Score board
Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER: Results of medal events at the Vancouver Olympic Games on Thursday:
Men's figure skating result
1. Evan Lysacek (USA) 257.67 pts
2. Yevgeny Plushenko (RUS) 256.36
3. Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 247.23
4. Stphane Lambiel (SUI) 246.72
5. Patrick Chan (CAN) 241.42
6. Johnny Weir (USA) 238,87
7. Nobunari Oda (JPN) 238,54
8. Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 231.19
9. Jeremy Abbott (USA) 218.96
10. Michal Brezina (CZE) 216.73
Women's snowboard halfpipe final
1. Torah Bright (AUS) 45.0 pts
2. Kelly Clark (USA) 42.2
3. Hannah Teter (USA) 39.2
4. Liu Jiayu (CHN) 34.9
5. Sun Zhifeng (CHN) 33.0
6. Holly Crawford (AUS) 30.3
7. Ursina Haller (SUI) 18.1
8. Elena Hight (USA) 16.0
9. Gretchen Bleiler (USA) 14.7
10. Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) 8.3
Men's 20km biathlon
1. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 48:22.5
2. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) at 9.5
2. Sergey Novikov (BLR) 9.5
4. Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 49.3
5. Pavol Hurajt (SVK) 1:16.5
6. Simon Eder (AUT) 1:19.2 (2)
7. Tomasz Sikora (POL) 1:21.3 (2)
8. Christoph Sumann (AUT) 1:42.4 (3)
9. Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT) 2:09.5 (2)
10. Michael Greis (GER) 2:15.1 (2)
Women's 1000m speed skating
1. Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:16.56
2. Annette Gerritsen (NED) 1:16.58
3. Laurine van Riessen (NED) 1:16.72
4. Kristina Groves (CAN) 1:16.78
5. Nao Kodaira (JPN) 1:16.80
6. Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.94
7. Jennifer Rodriguez (USA) 1:17.08
8. Ireen Wust (NED) 1:17.28
9. Heather Richardson (USA) 1:17.37
10. Hege Bokko (NOR) 1:17.43
Women's super combined (downhill + slalom)
1. Maria Riesch (GER) 2:09.14 (1:24.49 + 44.65)
2. Julia Mancuso (USA) 2:10.08 (1:24.96 + 45.12)
3. Anja Paerson (SWE) 2:10.19 (1:25.57 + 44.62)
4. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:10.50 (1:26.01 + 44.49)
5. Tina Maze (SLO) 2:10.53 (1:25.97 + 44.56)
6. Fabienne Suter (SUI) 2:10.85 (1:25.29 + 45.56)
7. Sarka Zahrobska (CZE) 2:11.02 (1:27.33 + 43.69)
8. Johanna Schnarf (ITA) 2:11.29 (1:25.72 + 45.57)
9. Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 2:11.35 (1:27.09 + 44.26)
10. Marie Marchand-Arvier (FRA) 2:11.82 (1:25.41 + 46.41)
Women's 15km biathlon
1. Tora Berger (NOR) 40:52.8
2. Elena Khrustaleva (KAZ) at 20.7
3. Darya Domracheva (BLR) 28.2
4. Kati Wilhelm (GER) 1:04.5
5. Weronika Novakowska (POL) 1:04.7
6. Andrea Henkel (GER) 1:39.6
7. Agnieszka Grzybek (POL) 1:39.7
8. Oksana Khvostenko (UKR) 1:45.8
9. Liudmila Kalinchik (BLR) 1:46.3
10. Magdalena Neuner (GER) 1:49.3
Men's ice hockey
Group B
Slovakia 2 Russia 1
P W L Gf Ga Pts
Russia 2 1 1 9 4 4
Czech Rep 1 1 0 3 1 3
Slovakia 2 1 1 3 4 2
Latvia 1 0 1 2 8 0
Women's ice hockey
Group B
USA 6 Finland 0
China 1 Russia 2
P W L Gf Ga Pts
United States 3 3 0 31 1 9
Finland 3 2 1 7 8 6
Russia 3 1 2 3 19 3
China 3 0 3 3 16 0
Men's curling
Denmark 7 United States 6
Germany 4 Norway 7
Great Britain 3 Switzerland 4
Canada 7 Sweden 3
Sweden 6 China 5
Great Britain 9 Denmark 6
Norway 7 Switzerland 4
France 5 Canada 12
P W L
Canada 4 4 0
Norway 4 3 1
Sweden 4 3 1
Switzerland 4 3 1
Great Britain 4 2 2
China 3 1 2
France 3 1 2
Denmark 4 1 3
Germany 4 1 3
United States 4 0 4
Women's curling
Canada 6 Germany 5
China 9 Japan 5
Denmark 7 United States 6
Russia 3 Great Britain 10
P W L
Canada 3 3 0
Sweden 3 3 0
China 3 2 1
Germany 3 2 1
Great Britain 3 2 1
Denmark 3 1 2
Japan 3 1 2
Russia 3 1 2
Switzerland 3 0 3
United States 3 0 3
Men's Skeleton
1. Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:44.91 (52.32 + 52.59)
2. Jon Montgomery (CAN) 1:45.17 (52.60 + 52.57)
3. Alexander Tretiakov (RUS) 1:45.75 (52.70 + 53.05)
4. Matthias Guggenberger (AUT) 1:45.77 (52.75 + 53.02)
5. Kristan Bromley (GBR) 1:45.80 (52.91 + 52.89)
6. Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 1:45.82 (52.94 + 52.88)
Golf
WGC Match Play Championship
TUCSON, Arizona: Second-round scores on Thursday in the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship:
Jones Division
Ryo Ishikawa (JPN) bt Ross McGowan (ENG) 1-up
Thongchai Jaidee (THA) bt Robert Karlsson (SWE) 4 and 3
Jeev Milkha Singh (FIJ) bt Matt Kuchar (USA) 1-up
Ian Poulter (ENG) bt Adam Scott (AUS) 2 and 1
Hogan Division
Tim Clark (RSA) bt Martin Kaymer (GER) 3 and 2
Sergio Garcia (ESP) bt Anders Hansen (DEN) 2 and 1
Oliver Wilson (ENG) bt Rory McIlroy (NIR) 20 holes
Luke Donald (ENG) bt Robert Allenby (AUS) 6 and 5
Player Division
Nick Watney (USA) bt Lee Westwood (ENG) 2 and 1
Retief Goosen (RSA) bt Ernie Els (RSA) 20 holes
Ben Crane (USA) bt Yang Yong-Eun (KOR) 3 and 2
Camilo Villegas (COL) bt Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 2 and 1
Snead Division
Charl Schwartzel (RSA) bt Jim Furyk (USA) 3 and 2
Stewart Cink (USA) bt Sean O'Hair (USA) 1-up
Paul Casey (ENG) bt Mike Weir (CAN) 5 and 4
Brian Gay (USA) bt Zach Johnson (USA) 2-up
USPGA Tour Mayakoba Classic
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico: Leading first-round scores on Thursday from the $3.6 million USPGA Tour Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun (USA unless noted):
64 - Joe Durant
65 - Briny Baird, Cameron Beckman, JP Hayes, Jarrod Lyle (AUS)
66 - Jason Gore, Thomas Levet (FRA), Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama (JPN), Tom Pernice
67 - KJ Choi (KOR), Chad Collins, Erik Compton, Mathias Gronberg (SWE), Mark Hensby (AUS), Brian Stuard, Chris Tidland, Charles Warren, Boo Weekley, Steve Wheatcroft, Jay Williamson, Dean Wilson
68 - Henrik Bjornstad (NOR), Richard S. Johnson (SWE)
69 - Alejandro Canizares (ESP)
70 - Jorge Campillo (ESP), Carl Pettersson (SWE), Brendon de Jonge (ZIM)
71 - Carlos Franco (PAR), Santiago Luna (ESP), Andrew McLardy (RSA), Phil Tataurangi (NZL)
72 - Stuart Appleby (AUS), Steve Elkington (AUS), David Lutterus (AUS), Jose Trauwitz (MEX)
NBA
New York: Results on Thursday (home team in CAPS)
Denver 118 CLEVELAND 116 (OT)
Boston 87 LA LAKERS 86
Soccer
Europa League
PARIS: Europa League round of 32 first leg results on Thursday:
At Kazan, Russia
Rubin Kazan (RUS) 3 (Bukharov 14, 23, Semak 69) Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR) 0
At Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ajax (NED) 1 (Sulejmani 16) Juventus (ITA) 2 (Amauri 31, 58)
At Bruges, Belgium
Club Brugge (BEL) 1 (Kouemaha 56) Valencia (ESP) 0
At Enschede, The Netherlands
FC Twente (NED) 1 (Janssen 39) Werder Bremen (GER) 0
At Lille, France
Lille (FRA) 2 (Balmont 3, Frau 52) Fenerbahce (TUR) 1 (Vederson 5)
At Liege, Belgium
Standard Liege (BEL) 3 (Axel 66-pen, 82, De Camargo 80) Salzburg 2 (AUT) (Janko 4, 45)
At Villarreal, Spain
Villarreal (ESP) 2 (Senna 43, Ruben 86) VfL Wolfsburg 2 (GER) (Grafite 66, 84-pen)
Tennis
ATP/WTA Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Results from the fifth day of the ATP/WTA tournaments on Thursday (x denotes seeding):
Men's 2nd rd: Tomas Berdych (CZE x5) bt Michael Russell (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Lukas Lacko (SVK) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6 (7/4), 2-1 retired; Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bt Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-4, 6-4;Sam Querrey (USA x8) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-4, 6-0; Andy Roddick (USA x1) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4.
Women's 1uarterfinals: Anne Keothavong (GBR) bt Karolina Sprem (CRO) 6-4, 6-3; Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Melanie Oudin (USA x2) 6-1, 6-3; Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST x3) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/0); Maria Sharapova (RUS x1) bt Elena Baltacha (GBR) 6-2, 7-5.
WTA Colombian Open
BOGOTA: Results from the fourth day of the WTA Colombian Open on Thursday:
2nd rd: Pauline Parmentier (FRA) bt Catalina Castano (COL) 6-2, 6-4; Klara Zakopalova (CZE x7) bt Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Mariana Duque (COL) bt Khrystyna Antoniychuk (UKR) 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (12-1).
ATP Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES: Results from the fifth day of the ATP tournament on Thursday:
Quarterfinals: David Ferrer (ESP x1) bt Frederico Gil (POR) 6-3, 6-0; Igor Andreev (RUS x6) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Horacio Zeballos (ARG x8) bt Carlos Moya (ESP) 6-4, 6-4; Juan Mnaco (ARG x4) bt Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-2.
ATP Marseille
MARSEILLE, France: Results from the fourth day of the ATP Open 13 on Thursday:
2nd rd: Guillaume Rufin (FRA) bt Yannick Mertens (BEL) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Robin Soderling (SWE x1) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4; Gael Monfils (FRA x3) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 7-6 (7/3); Illya Marchenko (UKR) bt Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
WTA Dubai Open
DUBAI: Results on the fifth day of the $two million WTA Dubai Open on Thursday:
Quarterfinals: Shahar Peer (ISR) bt Li Na (CHN x8) 7-5, 3-0 - retired; Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x7) bt Regina Kulikova (RUS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Victoria Azarenka (BLR x4) bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS x12) 6-1, 6-3; Venus Williams (USA x3) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4.

(China Daily 02/20/2010 page11)