1st medal for Swiss
Switzerland won their first medal in women’s ice hockey after rallying from 0-2 down to beat Sweden 4-3 in a frenetic bronze-medal game at the Sochi Games on Thursday.
Bronze for Britain
Skipper Eve Muirhead led Britain to a 6-5 win over Switzerland on Thursday to take the bronze medal in the women’s Olympic curling competition.
Skier pulls out of Games
A Ukrainian alpine skier and her coach have pulled out of the Sochi Games in protest at the authorities’ deadly use of force against the protests in Kiev, they said Thursday.
Podium clean sweep for France’s ‘new generation’ at Sochi
“All for one, one for all” was the motto of the Three Musketeers, but for the Frenchmen who won all three medals in Olympic ski cross on Thursday the individual definitely takes precedence over the collective.
Norway notch dramatic team win
Norway scraped the narrowest of wins in a dramatic finish to the Olympic Nordic combined men’s team event on Thursday, holding off Germany to grab the gold by 0.3 seconds.
Bjoerndalen wins record 13th medal as Norway adds 2 golds
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen on Wednesday helped Norway win the biathlon mixed relay title and fulfilled his own dream to become the most-medaled winter Olympian in history.
Sweden into semis after Slovenia win
Sweden brought Slovenia’s fairy-tale run in Sochi to an end with a 5-0 win on Wednesday to become the first team to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament.
Canadian team into final
Canada’s Jennifer Jones kept her nerve to send her unbeaten team into the women’s Olympic curling final at the expense of Britain on Wednesday.
Finland stun Germany to claim gold
Finland on Wednesday stunned their better-fancied rivals to take gold in the men’s team cross-country sprint, taking advantage of a fall by Germany on the final descent.
Zhang Hong’s change to speed skating delivers golden glory to China
The gold medal victory of 25-year-old Zhang Hong has become a historic moment for China.