SPORTS Wednesday, February 14, 2018 21 Olympic gold for Hirscher Pyeongchang gold in two previous Winter cements his legacy as one of the ustrian skiing great Games. Frenchmen Alexis sport’s greats, he added: “For Marcel Hirscher won Pinturault and Victor Muffat- sure. I’m super-happy because Aa long-awaited first Olympic Jeandet won silver and bronze. now this stupid question is gold medal with victory in Hirscher has previously gone away. the men’s combined event in played down the importance “If I’m thinking that my Pyeongchang. of an Olympic medal, saying career is perfect without a gold Hirscher won with a World Cup wins were more medal, now this question is zzz, combined time of two minutes important for his status in the deleted.” 6.52 seconds over the downhill sport, but afterwards said the Hirscher was well placed for and slalom events. gold was a “dream come true”, gold after a 12th-placed finish in The 28-year-old is regarded although he also said he felt the downhill, his less favoured as one of the all-time greats in “the same” as when becoming of the two events, and clinched the sport with 55 World Cup world champion. the win with the fastest time in Marcel Hirscher competes race wins but had never won Asked if the gold medal the slalom. (BBC) Kim produces Kjeld Nuis from the (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Geisenberger grabs brilliance singles luge gold performance

Nuis edges out Roest in Natalie Geisenberger (C), Dajana Eitberger (L) and Alex Chloe Kim competes (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Gough pose for pictures (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Pyeongchang with the home fans due to her speed skating merican snowboard South Korean parents. Pyeongchang Lochcost him a gold medal sensation Chloe “It means a lot just being Pyeongchang to calm down just a little. I’m ermany’s Natalie in the men’s singles. It was a AKim produced a brilliant able to do it where my family jeld Nuis edged out OK, I’m really, really happy,” Geisenberger took gold nailbiting finish for Gough but performance to take gold in is from,” Kim said after her fellow Dutchman Patrick Nuis, 28, said. Gfollowing a dominant display ’s Tatjana Huefner the women’s halfpipe. win which was watched by KRoest by 0.85 seconds to win The Dutch have now in the women’s singles luge. had a disappointing run and The 17-year-old won with a the biggest crowd so far at 1500m speed skating gold at won all four speed skating The 30-year-old beat failed to make the top three. score of 98.25 on her final run Pyeongchang’s Phoenix Snow the Winter Olympics. gold medals so far in South compatriot Dajana Eitberger That meant Gough with China’s Jiayu Liu taking Park. World champion Nuis Korea and currently hold to the top spot while Canada’s was guaranteed a medal silver and United States’ “There was a lot of pressure, finished in one minute 44.01 all speed skating Olympic Alex Gough won bronze to when defending champion Arielle Gold winning bronze. but I’m happy I was able to do seconds at Gangneung Oval titles. become her country’s first Geisenberger took to the ice. Kim had already secured it here and do it for the fans on his Olympic debut. On Monday, Ireen Wust female luge medallist. All Geisenberger had to gold with her first run score and the family. ’s Kim Min- became the most successful Geisenberger’s gold was do was deliver a perfect run but improved to win by eight- “I’m so happy I was able seok, 18, won bronze, 0.92 Dutch Olympian of all time Germany’s fifth in the Winter and that was what she did - and-a-half points. to land and being here is seconds adrift of Nuis. when she won the women’s Olympics so far. Germany’s finishing in style to pick up She is one of the stars of so exciting, this has been a “I can’t even describe the 1500m speed skating title. one-two came after a mistake her fourth Olympic medal. the Games and a favourite dream of mine.” (BBC) feeling, it’s really weird. I have (BBC) by defending champion Felix (BBC) Fontana wins gold in 500m short-track final MEDAL TABLE Pyeongchang taly’s won a dramatic 500m Country Gold Silver Bronze Total short-track speed skating final as home favourite ChoiI Min-jeong was disqualified after finishing 1. Germany 5 2 2 9 second. 2. Netherlands 4 4 2 10 Fontana pipped the South Korean to the line after British hopeful Elise Christie fell earlier in the race. 3. Norway 3 5 3 11 Choi was then disqualified, bumping Dutchwoman Yara Van Kerkhof into the silver 4. Canada 3 4 3 10 medal position while Canada’s Kim Boutin collected 5. United States 3 1 2 6 Italy’s Arianna Fontana (R) and South Korea’s bronze. Choi Minjeong compete (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Christie did regain her feet to cross the line in fourth. (BBC)