Bloom Turns to NFL After Sixth Place in Moguls
Olympic moguls ended with Jeremy Bloom finishing sixth as Dale Begg-Smith won gold and Mikko Ronkainen took silver. American Toby Dawson earned bronze. Travis Mayer finished seventh and retired. Travis Cabral was ninth. Bloom now heads to the NFL scouting combine, ending his Colorado football chapter after NCAA endorsement rules.
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Sauze d'Oux
Italy
Jeremy Bloom
Dale Begg-Smith
Australia
Mikko Ronkainen
Toby Dawson
Travis Mayer
Travis Cabral
Bloom
University of Colorado
NCAA
Americans settle for the Tie in Olympic Opener
In Italy Latvia shocks the U S with a 3-3 tie as Jordan Leopold opens the scoring late in the third period. Arturs Irbe notes the underdog mood while USA coach Peter Laviolette frets over the group B opener. Latvia goalie Arturs Irbe earns praise after 39 saves as the U S battles back from deficits. Canada dominates Italy 7-2 as Slovakia tops Russia 5-3 and Finland routs Switzerland 5-0. Dominik Hasek exits early with a hamstring issue for the Czech Republic in their 4-1 win over Germany.
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Tjurin
Italy
John Grahame
U.S
Latvia
Grahame
Jordan Leopold
NHL
Grahamie
Arturs Irbe
Peter Laviolette
Dany Heatley
Marian Gaborik
Slovakia
Russia
Teemu Selanne
Olli Jokinen
Finland
Switzerland
Daniel Tjarnqvist
Sweden
Kazakhstan
Dominik Hasek
New Zealand
Norway
Canada
Britain
United States
Jon
Japan
Denmark
Czech Republic
Germany
Medalists and results from San Sicario and Turin events
Medalists include Austria's Michaela Dorfmeister gold and Switzerland's Martina Schild silver in women's downhill with Sweden's Anja Paerson bronze. men's moguls led by Dale Hegg Smith of Australia with Mikko Rankainen and Toby Dawson taking silver and bronze. Short track women’s 500 saw Meng Wang gold for China with Evgenia Radanova and Angust Leblanc-Boucher taking silver and bronze. Reports detail results from Sauze d Oulx and Turin with multiple nations listed across freestyle, doubles, and hockey.
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Wang Meng
China
Bulgaria
Evgenia Radanova
Michaela Dorfmeister
Austria
Martina Schild
Switzerland
Anja Paerson
Sweden
Dale Hegg-Smith
Australia
Mikko Rankainen
Flit
Toby Dawson
Vall
Cale
Meng Wang
Angust Leblanc-Boucher
Canada
San Sicario
Italy
Renate Goetsch
Nadia Styger
Petra Hartmayr
Germany
Julia Mancuso
Olympic Valley
Calif
Britain
Ind Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
Lucia Recchia
Sylviane Berthod
Marie Marchand-Arvier
France
U.S
Stacey Cook
Truckee
Kirsten Clark
Raymond
Maine
Sauze d' Oukx
Dale Begg-Smith
Mikko Ronkainen
Finland
Vail
Colo
Marc-Andre Moreau
Turin
Fu Tianyu
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
Allison Bayer
Sinking Springs
Katerina Novotna
Czech Republic
Sarah Lindsay
Kalyna Roberge
Marta Capursa
Marta Capurso
Allison Bauer
Anauk Leblanc-Baucher
Fujianyu
Mixed reactions to Olympic medals shape in host city design
Residents from Cuneo and Varese react to medal designs featuring holes and rings, praising originality but questioning symbolism. Officials note Winter Games allow flexible medal design plus logos and slogans. Past examples include sparagmite from Lillehammer, lacquer at Nagano, and uneven rock-like edges at Salt Lake City. Critics compare shapes to doughnuts and cow pies.
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Neyed
Varese
Milan
Leoni
Norway
Nagano
Salt Lake City
Utah
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