Olympics-Figure skating-Malinin highlights dangers of social media in gala performance
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ilia Malinin delivered a powerful message about the dangers of social media and the unforgiving glare of the spotlight with an emotional gala performance on Saturday to close the figure skating programme at the Milano Cortina Games.
Olympics-Ice hockey-Finland beat Slovakia to win men's ice hockey bronze
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Finland defeated Slovakia 6-1 to win the bronze medal in the Olympic men's ice hockey at Santagiulia arena on Saturday.
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Germany's Nolte holds nerve to retain Two-Woman title
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Germany's Laura Nolte was faultless in the Two-Woman bobsleigh on Saturday, taking gold with Deborah Levi for the second successive Olympics a week after losing out on the Monobob title by four hundredths of a second with a final-run stumble.
Olympics-Curling-Jacobs' Canada see off Britain in tense final to win men's curling gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brad Jacobs led Canada to their first Olympic men's curling gold since 2014 after beating Britain 9-6 in a hard-fought final at the Winter Games on Saturday that went down to the wire.
Olympics-Speed skating-Timeless Bergsma 'not done yet' after striking gold at 40 in Milano Cortina
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Jorrit Bergsma will be 44 by the time the next Winter Games arrive but the Dutchman, who rolled back the years to claim the second Olympic gold of his career in Milan on Saturday, said his speed skating story is far from over.
Olympics-Crosscountry-Sweden's Karlsson out of women's 50km classic race due to illness
TESERO, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Sweden's Frida Karlsson will sit out the women's 50km cross-country skiing mass start classic race at the Olympics on Sunday due to illness, a team representative said.
Rugby-Ragged England undone by Ireland's greater desire and intent
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - England's performance in their record 42-21 Twickenham thrashing by Ireland on Saturday was a combination of technical and tactical failures but the overriding feeling was that the visitors had showed more intent in everything they did.
Olympics-Short track-Poland's Sellier 'okay' after suffering facial injury in race crash
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Polish short track skater Kamila Sellier said that she was 'doing okay' after suffering a bad cut to her face in a crash on the final night of competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday.
Olympics-Biathlon-Vobornikova's bronze boosts Czechs at Milano Cortina
(Corrects spelling of family name throughout to Vobornikova not Vorobnikova)
Olympics-Speed skating-Bergsma rolls back years for gold as Groenewoud seals Dutch double
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Jorrit Bergsma turned back the clock to claim men's mass start gold at the Winter Games on Saturday, securing the second Olympic title of his career at the age of 40, while Marijke Groenewoud triumphed in the women's race to seal a Dutch double.
