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SecondPyeongyang gold for Nuis The world champion, 28, 0.04secs behind at Gangneung Canada’s Gaetan Boucher in 1984. he Netherlands’ finished in one minute 7.95 Oval. Nuis’ medal was ’s 36th Kjeld Nuis won a seconds to become the third South Korea’s Kim Tae-Yun, of the Games, and silver in the Kjeld Nuis of the secondT speed skating man to complete the 1,000m and who was 0.27secs adrift of Nuis, men’s 4x7.5km relay Netherlands gold medal at the Winter 1500m double. won bronze. later yesterday equalled the record celebrates victory Olympics with victory in the Norway’s Havard Lorentzen, American Eric Heiden won of 37 set by USA at Vancouver (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) 1,000m final in Pyeongyang. the 500m champion, took silver, 1,000 and 1500m gold in 1980 and 2010. (BBC) Germany elsey Serwa of Canada (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) stun Canada Pyeongchang ermany reached the men’s ice hockey final at the Winter Olympics for the first time by beating Gdefending champions Canada in the semi-finals. The 10th-seeded Germans won 4-3 at Gangneung Hockey Centre despite Canada fighting back from 4-1 down at the start of the third period. Germany will face the Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) in Sunday’s final. Canada, who have won the last two golds, will face the Serwa clinches Czech Republic in the bronze-medal match on Saturday. “It’s unreal to get to play for gold,” said German defenceman Frank Hordler. Germany, who are made up of a domestic league all- ski cross gold star squad, raced into a 3-0 lead midway through the second period with Brooks Macek, Matthias Plachta and Pyeongchang Phelan and Switzerland’s Fanny crashed out in the day’s first Canada have won the event Frank Mauer on target. anada’s Kelsey Serwa Smith. heat. all three times it has featured at claimed gold in the Competing at her first Winter “It is very surreal to be the the Olympics. women’sC ski cross at the Winter Games, Great Britain’s Emily best in the world at something Sarsfield has not received any Olympics in Pyeongchang. Sarsfield, 34, was knocked out you put your heart into,” Serwa UK Sport funding and has been Serwa, 28, pulled away in the in the quarter-finals. said. self-coached for all but the past second half of the race to finish Canadian defending “I had a plan and executed it, six months of her 12 years on ahead of compatriot Brittany champion Marielle Thompson and was so fired up.” the ski circuit. (BBC) Zagitova wins gold for OAR

Pyeongchang ifteen-year-old won the first gold for the Olympic athletes from FRussia at the in the , , Sebastian women’s single . Samuelsson and Fredrik Lindstroem (R She followed her short to L) of team Sweden pose for photos programme world record 82.92 with 156.65 points in the free dance to finish 1.31 points ahead of compatriot Lindstrom leads . Skating last, Medvedeva, 18, looked to have done Sweden to gold enough to overhaul Zagitova but the judges Pyeongyang scored their free dance weden won men’s 4x7.5km biathlon relay gold at routines equally in the Winter Olympics for the first time as Fredrik Pyeongchang. SLindstrom held his nerve in a thrilling contest with Canada’s Kaetlyn Norway’s . Team members of Germany celebrate victory Osmond took bronze. Norway and Sweden entered the final round of OAR have now shooting level, but Svendsen missed a target and had to won 14 medals at these ski a penalty loop in Pyeongyang. MEDAL TABLE Games, while Zagitova is the Sweden won in one hour 15 minutes 16.5 seconds. second youngest women’s figure Norway were 55.5secs behind, while Germany took Country Gold Silver Bronze Total skating champion in history bronze, 2:07.1 adrift. 1. Norway 13 12 10 35 after American Tara Lipinski Lindstrom led home a Sweden team also featuring in 1998. Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin and . 2. Germany 13 7 5 25 “I need some time to Svendsen, who won bronze in the mass start, Lars 3. Canada 9 7 8 24 understand that I won Helge Birkeland, Tarjei Bo and individual gold medallist the ,” Johannes Thingnes Bo earned Norway a 37th medal 4. 8 7 6 21 said Zagitova.” (BBC) at the 2018 Games, equalling the record set by USA at Olympic athlete from Russia Alina Zagitova Vancouver 2010. 5. Netherlands 7 6 4 17 (Pic courtesy: Xinhua)