U S luge doubles win first Olympic medals ever
The U S doubles team Suge Gordy Sheer and Chris Thorpe joined Brian Martin and Mark Grimmette on the Olympic podium, earning silver with a national milestone as Stefan Krausse and Jan Behrendt of Germany won gold on the Spiral track in UZUNA KOGEN Japan. The Americans posted a track record second run of 50.493 to edge their teammates for second.
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Gordy Sheer
Chris Thorpe
Brian Martin
Mark Grimmette
Sheer
U.S
Stefan Krausse
Jan Behrendt
Shheer
Thorpe
Martin
Grimmette
Behrendt
U.S.A
Sweden
NHL
United States
Mojo Nixon
Sheffield Lake
Elizabeth Punsalan
Jerod Swallow
Tommy Moe
Jackson
Wyo
Kyle Rasmussen
Angels Camp
Calif
Jason Rosener
Breckenridge
Colo
Japan
U S Ski Team star Street wins gold in Nagano Games
Kirsten Clark, 20, of Raymond Maine, competes alongside Picabo Street in Hakuba. Street wins Olympic gold in the super-G while Clark learns from her first Olympic start missing a gate en route to experience. Clark vows to press for more substantial results in downhill.
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Hakuba
Japan
U.S
Kirsten Clark
Picabo Street
Clark
Raymond
Maine
Street
Vik wins big leap as Norse lead Nordic combined
In Hakuba Japan a massive 94.5 meter jump by Norway's Bjarte Engen Vik stunned a 35,000 strong crowd and gave him a 36 second edge over rivals entering Saturday's cross country. Japanese jumpers Ogiwara and Kogawa briefly led before Vik's mark reshaped the standings.
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Hakuba
Japan
Bjarte Engen Vik
Vik
Tsugiharu Ogiwara
Junichi Kogawa
Kazuyoshi Funaki
Finland
Jani Soininen
Fred Barre Lundberg
Lillehammer
Russia
Valery Stolyarov
Kogawa
Ogiwara
Kenji
Norway
U.S. Curling Teams Energy Into Olympic Tiebreakers
In Karuizawa Japan the U S men split wins to force a Saturday tiebreaker with Japan for a semifinal spot as Sweden Germany and Canada fall in round robin results. The U S women end their bid after finishing fifth behind Denmark Sweden and Canada with Japan Norway.
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Karunzawa
Japan
U.S
Britain
Sweden
Canada
Norway
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
United States
French mountain star wins Olympic downhill gold in Nagano
Jean-Luc Cretier of France wins downhill in 1 50.11, the first French Olympic downhill gold since 1968. Norway's Lasse Kjus takes silver in 1 50.51 and Austria's Hannes Trinkl earns bronze 1 50.63. USA hockey falls 4-2 as NHL players appear at the games.
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Jean-Luc Cretier
France
Gretier
Jean-Claude Killy
Lasse Kjus
Norway
Hannes Trinkl
Moe backs Frenchman after downhill win by Cretier
Olympic chatter notes Tommy Moe, 1994 downhill champion, saying he preferred a French winner over Austria after Jean-Luc Cretier of France edged the dominant Austrian team to take the victory.
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Tommy Moe
Jean-Luc Cretier
France
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