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Italy gets a home-ice win in women’s doubles luge

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn't won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren't even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women's doubles luge champions ...

Gold medalist Breezy Johnson accepts sapphire engagement ring

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Downhill champion Breezy Johnson didn't add to her Olympic medal haul during the women's super-G on Thursday. The American star left Tofane with something precious anyway: an engagement ring. Johnson's longtime boyfriend, Connor Watkins, proposed to her ...

Vonn says she has a ‘successful’ 3rd surgery

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier said Wednesday Vonn posted an update on Instagram that included photos of her giving a thumbs up sign in her hospital bed ...

Slovenian siblings win Olympic gold in ski jumping

PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — Domen Prevc knew he had done something special when he landed his final jump. He rolled his fists in the air, pointing his fingers skyward and took a bow as Slovenian flags waved and the crowd roared. Prevc's jump not only helped Slovenia defend its gold medal in ...

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Shiffrin places 4th CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin extended her Olympic slump with a fourth-place finish in the new team combined event after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg. Shiffrin is the most successful World Cup racer of all time with a record 108 ...