The audience took their seats, the delegates settled themselves in the VIP boxes, and music and lights were intertwined in the Olympic stadium for the last time…..this stadium at Pyeongchang will be demolished after this grand festival. As the athletes came out, this time quite informally, a giant illuminated turtle …
Read More »Day 16: Marit Bjoergen- the greatest- seals the last day with her medal no 15
She was already the highest medal winner of Winter Olympics. on the last day of the Games, Marit Bjoergen of Norway, claimed her 15th medal to emerge as the greatest Winter Olympian of all times.She stormed to 30km Cross Country gold in 1.22.17.6 to give herself and her 16-year long …
Read More »Day 15: USA win first ever gold in Men’s Curling
The US closed the Men’s Curling event with a gold in the rink defeating Sweden 10-7. It is the second ever Olympic curling medal for the Americans following the bronze earned at Turin 2006. US skip John Shuster produced a stunnng dis[lay of accuracy to win the hearts and the …
Read More »Day 14: 15-year old Alina Zagitova takes gold in Figure Skating
Alina Zagitova, the teen sensation representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) skated to Don Quixote to collect the gold in Figure Skating at Pyeongchang. She performed all her showpiece jumps including two triple Lutz, a triple flip into a double toe, and a triple flip into a double loop, …
Read More »Day 13: USA win Women’s Ice Hockey, their first title in the event since 1998
It was USA’s turn this time. After been beaten by Canada in the last two finals of Olympics, the USA beat their old rivals Canada to win the Women’s Ice Hockey final by 3-2 in penalty shootout. In doing so, the Americans secured their first Olympic title in the event …
Read More »Day 12: Marit Bjoergen becomes the most successful Winter Olympian of all times
Marit Bjoergen of Norway became the most medalled Winter Olympian of all as she took bronze in Women’s Cross Country Team Sprint along with her team mate Maiken Caspersen Falla. That was Marit’s 14th medal, seven of them are gold, surpassing the 13-medal haul of her biathlete compatriot, Ole Einar …
Read More »Day 11: Virtue-Moir take gold as they become the most decorated Ice Skaters in Winter Games history
The Canadian Ice Skating pair of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who skated to gold at the Vancouver 2010 and took silver at Sochi 2014, scored a record 206.07 points at Pyeonchang 2018 to claim gold. The pair skated to El Tango de Roxanne and Come What May with emotive …
Read More »Day 10: Canada and Germany clock same time in Two Man Bobsleigh to win joint gold
An incredible finish by Canada’s Justin Kripps and his team-mate Alexander Kopacz in the final run of Two Man Bobsleigh, equalled their combined time of 3.16.86 with their German rivals, Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis. Thus, the gold medal was shared between the Canadians and the Germans, just as it …
Read More »Day 9: Norway’s Men’s team followed their female counterparts to take gold in 4x10km Relay
The Men’s team of Norway, led by Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, won the gold in 4x10km Relay following their female counterparts who clinched the yellow metal two days before. Thus, Norway became the first nation to win both the men’s and women’s events at a single Olympic Winter Games for a …
Read More »Day 8: Yuzuru Hanyu wins the 1,000th Winter Olympics gold medal
Yuzuru Hanyu entered his name in the history book of Olympics when he won the Men’s Figure Skating title at Pyeongchang. He became the 1,000th gold medal winner in the history of Winter Olympics. The very first Winter Olympic gold medal was won by Charles Jewtraw of USA on 26th …
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