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		THE FAME GAME Great Britain's only medal winner of the Games, Shelley Rudman, says she is determined not to be distracted by fame and will focus on improving her skeleton World Cup form. Click here for full story.

CLEGG SEES ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
Team GB will analyse their performance in Turin in a bid to improve in Vancouver in 2010. (More)

RUDMAN KEEPS FEET ON THE GROUND
British medallist Shelley Rudman is determined not to be distracted by fame. (More)

SWEDE'S HOCKEY SUCCESS
Sweden beat Finland 3-2 in the men's ice hockey final to take gold in the final event of the Games. (More)

FINAL-DAY JOY FOR HOSTS
Cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa gave Italy a fifth gold medal of the Games on the final day of action. (More)

PROTESTOR INTERRUPTS CLOSING CEREMONY
The Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Turin was subject of an apparent breach of security. (More)

ELEY'S LUCKY RUN ENDS IN FINAL
Briton Jon Eley went close to a miraculous short-track speed-skating medal on Saturday. (More)

RAICH LEADS HOME AUSTRIAN 1-2-3
Benjamin Raich led an Austrian 1-2-3 in the men's slalom, but Briton Alain Baxter could finish only 16th. (More)

THIRD GOLD FOR GREIS
German biathlon star Michael Greis claimed his third gold medal of the Games on Saturday (More)

CURLERS LOOK FORWARD AFTER BRONZE MISS
Great Britain's curlers must put their Olympic medal heartache behind them after missing out on bronze. (More)

BRITISH CURLERS MISS OUT ON MEDAL
Great Britain's curlers suffered an 8-6 bronze play-off defeat to the United States. (More)

MANCUSO BREAKS USA DUCK
Julia Mancuso earned the USA women a first alpine skiing medal of the Games by winning the giant slalom. (More)

AUSTRIAN TESTS PROVE NEGATIVE
The drug tests carried out on 10 Austrian athletes after a late-night raid have all come back negative. (More)

ARAKAWA CLAIMS GOLD
Japan's Shizuka Arakawa skated an almost flawless free programme to secure Turin gold. (More)

SWISS BOARDERS ON A ROLL
Favourite Daniela Meuli completed a Swiss hat-trick of snowboard gold medals on Thursday. (More)

POLICE BLOW UP CAR IN SECURITY ALERT
Police carried out a controlled explosion on an abandoned car in Turin on Thursday. (More)

MURDOCH TARGETS BRONZE
Great Britain curling skip David Murdoch vowed not to leave Turin without a medal. (More)

BRITAIN SUFFER LAST-STONE DEFEAT
Great Britain's dream of Olympic curling gold ended in a final-stone semi-final defeat to Finland at Pinerolo. (More)

SCHOCH WIN
Switzerland's Philipp Schoch retained his Olympic snowboarding parallel giant slalom title. (More)

FABRIS THRILLS HOME CROWD
Italian Enrico Fabris thrilled the home crowd by claiming the men's 1500 metres speed-skating gold. (More)

BRITISH PAIR GO SEPARATE WAYS
Great Britain's outside hopes of a women's bobsleigh medal evaporated on Tuesday. (More)

GERMANS CLAIM RELAY GOLD
Germany won gold in the men's 4x7.5km biathlon relay on Tuesday. (More)

CURLING QUEENS DETHRONED
Great Britain's reign as Olympic curling champions ended on Monday night in Pinerolo. (More)

TENTH PLACE FOR BRITISH PAIR
Britons Sinead and John Kerr were happy with a final ice dancing finishing position of 10th. (More)

I CAN STILL BE WORLD-CLASS - ALCOTT
Chemmy Alcott feels her 19th place in the Olympic super-g shows he can cope with world-class company. (More)

RAICH TAKES GOLD
Austrian favourite Benjamin Raich took gold in the men's giant slalom on Monday. (More)

CURLERS THROUGH DESPITE DEFEATS
David Murdoch's curlers are guaranteed an Olympic medal match despite being two defeats on Sunday. (More)

BOBSLEIGH DUO COME IN 15TH
Britain's two-man bobsleigh team of Lee Johnston and Dan Humphries finished 15th on Sunday. (More)

AUSTRIANS FURIOUS WITH MIDNIGHT TESTS
Ten Austrian athletes have been tested for drugs in a midnight raid on team headquarters. (More)

DANCERS MAINTAIN SOLID POSITION
Sinead and John Kerr stayed in 11th place after the original dance phase of the ice dance competition. (More)

MACDONALD EYES GOLD
Ewan MacDonald moved within two matches of Olympic curling gold on Saturday. (More)

HEROIC WIN FOR KOSTELIC
Janica Kostelic became the first woman ever to claim four alpine Olympic titles. (More)

AAMODT RETAINS TITLE
Kjetil Andre Aamodt claimed a record eighth Olympic alpine medal by winning men's super-G gold. (More)

BROMLEY DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Kristan Bromley has vowed to continue his quest for more skeleton glory. (More)

DISAPPOINTING END FOR ALCOTT
Chemmy Alcott's suffered disappointment in the slalom section of the combined event. (More)

NO MEDAL JOY FOR BRITAIN
Kristan Bromley narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's skeleton. (More)

SECOND DEFEAT FOR CURLERS
Rhona Martin's curlers were hammered 9-3 by Canada on Friday. (More)

JACOBELLIS RIDES CREST OF SLUMP
Lindsay Jacobellis snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the women's snowboard cross final. (More)

GILLINGS UPBEAT AFTER EXIT
Zoe Gillings shrugged off her disappointment at failing to make the women's snowboard cross final. (More)

RUSSIAN LOSES SILVER
Biathlete Olga Pyleva has been stripped of her silver medal after testing positive for a banned stimulant. (More)

ZOE ZIPS INTO FINALS
Zoe Gillings has qualified for the women's snowboard cross quarter-finals at Bardonecchia. (More)

RUDMAN ENCOURAGES TEAM-MATES
Shelley Rudman hopes she can spur on the rest of the Great Britain team - starting with her boyfriend. (More)

SUPER SHELLEY STRIKES SILVER
Great Britain's Shelley Rudman won silver in the women's skeleton at the Winter Olympics. (More)

PLAUDITS FOR 'NEAR-PERFECT' RUDMAN
Reaction to Shelley Rudman's silver medal in the women's skeleton. (More)

MURDOCH'S MEN SEE OFF GERMANS
Britain's men's curling team enjoyed a 7-6 victory over Germany on Thursday. (More)

MARTIN MAKES HER MARK
Rhona Martin got her British curlers back to winning ways with an emphatic 10-4 victory over Russia. (More)

PLUSHENKO'S GOLDEN MOMENT
Evgeni Plushenko produced a majestic display to capture gold in the men's figure skating. (More)

WESCOTT WINS BOARDER-CROSS
World champion Seth Wescott won the first Olympic Snowboard Cross title in thrilling fashion on Thursday. (More)

BIATHLON JOY FOR FRANCE
Florence Baverel-Robert won the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint with Briton Emma Fowler 67th. (More)

BRITISH TEAM BEAT CHAMPIONS
Great Britain's men's curlers claim the notable scalp of defending Olympic champions Norway. (More)

EARLY EXIT FOR LINDSAY
Sarah Lindsay's 500metres short-track hopes ended at the semi-final stage. (More)

CANADA MAKE WINNING START
Canada have started the defence of their Olympic ice hockey crown with a victory over Italy. (More)

GOLDEN DAY FOR LINGERS
Andreas and Wolfgang Linger claimed the Olympic luge doubles title one year after crashing on the same track. (More)

DORFMEISTER FINALLY LANDS GOLD
Michaela Dorfmeister marked her final season with an Olympic gold medal in the women's downhill at Sestriere. (More)

ALCOTT CELEBRATES FINE FINISH
British skier Chemmy Alcott finished in an impressive 11th place in the women's downhill on Wednesday. (More)

CANADA CUT DOWN GB CURLERS
David Murdoch's curlers have suffered the first defeat of the Olympic tournament, a 9-5 loss to Canada. (More)

RUDMAN RAISES MEDAL HOPES
Britain's Shelley Rudman went fastest in the final training run for Thursday's skeleton at Cesana Pariol. (More)

MILLER'S TALE OF WOE
Bode Miller shrugged off another failure to land an elusive first gold medal in Sestriere. (More)

CHAMPIONS WIN AGAIN
Rhona Martin's British curlers claimed a superb scalp by edging out Switzerland. (More)

ERRORS HAND LIGETY GOLD
Bode Miller and Benjamin Raich both missed slalom gates as Ted Ligety won the men's combined ski event. (More)

CLEMENS DOWN THE FIELD
British biathlete Tom Clemens finished 79th as Sven Fischer won the men's 10km sprint. (More)

GERMANS IN LUGE CLEAN SWEEP
Sylke Otto led a German clean sweep in the women's luge on Tuesday. (More)

ZHUROVA MAKES HISTORY
Russian Svetlana Zhurova became the oldest female speed skating gold medallist in Olympic history. (More)

ROGER ENJOYING OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Skier Roger Cruickshank brings you his latest column from the Winter Olympics in Turin. (More)

ISU SATISFIED
The ISU have confirmed they are satisfied with the silver medal won by China's Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao. (More)

MARTIN FOCUSED ON HERE AND NOW
Rhona Martin insists she will shut out all gold medal memories from her Winter Olympic glory night of 2002. (More)

RUSSIANS STRIKE PAIRS GOLD
Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin won the pairs figure skating gold in an controversial event. (More)

TRIO HOSPITALISED
A series of spectacular crashes marred the second day of official training for the women's downhill. (More)

USA STUN NORWAY
Reigning Olympic champions Norway suffered a shock defeat on the opening day of curling. (More)

CURLERS BEGIN WITH A WIN
David Murdoch's men's curlers beat Italy 7-5 in their Winter Olympics opener. (More)

AGONY TURNS TO TRIUMPH FOR DENERIAZ
Antoine Deneriaz blazed to men's downhill glory in Sestriere on Sunday. (More)

MICKEL DISAPPOINTED
Finlay Mickel finished a disappointing 25th in the Olympic men's downhill at Sestriere Borgata. (More)

GROIN STRAIN ENDS KWAN OLYMPIC HOPES
American figure skating star Michelle Kwan withdrew from the Winter Olympics due to a groin strain. (More)

ZOEGGELER AWAY WELL
Armin Zoeggeler made an impressive start to the defence of his Olympic luge title on Saturday. (More)

SILVER LINING FOR BJOERNDALEN
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen's dreams of another Olympic biathlon clean sweep were ended on Saturday. (More)

MICKEL: I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE UP THE NUMBERS
Finlay Mickel will not be satisfied unless he can eclipse Martin Bell's 18-year-old Winter Olympic record. (More)

ROGGE MAKES DRUGS PLEA
IOC president Jacques Rogge urged athletes to shun drugs as the Winter Games got under way in Turin. (More)

HATTON HOPES FOR LUCKY BREAK
Fearless Mark Hatton will defy a broken back to launch Great Britain's medal bid. (More)

MARTIN TO CARRY FLAG
Curling gold medallist Rhona Martin will carry the flag for Great Britain at Friday's opening ceremony. (More)

CURLERS WIN GOLD - 82 YEARS LATE
Great Britain's 1924 curling team have been awarded a gold medal by the IOC. (More)

CLEGG DEFENDS ONE-MEDAL TARGET
Great Britain chef de mission Simon Clegg has set a target of just one medal for his team. (More)

MARTIN REALISTIC OVER MEDAL PROSPECTS
Rhona Martin admits a repeat of her Salt Lake City success might be a long shot in Turin. (More)

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON BROMLEY
Kristan Bromley admits he is feeling the pressure in the countdown to Turin. (More)

TROUBLED MARTIN TARGETS SECOND GOLD
Salt Lake City gold medallist Rhona Martin says she has just endured the worst year of her life. (More)

BAXTER STILL BITTER OVER CONTROVERSY
Alain Baxter wants to win back his Olympic medal, four years after his Salt Lake City drugs nightmare. (More)

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SIX TO WATCH
We pick out six athletes to look out for in Turin. (More)

10 WINTER OLYMPIC LEGENDS
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