IOC deflects questions on possible Russian doping case at Winter Olympics
Follow live reaction as Eve Muirhead steered Team GB to a crucial victory over the USA in the women’s curling round-robin phase. Team GB were under pressure after two defeats from their opening three matches, but ended the USA’s 100 percent record thanks to their best performance of the tournament so far. A 10-5 victory for Muirhead’s side will give them plenty of confidence, with five more fixtures still to play in the round-robin phase.
Elsewhere, after 12 years of hurt, team USA secured a stunning win against Canada in the preliminary round match of the ice hockey. This was the first time since 2014 Sochi Games when the two North American countries face-off against each other, a game that Canada won 1-0. The Americans had last secured a win over their neighbouring North American country in the preliminary round of the 2010 Vancouver Games.
The United States also won gold in the inaugural snowboard cross mixed team event at the Beijing Games, with Lindsey Jacobellis edging past Italian Michela Moioli in a nail-biting final race. This is the second gold for Jacobellis, 36 who teamed with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner to win the title. She had taken gold earlier on Wednesday in the women’s snowboard cross title. Canada, whose female rider had crashed in the final race, caught up to win bronze.
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