Milan Cortina Games

Connor Hellebuyck and Jack Hughes join Jim Craig and Mike Eruzione as US Olympic hockey champions

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — Go ahead and put the names Jack Hughes and Connor Hellebuyck right in the same revered place that Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig have occupied since their “ Miracle On Ice ” triumph in 1980. It had been 46 years since the United States won the men’s hockey gold medal at […]

Loic Meillard of Switzerland wins slalom to close out mens Alpine program at Milan Cortina Olympics

[ad_1] BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The day on the Olympic slalom course saw a little bit of everything — fog, snow, sunshine, crashes, a larger-than-typical field and, unusually, an epic meltdown. Loic Meillard weathered it all Monday to become the first Swiss man to win the Olympic slalom since skiing on home snow at the […]

Awkward Olympic wait for Ukraine’s Kyrylo Marsak as Russian Petr Gumennik leads nearby

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak wrapped up his Olympics with a disappointing men’s free skate Friday night, then had to endure waiting for his score while Russian athlete Petr Gumennik sat in the leader’s chair about 10 feet away from him. It was an awkward scene given that their two nations […]

Quote of the day by Lindsey Vonn: ‘I’m never tired of winning’ | Off the field News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The words echo with the fierce determination that has defined one of alpine skiing’s greatest champions.For Lindsey Vonn, winning has never just been about medals, it has been about resilience, comeback, and an unrelenting hunger to push boundaries.Just days after a devastating crash at the Milan Cortina Games, Vonn delivered another powerful […]

Bilka scores 2 and Americans sweep Group A with dominating 5-0 win over Canada

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — Hannah Bilka scored twice, and the United States’ youth and speed overwhelmed a Canadian women’s hockey team missing its captain in a 5-0 win at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday. The lopsided victory clinched first place for the U.S. in Group A entering the quarterfinals, and continued confirming why the […]

JD Vance and Jake Paul watch U.S. womens hockey team together at the Winter Olympics

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul as they watched the U.S. women’s hockey team ease to a 5-0 win over Finland at the Winter Olympics on Saturday. Vance and his family entered during the intermission at the end of the first period, with the U.S. […]

The Latest: Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicks off with a four-site, two-cauldron opening ceremony

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has officially kicked off the Milan Cortina Games, as the sports spectacle returns to a nation that last hosted the event 20 years ago. This is the most spread-out Olympics — Summer or Winter — […]

Favored or not, U.S. women seek to prove their potential on the ice as Olympic hockey play begins

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — As talented and deep as the Americans appear to be, coach John Wroblewski wasn’t ready to accept his team being considered the favorite a day before the women’s hockey tournament opens at the Milan Cortina Games. After initially sidestepping the question following practice on Wednesday, Wroblewski reflected more on the lows […]

Olympic organizers 100% confident NHL will play in Milan Cortina despite arena delays

[ad_1] MILAN (AP) — Olympic organizers are “100%” confident the NHL won’t pull out of the Milan Cortina Games with the new ice hockey arena finally ready. Or almost. Construction delays and other concerns about the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena have drawn headlines for weeks ahead of the NHL returning to the Winter Olympics for […]