanese […]
Yes Ligety! American gets his GS gold
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 […]
Finland takes gold in men’s team sprint
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Finland’s Iivo Niskanen and Sami Jauhojaervi combined to win gold in the men’s cross-country team sprint on Wednesday at the Sochi Olympics. But it wasn’t without some controversy. Finland, Russia and Germany entered the final […]
Sweden blanks Slovenia in QFs
Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Carl Hagelin scored twice to pad the lead in the third period and Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves to lead Sweden to a 5-0 win over Slovenia in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament […]
Norway glides to gold in women’s team sprint
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Norway’s Marit Bjoergen and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg combined to win gold in the women’s cross-country team sprint on Wednesday at the Sochi Olympics. The Norwegian duo crossed the finish line in 16 minutes, 4.05 seconds, […]
Ligety carves big lead in giant slalom
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Ted Ligety carved out a big lead in the men’s giant slalom Wednesday with a masterful first run that has him close to filling a big hole in his resume. Widely considered the best giant […]
Sobolev tops qualifying for men’s PGS
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Russian snowboarder Andrey Sobolev was the top qualifier Wednesday in the men’s parallel giant slalom. Sobolev had the fastest time on the blue course and finished with an overall time of 1 minute, 35.62 seconds. […]
Takeuchi, Kummer top women’s PGS qualifying
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – World Cup co-leaders Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan and Patrizia Kummer of Switzerland had the top qualifying times Wednesday in the women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom. Takeuchi, who shares the World Cup points lead with Kummer, […]