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LA28 chairman Wasserman is just one more storm cloud hanging over an already tempestuous event
The most recent document dump by the U.S. Department of Justice included several salacious emails from the early 2000s between LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman, who was married at the time, and Ghislaine Maxwell, who was Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend. Source link
Olympic viewing guide: Men's hockey semis highlight a huge Day 14
CBC Sports’ daily Olympics newsletter previews a big Friday at the Milano-Cortina Games, including the men’s hockey semifinals, a Canadian curling semi and the short track speed skating finale. Source link
Underdog Canadian women's hockey team scrapped until the end, but 'fell just inches short'
The Canadian team went into the Olympic final having lost seven in a row to U.S., but they didn’t play like it. Source link
For the incomparable Marie-Philip Poulin, loss to the U.S. an agonizing end to an unforgettable effort
Marie-Philip Poulin was on the ice when the Americans scored in overtime, chasing back. She saw the puck go in, and she continued skating, behind the Canadian net, around the boards, to the bench. She slammed the door behind her. Source link
U.S. champ at 13, retired at 16, Olympic champ at 20; Alysa Liu's remarkable journey to top of Olympic podium
Alysa Liu walks away as one of the biggest stars of these Games after becoming the first American woman to find gold in women’s figure skating since Sarah Hughes in 2002. Source link
Megan Keller's overtime goal carries United States past Canada for women's hockey gold
The United States has won the Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada. Megan Keller scored the winner 4:07 into overtime. U.S. captain Hilary Knight tied the game late in the third period. Goaltender Aerin Frankel made 30 saves in the victory. Source link
Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe suffers bad fall, taken off in sled
Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe suffered a bad fall during the women’s freeski halfpipe event on Thursday. Source link
China's Ning Zhongyan skates to Olympic 1,500m gold, denying Stolz 3rd straight win in Milan
Chinese speed skater Ning Zhongyan beat the odds, upending pre-race favourite Jordan Stolz of the United States to win the men’s Olympic 1,500 metres in an Olympic-record one minute 41.98 seconds on Thursday. Source link
Alina Muller delivers Switzerland women's hockey bronze with OT winner against Sweden
Alina Muller scored 9:09 into overtime to clinch Switzerland its second Olympic women’s hockey bronze medal in a 2-1 win over Sweden at the Milano-Cortina Games on Thursday. Source link