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Saturday February 21, 2026

Last minute goal foils Lions´ gold dream in Milan-Cortina Olympics

Canada beat the defending campions Finland by 3 goals to 2 in the semi-finals of the ice hockey at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday foiling the dream of the Lions to win gold for the second consecutive Olympics. Although the Finns were leading until 50 minutes of the

Published: 02:26 am,Saturday 21 February 2026

Norway tops on table with 17 gold medals at Milan-Cortina Olympics

On the day 14 of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe title went to American Alex Ferreira, reported Xinhua. Ferreira scored 93.75 points to finally secure Olympic gold after earning silver in PyeongChang and bronze in Beijing. Estonia's Henry Sildaru took silver with 93.00, and Canada's

Published: 03:19 am,Saturday 21 February 2026

IOC President defends Olympic neutrality

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry defended on Friday the political neutrality of the Olympic Movement, stressing that the Games remain a powerful force for unity despite growing global tensions, reported Xinhua. Speaking about concerns that the Olympic Games are becoming overly politicized, Coventry pointed to strong

Published: 11:23 am,Friday 20 February 2026

US win gold in women's ice hockey at Olympic

The United States captured its third Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal on Thursday, rallying from behind to defeat archrival Canada 2-1 in overtime in the Milan-Cortina 2026 final, reported Xinhua. Trailing for most of the game, the Americans equalized with just over two minutes left in regulation

Published: 20:07 pm,Thursday 19 February 2026

Hirvonen, Herola win 1st silver for Finland at Winter Olympics

Eero Hirvonen and Ilkka Herola brought first silver medal for Finland in the men's Nordic combined team sprint at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro and Andreas Skoglund claimed gold in the nail-biting event. The Norwegian duo finished in 41 minutes 18 seconds, narrowly beating Finland's

Published: 02:35 am,Friday 20 February 2026

China's Ning wins 1,500m speed skating with Olympic record

China's Ning Zhongyan upset title favorite Jordan Stolz of the United States to claim gold in the men's 1,500m speed skating with a new Olympic record, while ski mountaineering made its debut amidst blizzard conditions at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday, reported Xinhua. Ning, who had collected

Published: 02:12 am,Friday 20 February 2026

Real Madrid sends evidence to UEFA in Vinicius probe

Real Madrid announced on Thursday that it has submitted evidence to UEFA to help with the investigation into the alleged racist incident involving Vinicius Junior and Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni in last Tuesday's Champions League qualifying round, reported Xinhua. The game was stopped for 10 minutes after Vinicius alleged

Published: 11:53 am,Thursday 19 February 2026

Lions reach semi-finals in Olympics Ice Hockey

An extra time goal by Artturi Lehkonen took defending champion Finland to the men's ice hockey semifinals beating Switzerland at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Earlier, last moment equaliser by Miro Heiskanen just one minute 12 seconds ahead of ending the regular time kept the Olympic dream alive

Published: 02:07 am,Thursday 19 February 2026

Norway's Klaebo extends Olympic gold record to 10 at Milan-Cortina

Norway's cross-country sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo raised his Winter Olympic gold medal tally to ten on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The country continued its dominance in cross-country skiing, as Klaebo, the record-holder for Winter Olympic gold medals, paired with Einar Hedegart to win the men's team sprint, clocking 18 minutes

Published: 22:17 pm,Tuesday 17 February 2026

Herola wins 4th medal for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Ilkka Herola won bronze for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics securing third place in the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km on Tuesday. Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro captured gold medal at the event crossing the line with great ease in 24 minutes 45 seconds, followed by Austria's Johannes Lamparter in 24:50.9. Herola

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