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‘Magical’ Italian Games close with party in ancient Verona ArenaVERONA, Italy -- Italy said a fond farewell to the Winter Olympics on Sunday with an open-air ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena that celebrated art and sporting achievement at a Games lauded as a model for how to stage such events.,The Games, formally co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, hav...

Heartbreak for Canada, Sidney Crosby in Olympic hockey finalMILAN -- For a nation that measures itself in hockey gold, Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States in overtime was more than a lost final. It was a symbolic shift in a rivalry Canada has long considered its own to win.,Canada, owners of nine Olympic men's hockey titles to the American...

US women lose to Canada in curling bronze matchCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Canada beat the United States 10-7 to claim the women's curling bronze medal at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, as skip Rachel Homan ended her long wait for a medal.,Homan punched the air and embraced teammate Tracy Fleury after her counterpart Tabitha Peterson conceded ...

American skier Hess uses ‘loser’ label from Trump as motivation

LIVIGNO, Italy -- American freestyle skier Hunter Hess nailed his first halfpipe run at the Olympics on Friday and took a moment to embrace the "loser" label bestowed on him by President Donald Trump.,The 27-year-old Hess looked into a nearby TV camera, shaped an "L" with his fingers and held them t...

Women's curling: Swedes, Swiss to play for gold, US-Canada for bronze

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.,Rachel Homan's Canada were hoping to jo...

Alysa Liu caps comeback with gold, ends US women’s figure skating drought

MILAN -- Alysa Liu produced a dazzling performance to win the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games as she capped a remarkable comeback journey to snap a 20-year Olympic medal drought for Americans in the women's figure skating event.,Kaori Sakamoto secured silver ahead of teenaged Japanese teammate...

World champs Great Britain to play Canada for men’s curling gold

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champions Great Britain nabbed a steal of two in the final end to beat Switzerland 8-5 in a thrilling semifinal clash on Thursday in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, setting up a final against Canada.,Switzerland appeared to have the upper hand ...

China’s Eileen Gu bounces back to land into halfpipe final

LIVIGNO, Italy -- China's Eileen Gu bounced back from a mistake to qualify on Thursday for the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing halfpipe final, giving the defending champion a chance to pick up yet another medal.,Gu crashed on her first run, after clipping the edge of the U-shaped ramp that defines ...