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Austria’s Benjamin Karl, Czech’s Ester Ledecka win gold medals in snowboarding parallel super-G
Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic competes during the women's parallel giant slalom of snowboard at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. On Tuesday in Beijing, she defended her title, winning her second Olympic gold medal in the event. Photo by We Zhuang/Xinhua Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Austria's Benjamin Karl and…
Austria’s Matthias Mayer wins gold in men’s super-G; American Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes silver
1/3 The medalists in men's super-G (L-R) American Ryan Cochran-Siegle who took silver, Matthias Mayer of Austria with gold and Aamodt Aleksander Kilde of Norway with bronze pose with their medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/UPI | License Photo Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Matthias Mayer made Olympic…
Austria’s Sebastian Kurz to step down as chancellor
The move comes days after prosecutors said Kurz was under investigation over government corruption.Austria’s Sebastian Kurz on Saturday announced he was stepping down as chancellor following pressure on him to resign after he was implicated in a corruption scandal. In a televised media statement, Kurz said he wanted to “make space to prevent chaos”. “We…