The gold-medal-winning United States men’s national ice hockey team arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday and later visited the White House to meet Donald Trump ahead of his State of the Union address. The visit followed the team’s dramatic Olympic victory, which secured the gold medal in men’s hockey and marked a major milestone…
MILAN (AP) — The United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the men’s hockey gold on the final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal just 1 minute, 41 seconds into overtime. It is the third Olympic title in men’s hockey for the U.S. — and first since…
MILAN (AP) — US 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 Olympics. China’s Ning Zhongyan won Thursday’s race in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 41.98 seconds. The 21-year-old Stolz, who won…
MILAN (AP) — The hockey arenas at the Milan Cortina Olympics had a new look as the knockout round of the men’s tournament got underway Tuesday. The boards encasing the rinks are now light blue and green after the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association made the case to the International Olympic Committee to make…
MILAN (AP) — The spotlight is constantly on Auston Matthews, no matter where it is. He carries a lot on his shoulders in the NHL as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in what is known as the center (centre in Canada) of the hockey universe. He also has tons of pressure wearing the “C”…
MILAN (AP) — David Kampf and Roman Cervenka scored 69 seconds apart in the second period and Czechia beat Denmark 3-2 on Tuesday to advance to a quarterfinal showdown with Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Czechia gets a second shot at the tournament favorite after losing to Canada 5-0 last week in their opener….
MILAN (AP) — Small margins decided gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics as Eileen Gu had to settle for another silver in defense of her big air ski freestyle title and Elana Meyers Taylor of the US finally won bobsled gold in her fifth Olympics. Also on Day 10 of the Winter Games, a…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Germany’s Laura Nolte, and the US duo of Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries Armbruster have separated themselves from the pack with one run remaining in the women’s monobob race at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Nolte is the leader going into the final run, with a time of 2 minutes,…
MILAN (AP) — Everyone expected Femke Kok to win the 500-meter speedskating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Even her Dutch teammate, Jutta Leerdamthe woman who beat Kok in the 1,000. Even the defending champion, Erin Jackson. And, well, Kok did, too. Embracing those expectations rather than fighting them, Kok extended her two-year-plus unbeaten…
MILAN (AP) — US speedskater Jordan Stolz finished the men’s 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday with the fastest time, pending a re-skate for one entrant who was bumped during an earlier heat. If Stolz’s time stood up, he would earn the first gold of what he hopes will be a four-medal…
