TUESDAY'S MEDALISTS



TUESDAY'S MEDALISTS
ALPINE SKIING
Men's Combined
GOLD--Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah
SILVER--Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
BRONZE--Rainer Schoenfelder, Austria
BIATHLON
Men's 10km Sprint
GOLD--Sven Fischer, Germany
SILVER--Halvard Hanevold, Norway
BRONZE--Frode Andresen, Norway
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men's Team Sprint
GOLD--Sweden (Thobias Fredriksson, Bjoern Lind)
SILVER--Norway (Jens Arne Svartedal, Tor Arne Hetland)
BRONZE--Russia (Ivan Alypov, Vassili Rotchev)
Women's Team Sprint
GOLD--Sweden (Anna Dahlberg, Lina Andersson)
SILVER--Canada (Sara Renner, Beckie Scott)
BRONZE--Finland (Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Virpi Kuitunen)
LUGE
Women's Singles
GOLD--Sylke Otto, Germany
SILVER--Silke Kraushaar, Germany
BRONZE--Tatjana Huefner, Germany
SPEEDSKATING
Women's 500
GOLD--Svetlana Zhurova, Russia
SILVER--Manli Wang, China
BRONZE--Hui Ren, China
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
ALPINE SKIING
At Sestriere, Italy
Final Ranking
(Downhill; Slalom 1; Slalom 2; Slalom total in parentheses)
1. (18) Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah, (22, 1:41.42; 1, 44.09; 2, 43.84; 1, 1:27.93) 3:09.35.
2. (20) Ivica Kostelic, Croatia, (7, 1:40.44; 3, 44.61; 9, 44.83; 4, 1:29.44) 3:09.88.
3. (9) Rainer Schoenfelder, Austria, (3, 1:40.02; 13, 45.67; 12, 44.98; 11, 1:30.65) 3:10.67.
4. (8) Daniel Albrecht, Switzerland, (8, 1:40.47; 8, 45.31; 11, 44.95; 8, 1:30.26) 3:10.73.
5. (24) Giorgio Rocca, Italy, (21, 1:41.39; 5, 44.88; 4, 44.47; 3, 1:29.35) 3:10.74.
6. (19) Ondrej Bank, Czech Republic, (9, 1:40.50; 9, 45.34; 13, 45.16; 9, 1:30.50) 3:11.00.
7. (21) Marc Berthod, Switzerland, (18, 1:41.24; 7, 45.21; 8, 44.77; 7, 1:29.98) 3:11.22.
8. (16) Pierrick Bourgeat, France, (20, 1:41.35; 10, 45.56; 3, 44.38; 6, 1:29.94) 3:11.29.
9. (12) Peter Fill, Italy, (1, 1:39.22; 27, 47.46; 16, 45.53; 19, 1:32.99) 3:12.21.
10. (23) Kjetil Jansrud, Norway, (24, 1:41.55; 15, 46.02; 7, 44.75; 12, 1:30.77) 3:12.32.
11. (15) Markus Larsson, Sweden, (16, 1:41.22; 17, 46.38; 6, 44.74; 13, 1:31.12) 3:12.34.
12. (1) Martin Vrablik, Czech Republic, (9, 1:40.50; 21, 46.73; 15, 45.18; 15, 1:31.91) 3:12.41.
13. (43) Jean-Baptiste Grange, France, (31, 1:44.05; 4, 44.63; 1, 43.83; 2, 1:28.46) 3:12.51.
14. (3) Noel Baxter, Britain, (25, 1:42.26; 12, 45.64; 10, 44.89; 10, 1:30.53) 3:12.79.
15. (14) Ales Gorza, Slovenia, (19, 1:41.31; 18, 46.44; 13, 45.16; 14, 1:31.60) 3:12.91. Other U.S. Finishers
16. (35) Scott Macartney, Redmond, Wash., (4, 1:40.06; 22, 46.82; 19, 46.17; 19, 1:32.99) 3:13.05.
29. (34) Steven Nyman, Orem, Utah, (5, 1:40.19; 25, 47.14; 33, 55.35; 30, 1:42.49) 3:22.68.
NR. (32) Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, N.H., DQ.
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BIATHLON
At Cesana, Italy
Men's 10km Sprint
(Penalties in parentheses)
1. Sven Fischer, Germany, 26:11.6 (0).
2. Halvard Hanevold, Norway, 26:19.8 (0).
3. Frode Andresen, Norway, 26:31.3 (1).
4. Wolfgang Perner, Austria, 26:51.6 (1).
5. Vincent Defrasne, France, 26:54.2 (1).
6. Ivan Tcherezov, Russia, 27:09.0 (0).
7. Ricco Gross, Germany, 27:15.1 (0).
8. Mattias Jr. Nilsson, Sweden, 27:18.5 (0).
9. Raphael Poiree, France, 27:19.0 (1).
10. Maxim Tchoudov, Russia, 27:20.5 (0).
11. Zdenek Vitek, Czech Republic, 27:24.4 (1).
12. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, 27:25.5 (3).
13. Ilmars Bricis, Latvia, 27:26.9 (1).
14. Bjorn Ferry, Sweden, 27:31.1 (2).
15. Alexander Wolf, Germany, 27:34.5 (2).
U.S. Finishers
37. Tim Burke, Paul Smiths, N.Y., 28:27.8 (3).
48. Lowell Bailey, Lake Placid, N.Y., 29:02.0 (3).
62. Jeremy Teela, Anchorage, Alaska, 29:32.7 (4).
80. Jay Hakkinen, Kasilof, Alaska, 31:22.2 (6).
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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
At Pragelato, Italy
Men's Team Sprint
Final
1. Sweden, (Thobias Fredriksson, Bjoern Lind), 17:02.9.
2. Norway, (Jens Arne Svartedal, Tor Arne Hetland), 17:03.5.
3. Russia, (Ivan Alypov, Vassili Rotchev), 17:05.2.
4. Germany, (Jens Filbrich, Andreas Schluetter), 17:14.0.
5. Finland, (Keijo Kurttila, Lauri Pyykonen), 17:21.5.
6. Kazakhstan, (Nikolay Chebotko, Yevgeniy Koschevoy), 17:25.1.
7. Poland, (Maciej Kreczmer, Janusz Krezelok), 17:26.3.
8. Slovakia, (Martin Bajcicak, Ivan Batory), 17:30.9.
9. Italy, (Freddy Schwienbacher, Giorgio di Centa), 17:31.3.
10. Czech Republic, (Dusan Kozisek, Martin Koukal), 17:49.6.
Women's Team Sprint
Final
1. Sweden, (Anna Dahlberg, Lina Andersson), 16:36.9.
2. Canada, (Sara Renner, Beckie Scott), 16:37.5.
3. Finland, (Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Virpi Kuitunen), 16:39.2.
4. Norway, (Ella Gjomle, Marit Bjorgen), 16:48.1.
5. Germany, (Evi Sachenbacher Stehle, Viola Bauer), 17:03.5.
6. Russia, (Olga Moskalenko-Rotcheva, Alena Sidko), 17:08.5.
7. Italy, (Arianna Follis, Gabriella Paruzzi), 17:24.8.
8. Japan, (Madoka Natsumi, Nobuko Fukuda), 17:27.6.
9. Kazakhstan, (Oxana Jatskaja, Elena Kolomina), 17:42.8.
10. United States, (Wendy Wagner, Park City, Utah; Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, Alaska), 18:04.9.
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LUGE
At Cesana, Italy
Women's Singles
Final Ranking
1. Sylke Otto, Germany, 3:07.979.
2. Silke Kraushaar, Germany, 3:08.115.
3. Tatjana Huefner, Germany, 3:08.460.
4. Courtney Zablocki, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 3:08.852.
5. Veronika Halder, Austria, 3:09.087.
6. Liliya Ludan, Ukraine, 3:09.275.
7. Anna Orlova, Latvia, 3:09.483.
8. Nina Reithmayer, Austria, 3:09.573.
9. Martina Kocher, Switzerland, 3:09.591.
10. Regan Lauscher, Canada, 3:09.643.
11. Sarah Podorieszach, Italy, 3:10.874.
12. Erin Hamlin, Remsen, N.Y., 3:11.290.
13. Madoka Harada, Japan, 3:11.650.
14. Alexandra Rodionova, Russia, 3:12.167.
15. Ewelina Staszulonek, Poland, 3:12.179.
NR. Samantha Retrosi, Saranac Lake, N.Y., DNF.
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SPEEDSKATING
At Turin, Italy
Women's 500
First and second runs in parentheses
1. Svetlana Zhurova, Russia, (1, 38.23; 2, 38.34) 1:16.57.
2. Wang Manli, China, (2, 38.31; 5, 38.47) 1:16.78.
3. Ren Hui, China, (4, 38.60; 1, 38.27) 1:16.87.
4. Tomomi Okazaki, Japan, (3, 38.46; 4, 38.46) 1:16.92.
5. Lee Sang-hwa, South Korea, (6, 38.69; 3, 38.35) 1:17.04.
6. Jenny Wolf, Germany, (7, 38.70; 6, 38.55) 1:17.25.
7. Wang Beixing, China, (8, 38.71; 7, 38.56) 1:17.27.
8. Sayuri Osuga, Japan, (9, 38.74; 8, 38.65) 1:17.39.
9. Sayuri Yoshii, Japan, (5, 38.68; 11, 38.75) 1:17.43.
10. Chiara Simionato, Italy, (11, 39.02; 9, 38.66) 1:17.68.
11. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, (10, 38.97; 10, 38.73) 1:17.70.
12. Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands, (12, 39.12; 12, 38.97) 1:18.09.
13. Xing Aihua, China, (13, 39.20; 13, 39.15) 1:18.35.
14. Sanne van der Star, Netherlands, (14, 39.26; 15, 39.33) 1:18.59.
15. Yukari Watanabe, Japan, (17, 39.46; 14, 39.19) 1:18.65. Other U.S. Finishers
17. Amy Sannes, St. Paul, Minn., (15, 39.42; 20, 39.47) 1:18.89.
23. Elli Ochowicz, Waukesha, Wis., (23, 39.83; 22, 39.65) 1:19.48.
28. Chris Witty, West Allis, Wis., (28, 40.23; 28, 40.46) 1:20.69.
TUESDAY'S SCORES
CURLING
Men
Norway 7, Switzerland 2
Sweden 8, Canada 7
Italy 9, Germany 8
United States 10, New Zealand 4
Women
Russia 7, Japan 5
Britain 5, Switzerland 4
Norway 10, Sweden 3
Canada 11, United States 5
Denmark 10, Italy 7
Japan 6, United States 5
Canada 6, Russia 5
Switzerland 9, Norway 2
HOCKEY
Women
Russia 5, Italy 1
Canada 8, Sweden 1
Germany 2, Switzerland 1
United States 7, Finland 3
HOW U.S. OLYMPIANS FARED
ALPINE SKIING
Men's Combined
(Downhill; Slalom 1; Slalom 2; Slalom total in parentheses)
1. (18) Ted Ligety, Park City, Utah, (22, 1:41.42; 1, 44.09; 2, 43.84; 1, 1:27.93) 3:09.35. -- GOLD.
16. (35) Scott Macartney, Redmond, Wash., (4, 1:40.06; 22, 46.82; 19, 46.17; 19, 1:32.99) 3:13.05.
29. (34) Steven Nyman, Orem, Utah, (5, 1:40.19; 25, 47.14; 33, 55.35; 30, 1:42.49) 3:22.68.
NR. (32) Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, N.H., DQ.
BIATHLON
Men's 10km Sprint
37. Tim Burke, Paul Smiths, N.Y., 28:27.8 (3).
48. Lowell Bailey, Lake Placid, N.Y., 29:02.0 (3).
62. Jeremy Teela, Anchorage, Alaska, 29:32.7 (4).
80. Jay Hakkinen, Kasilof, Alaska, 31:22.2 (6).
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men's Team Sprint
Semifinals
Heat 2
7. United States, (Chris Cook, Rhinelander, Wis.; Andrew Newell, Shaftsbury, Vt.), 17:54.9. -- did not advance.
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Women
Heat 2
5. United States, (Wendy Wagner, Park City, Utah; Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, Alaska), 17:51.4 (Q). Final
10. United States, (Wendy Wagner, Park City, Utah; Kikkan Randall, Anchorage, Alaska), 18:04.9.
FIGURE SKATING
Men's Short Program
2. Johnny Weir, Newark, Del., 80.00.
8. Matthew Savoie, Peoria, Ill., 69.15.
10. Evan Lysacek, Naperville, Ill., 67.55.
LUGE
Women's Singles
4. Courtney Zablocki, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 3:08.852.
12. Erin Hamlin, Remsen, N.Y., 3:11.290.
NR. Samantha Retrosi, Saranac Lake, N.Y., DNF.
SPEEDSKATING
Women's 500
First and second runs in parentheses
11. Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, (10, 38.97; 10, 38.73) 1:17.70.
17. Amy Sannes, St. Paul, Minn., (15, 39.42; 20, 39.47) 1:18.89.
23. Elli Ochowicz, Waukesha, Wis., (23, 39.83; 22, 39.65) 1:19.48.
28. Chris Witty, West Allis, Wis., (28, 40.23; 28, 40.46) 1:20.69.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY STANDINGS
Group A
WLTPtsGFGA
Canada3006361
Sweden2104159
Russia1200616
Italy0300132
Group B
WLTPtsGFGA
United States3006183
Finland2104107
Germany120229
Switzerland0300112
Monday
Sweden 11, Italy 0
Finland 4, Switzerland 0
Tuesday
Russia 5, Italy 1
Canada 8, Sweden 1
Germany 2, Switzerland 1
United States 7, Finland 3
Friday
Classification Game, 7 a.m.
Semifinal, 11 a.m.
Classification Game, 12:30 p.m.
Semifinal, 3 p.m.
Monday
Seventh Place, 7 a.m.
Bronze Medal, 10:30 a.m.
Fifth Place, 11 a.m.
Gold Medal, 2:30 p.m.
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