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Australian snowboarder who died in Japan was pulled along on ski lift for 17m while in midair
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (18+ words) Australian snowboarder who died in Japan was pulled along on ski lift for 17m while in midair'The Star...
China superstar Eileen Gu defends Olympic ski halfpipe gold, makes it six medals in six events over Winter Games career
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (142+ words) The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother's homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at the Olympics. She also captured two silver medals at the Milan Cortina Games, to…...
Olympic women's freeski halfpipe final rescheduled amid adverse weather (updated)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The women's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, originally scheduled for 19:30 local time on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Sunday, the final day of the Games, due to adverse weather conditions. Read full story…...
Olympics-Freestyle-Canada's Sharpe to miss women's halfpipe final after crash
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (179+ words) LIVIGNO, "Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canadian freestyle skier "Cassie Sharpe, who was trying to claim "a third Olympic medal in women's halfpipe, will not be able to compete in Saturday's finals at "the Milano Cortina Games after "a crash two days…...
Olympics-Snowboard-Hard work and high standards behind Japan's record medal haul
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (322+ words) MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - "Big air champion Kokomo Murase said hard work and hundreds of "hours of training were behind Japan's record-breaking medal haul in snowboarding at "the Milano Cortina Olympics. Murase contributed two of the team's nine medals with her…...
Olympics-Freestyle-World Champion Melville Ives crashes out of halfpipe qualifiers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb "20 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fin Melville "Ives suffered a bad crash during "Friday's Winter Olympics men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifiers, ruling out one of the top medal "hopefuls. The 19-year-old fell on "his second run, "prompting an immediate…...
Star freeskier Gu Ailing survives scare to reach women's halfpipe final at Milan-Cortina Games
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Gu Ailing overcame an early scare to advance to the women's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. The Chinese star freeskier, who has already won two silver medals in…...
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Italy teen D'Antonio suffers suspected ACL tear in training fall
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (154+ words) CORTINA "D'AMPEZZO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The youngest "skier on Italy's Alpine team, Giada "D'Antonio, crashed during training at the Olympics on Saturday and sustained a suspected ruptured anterior "cruciate ligament in her right "knee, the Italian "Winter Sports Federation said. D'Antonio,…...
Olympics-Snowboarding-South Korea's Choi upsets Kim to claim women's halfpipe gold
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (15+ words) Other Sports: Olympics-Snowboarding-South Korea's Choi upsets Kim to claim women's halfpipe gold'The Star...
Olympics-Snowboard-Australia's James storms into halfpipe final in bid for first gold
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (382+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - "Scotty James, the Australian snowboarder bidding to finally win gold in his fifth "Olympics, nailed his first halfpipe run in qualifying on Wednesday to lead the "field heading into the finals. The 31-year-old James showcased soaring…...