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Winter Olympics 2018: Women's ice hockey semis, Jan Smeekins quest for gold and other events on Day 10
•World champion Jan Smeekens leads a strong Dutch challenge and hopes to finally realise his lifetime ambition of winning an individual Olympic gold medal.
Winter Olympics 2018: Dutch speed-skating coach Jillert Anema warned after attempts to fix race at Sochi Games
•A Dutch speed-skating coach was given a written warning after trying to fix a race at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, reports and officials said Thursday.
Winter Olympics 2018: Martin Fourcade eyeing 2nd biathlon gold and other things to watch out for on Day 6
•The weather has played havoc with the Olympic skiing programme with three events rescheduled for Thursday, meaning nine golds will be on offer — equalling the single-day record set in Turin on 18 February 2006.
Winter Olympics 2018: Dutch dominance continues as speed skater Jorien ter Mors wins gold in 1,000m
•Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors bounced back spectacularly from an injury-plagued season by claiming a gold medal in the Olympic women’s 1,000 meters.
Winter Olympics 2018: Canada win inaugural mixed doubles curling; Dutch maintain golden run in speed skating
•Canada beat Switzerland to win the inaugural mixed doubles curling, while the Dutch maintained their perfect record in speed skating with a double in the men's 1,500m
Winter Olympics 2018: Speed skater Ireen Wust wins 1,500m to become first Dutch athlete with five gold medals
•Ireen Wust also became the first speed skater in Olympic history to win 10 medals, eclipsing equestrian great Anky van Grunsven to become the most decorated Dutch Olympian.
Winter Olympics 2018: Five medals up for grabs on Day 1 as unified Korean ice hockey team make debut
•The joint women's ice hockey team will take on Switzerland in a preliminary match on Saturday while gold medals are on offer in cross country skiing, biathlon, speed skating, short track speed skating and ski-jumping.
Winter Olympics: From Kazuyoshi Funaki's perfect jump to Steven Bradbury's unlikely win, top 5 moments in history of Games
Fpsports •From the heart-warming story of the Jamaican men's bobsleigh team to American Eric Heiden winning five gold medals in a single edition, the Winter Olympics have provided fans a lot to cheer about.
Winter Olympics 2018: Organisers sweat over using venues post-Games; storing frozen fish among solutions offered
•Thousands of fans will pack the futuristic Gangneung Oval for the speed skating competition in the Winter Olympics. But afterwards, one suggestion is for the cavernous steel-grey structure to store frozen fish.
Special Olympics: Indian athletes make the nation proud with 73 medals, including 37 golds, in Winter Games
Fpsports •Competing against 2,600 athletes, the Indian contingent won 37 gold medals, 10 silvers and 26 bronze medals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games