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Olympics Roundup: US speedskater takes silver in 1,500 meters

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) —U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz’s late push wasn’t enough. The American star settled for silver in the 1,500 meters, missing a chance to secure a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. China’s Ning Zhongyan won Thursday’s race in an Olympic-record ...

Liu gives US its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years

MILAN — Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina Games. The 20-year-old from ...

U.S. beats Canada in OT for 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey

MILAN — Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most heated rivalries. American captain ...

Snowboarder Su Yiming delivers China’s 1st gold of Winter Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure. Luckily for Su, one by one his rivals either fell or came up short of ...

Italian speedskaters beat US record-holders

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) —mItaly's Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 4 1/2 seconds to win the men's team pursuit gold medal in speedskating. The Italian men finished in 3 minutes, 39.20 ...