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Olympics-SkiMo-France, Spain, Switzerland shine in sport’s Games debut

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Milano Cortina's only new Olympic sport, ski mountaineering, might have debuted in a snowstorm in Bormio, but the races went smoothly with lively crowds, leaving athletes hopeful it will not be the sport's last time on... Read More.

Olympics-Crosscountry-Norway’s Klaebo dominates historic Games marked by viral moments

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

By Liz Hampton and Tommy Lund TESERO, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Norway's Johannes Klaebo stamped his authority on sport while Sweden's women were nearly unstoppable and a runaway dog somehow stole the biggest headline of all in a historic - and sometimes viral -... Read More.

Olympics-1,800 meters of pizza, a ton of Grana Padano cheese fuel Games athletes

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

By Giancarlo Navach MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - In the two weeks of the Winter Olympics, athletes consumed about two wheels of Grana Padano a day, roughly a ton of the world‑famous Italian cheese over the 16 days of competition, Andrea Varnier, CEO of the... Read More.

Olympics-IOC hails ‘incredible’ Milano Cortina Games despite string of obstacles

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

By Karolos Grohmann MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Milano Cortina Games surpassed expectations despite a large number of obstacles in the run-up to the world's biggest winter multi-sports event, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday, ahead of the closing ceremony. The Games, which started... Read More.

It’s on: US and Canada face off for Olympic gold in men’s hockey as Winter Games come to a close

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

MILAN (AP) - It had to be the U.S. and Canada for Olympic gold. As the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago showed, the North American powerhouses are atop the hockey world on the international stage. They proved it at this tournament, with the U.S.... Read More.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani set to play a couple of Cactus League games before joining Japan for WBC

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to play a couple of Cactus League games for the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers before he departs the desert to join Japan for the World Baseball Classic. He was in the lineup leading... Read More.

Factbox-Olympics-Most prolific gold medal winners at a single Winter Games

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

Feb 21 (Reuters) - List of the most prolific gold medal winners at a single Winter Olympics after Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his sixth gold at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday. 6 - Johannes Klaebo (Norway) Cross-country skiing, 2026 5 - Eric... Read More.

Factbox-Olympics-Most prolific gold medal winners at Winter Games

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

TESERO, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - List of the most prolific gold medal winners at the Winter Olympics after Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his 11th career title at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday. 11 - Johannes Klaebo* (Norway) Cross-country skiing, 2018-2026... Read More.

Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike system - the so-called robot umpires. Thirteen of 23 calls were overturned during the... Read More.

Organizers of the Winter Games made clean energy a priority. Here’s how they did it

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - It takes an immense amount of energy to power venues and make snow for the Winter Olympics and, for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, organizers pledged that virtually all of the electricity would be clean. The organizing committee said that... Read More.

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Olympics-SkiMo-France, Spain, Switzerland shine in sport’s Games debut

Olympics-Crosscountry-Norway’s Klaebo dominates historic Games marked by viral moments

Olympics-1,800 meters of pizza, a ton of Grana Padano cheese fuel Games athletes

Olympics-IOC hails ‘incredible’ Milano Cortina Games despite string of obstacles

It’s on: US and Canada face off for Olympic gold in men’s hockey as Winter Games come to a close

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani set to play a couple of Cactus League games before joining Japan for WBC

Factbox-Olympics-Most prolific gold medal winners at a single Winter Games

Factbox-Olympics-Most prolific gold medal winners at Winter Games

Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games

Organizers of the Winter Games made clean energy a priority. Here’s how they did it

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