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14 Established 1961 Sports Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Gold for Kim, Hirscher as first doping case rocks Olympics Canada beat Switzerland to win mixed doubles curling PYEONGCHANG: American teenager Chloe Kim and But one prize had always eluded him-an Olympic Austrian ski ace Marcel Hirscher lit up the gold medal. His previous best was a slalom silver from Pyeongchang Winter Olympics yesterday on a day of Sochi four years ago. After playing down his chances drama that included the first doping scandal of the ahead of the race at blustery freezing Pyeongchang, Games. Snowboarder Kim, 17, snatched the first of the this time he nailed it. day’s eight gold medals in the women’s halfpipe, while “All the people expected me to win a gold medal, World Cup maestro Hirscher ended his long wait for a especially in Austria, my home country, where skiing is debut Olympic title. big,” he said. “Everyone is saying, ‘Nice career, but an But Japan’s short-track speed skater Kei Saito, 21, Olympic gold medal is still missing’. This is perfect, was at the centre of the first doping scandal in unbelievable.” Pyeongchang after testing positive for a banned diuret- ic. Saito, who has left the athletes’ village, was provi- ‘THIS ONE’S FOR GRAMS!’ sionally suspended pending an investigation. He For Kim, her debut Olympics turned golden as she protested his innocence and romped to snowboarding vowed to clear his name. halfpipe victory. Born in the “I want to fight to prove United States to Korean par- my innocence because I ents, Kim burst into tears as don’t remember (taking the the enormity of her achieve- drug) and it’s incomprehensi- This is ment sunk in.
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