Tag: Winter Olympics 2026
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Nathan MacKinnon scores late to send Canada to Olympic gold-medal game
MILAN (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored the go-ahead goal with 35.2 seconds left after Shea Theodore tied it midway through the third period and Canada survived another scare at the Olympics, rallying to beat Finland 3-2 in the semifinals on Friday night and advance to the men’s gold-medal game. Theodore’s shot through traffic beating Juuse Saros with 9:26…
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Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to break 8-year Olympic drought
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s eight-year Olympic medal drought is over. The American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Winter Games on Wednesday by 1.50 seconds. The race isn’t officially over yet, with dozens of lower-tier racers still to take the course. But Shiffrin is the leader…