The Canadians beat Great Britain in the gold medal match after brushing aside the 'double touch' controversy earlier at the Olympics.
Sport
Sun, Feb 22
She probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it.
Other Sport
The 19‑year‑old gold‑medal favourite was knocked unconscious during his halfpipe final run in Milano Cortina, with his mother saying he has a "broken collarbone and a bit of a broken heart".
Sat, Feb 21
Racers stayed focused as spectators cheered on the canine intruder before it crossed the finish line and was restrained by venue officials.
Thu, Feb 19
These days, a country that still considers itself "a bit of an underdog" is proving to be a genuine threat at the Winter Olympics.
The medal makes the 24-year-old Kiwi the most decorated snowboarder in Olympic history.
Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip from its website after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticised.
Wed, Feb 18
The women's Snowboard Slopestyle final, which involved Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, was one of the events postponed and will now be run Thursday 2.30am.
The former US competitive ice dancer is the first camera operator on figure skating ice in Olympic history.
Tue, Feb 17
Atle Lie McGrath’s gold-medal hopes in the Olympic slalom slipped away. His ski poles were then thrown away. And then he simply stumbled away through the snow toward the woods.
The high jump superstar, who also claimed the Sportsman of the Year title, capped a dominant year on the world stage with the prize.
New Zealand
Mon, Feb 16
The Wānaka freeskier has qualified for the final of the big air at the Winter Olympics, saying it was an honour to be there.
The 24-year old finished eighth, missing out on the podium by just 0.13 seconds in a very tight field.
Twenty-four-year-old lines up for her favoured event at the Olympia delle Tofane slope in Cortina after two World Cup victories this season.
Sun, Feb 15
The arbitrator was moved by his story but ruled against him anyway, denying him his last chance for a win of any kind at this year's Olympics.
World
Sat, Feb 14
The Wanaka rider qualified in eighth for the Winter Olympics final but was among the athletes that could not put down clean runs on Saturday.
The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by Italian authorities for a series of thefts committed in 2010.
Crime and Justice
The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation said his decision to wear the helmet was "inconsistent with the Olympic Charter and Guidelines on Athlete Expression".
Fri, Feb 13
"I'm making progress and while it is slow, I know I’ll be ok," the 41-year-old said.
Thu, Feb 12
"I am not quite myself these days, and not thinking clearly," Sturla Holm Laegreid said in a statement.
Maxim Naumov's parents were among the 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter over Washington, DC.
Wed, Feb 11
Despite winning his first individual Olympic medal, Sturla Holm Laegreid explained on the live broadcast why he was distraught — crying and hugging friends — after the race.
The 21-year-old said "today was a battle, and it was a battle for all of us".
Sadowski-Synnott has now won four Olympic medals, with one gold, two silvers and a bronze to her name.
Tue, Feb 10
The 24-year-old Kiwi now has four Winter Olympic medals.
