Women sport news

A surprise win for Kaitlyn Farrington of USA after she scored an impressive 91.75 in the final of the women's halfpipe. Defending Champion Torah Bright claimed silver while favourite Kelly Clark settled for the bronze.

Tomorrow, the ladies will skate the 1000m. Among the favorites is Ireen Wüst (NED), winner of the 3000m. She will race in the pre-last pair, with Brittany Bowe (USA). In the final pair Lotte van Beek (NED) faces Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR), the 500m champion.

Teammates Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov claimed the silver medal and Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy of Germany settled for the bronze.

Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) and Anne Schleper (St. Cloud, Minn.) scored and goaltender Jessie Vetter (Cottage Grove, Wis.) turned away 28 shots, but the U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team fell to Canada.

Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze made history in the women's downhill skiing by becoming the first athletes ever to share Winter Olympics gold. Lara Gut holds on to claim the bronze

Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov skated to the lead in the Pairs Short Program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday, setting a record score on the way.

Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) won gold in the ladies’ 500m speed skating event in two Olympic record times; once in her second 500m race (37.28) and another in her total over two races (74.70).

Geisenberger stormed to victory this afternoon with a total score of 03:19.8, Huefner claimed silver with 03:20.9 and a bronze medal for Hamlin of the USA 03:21.1.

It's been a tough task for many of the athletes involved to get ski jumping into the Winter Olympics and this one will go down in history. Her final jump of the evening and Germany's Carina Vogt struck gold with a final score of 274.4.

Falla came home in two minutes 35.49 seconds, finishing ahead of compatriot Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg.

Bath-based skeleton slider Lizzy Yarnold continued her magnificent form with the fastest two training run times in the penultimate training session on the Sochi 2014 track this morning (Tuesday).

A last-gasp Pamela Cookey goal completed a remarkable comeback for Team Bath as they drew 48-all at Surrey Storm in the ZEO Superleague last night (Monday).

Dara Howell performed a superb first round run to hold onto first place with a score of 94.20 with American Devin Logan second (85.40) just ahead of Canada's Kim Lamarre (85.00) who grabbed bronze on her second round run.

Six players scored and 13 skaters recorded at least one point to help the U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team beat Switzerland, 9-0, today in its second preliminary round game of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Shayba Arena. Canada defeated Finland 3-0

The first heat of the ladies’ 500m started with two false starts from Tatjana Borodulina (RUS) which resulted in a penalty and disqualification.

Maria Hoefl-Reisch defends her Olympic title with a time of 2.34.62, silver went to Nicol Hosp and Julie Mancuso claimed bronze.

Street's troops ran riot at Aberdeen, with 11 players running in a try apiece to rack up a 63-0 victory.

The figure skating competition at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games continued in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday with the third and last day of the inaugural team event.

The female speed skaters had their first race today. Ireen Wüst (NED) won the 3000m, celebrating her third gold medal in three consecutive Winter Olympic Games (3000m 2006, 1500m 2010 and 3000m 2014respectively).

Sweden 1 - Japan 0 Russia 4 -Germany 1 Canada 5-Sui 0 USA 3-Finland 0

Australian amateur Minjee Lee, 17, also shot 69 to end two strokes back in solo second place on 14-under-par, with Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth and South African Stacy Lee Bregman two shots further back in a share of third.

Gold Coast, Australia – Cheyenne Woods of the United IStates won the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters in Australia on Sunday for her first Ladies European Tour victory.

American Jamie Anderson eventually took gold with 95.25, ahead of Finland's Enni Rukajarvi on 92.50. Britain's Jenny Jones took the bronze. GB's first ever olympic Medal on the snow.

The figure skating competition at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games continued in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday with the second day of the inaugural team event.

American Cheyenne Woods was able to overcome her nerves to fire a two-under-par 71 to hold the outright lead heading into the final round of the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast.

The Canadian Sisters Justine and Chloe DuFour-Lapointe won gold and silver in the freestyle women's moguls defeating defending champion Hannah Kearney in the final.