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Ice hockey: Crosby show as Canada beat USA in gold thriller

VANCOUVER (AFP) - Superstar Sidney Crosby scored the winner in overtime as Canada won the Olympic title Sunday, beating the United States 3-2 to become the first host nation to capture men's hockey gold in 30 years. Crosby got the winning goal 7:40... >>>

Canada: We own the podium, say Canadians

Vancouver (AFP) - Ecstatic Canadian team chiefs Sunday said their 'Own the Podium' programme had been justified, and Jacques Rogge agreed, as the country ended with the most gold medals ever won at an Olympic Winter Games. >>>

Cross-country skiing: Northug wins men's 50km gold

Whistler (AFP) - Norway's Petter Northug won the men's 50km cross-country skiing gold on Sunday, beating Germany's Axel Teichmann in a two-up sprint to the line. >>>

Ice hockey: Finland battle back to capture bronze

VANCOUVER (AFP) - Finland came back from 3-1 down to defeat Slovakia 5-3 in the bronze medal game of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament on Saturday, to capture their fourth medal since the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. Olli Jokinen scored two... >>>

Canada wins medal race as Austria rues alpine flop

Vancouver (AFP) - Canada ensured it will finish its home Olympic Winter Games with more gold than anyone else Saturday as Italy's Giuliano Razzoli won the slalom to condemn once-proud Austria to their worst men's alpine showing since 1936. >>>

Figure skating: Rochette, Kim Yu-Na, Lysacek headline closing Gala

Vancouver (AFP) - Joannie Rochette thanked the public for their support in a gala finale which featured gold medallists Kim Yu-Na and Evan Lysacek and brought the curtain down on two weeks of Olympic figure skating on Saturday. >>>

Ice hockey: Olympic Games... a notch above NHL, says Holland

Vancouver (AFP) - Bringing home the Olympic hockey gold is not a sprint to the finish but an exercise in managing nerves and overcoming hardships, says Canada associate general manager Ken Holland. >>>

Curling: Canada wins men's title - and nation's 13th gold

Vancouver (AFP) - Canada won their 13th gold medal of the 2010 Winter Games on Saturday when their undefeated men's curlers beat Norway 6-3 to seal their second consecutive Olympic crown. >>>

Ice hockey: Canada fired up for second crack at USA

Vancouver (AFP) - Canada is hoping to write its own Hollywood ending Sunday when they clash with the United States in an Olympic hockey final that has all the hallmarks of being a classic. >>>

Bobsleigh: Holcomb's USA 1 win's four-man gold

Whistler (AFP) - Steven Holcomb's USA 1 won the United States' first Olympic bobsleigh gold in 62 years on Saturday after their 'Night Train' sleigh bulleted past the field on the Whistler track. >>>

Alpine skiing: Razzoli wins men's slalom

Whistler (AFP) - Razzoli clocked a combined total of 1min 39.32sec over the two runs, 0.16sec ahead of Croatia's Ivica Kostelic with Andre Myhrer of Sweden taking bronze, a further 0.28sec adrift. >>>

Speed skating: Germany wins ladies' team pursuit

Vancouver(AFP) - Germany won the women's speed skating team pursuit gold medal on Saturday. Japan took silver with Poland claiming bronze. >>>

Speed skating: Canada wins men's team pursuit

Vancouver (AFP) - Canada won the men's speed skating team pursuit gold medal on Saturday. The United States took silver with the Netherlands claiming bronze. >>>

Snowboard: Canada's Anderson wins parallel giant slalom

Vancouver (AFP) - Canada's Jasey Jay Anderson won the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom gold medal on Saturday ahead of Austria's Benjamin Karl who took silver. France's Matthieu Bozzetto claimed the bronze. >>>

Cross-Country Skiing: Kowalczyk claims ladies' 30 km gold

Whistler (AFP) - Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk won the ladies’ 30-kilometre cross-country skiing competition on Saturday after a photo-finish with Marit Bjoergen, then apologised to the Norwegian after accusing her of cheating. >>>

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