SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Jarkko Immonen and Mikael Granlund scored two goals apiece, and Finland opened preliminary-round Olympic play with an 8-4 victory over Austria on Thursday in men’s hockey.

I am convinced that we will also see numerous athletes from Upper Austria competing at the upcoming Olympic Games in Milan Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028," Achleitner added.

Austria’s roster for men’s Olympic qualifiers features David Reinbacher, Marco Kasper, and Vinzenz Rohrer. No Marco Rossi. Austria faces Slovakia, Kazakhstan, and Hungary from Aug. 29-Sep. 1.

Austria have been drawn in Group B, along with 2010 Olympic champions Canada, Finland and Norway, while Latvia will face Sweden, Switzerland and Czech Republic in Group C.

Austria won Olympic gold in the ski jumping team event on Monday, four years after failing to even earn a medal in the event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. “We missed the podium four years ago ...

Those were enough to propel Slovenia and Austria into the eighth and ninth seeds, respectively, which is a big deal -- the winner is now guaranteed a quarterfinal berth and top-eight Olympic finish in ...

YANQING — Austria’s Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.

Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men's kitesurfing, the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics, whose medals bring to a close sailing competitions ...

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As one of Austria's six certified Olympic Centres, the facility on Linz’s Gugl meets all key standards in areas such as sports medicine, sports science (including biomechanics), massage and ...

Cancel anytime. ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Austria won Olympic gold in the ski jumping team event on Monday, four years after failing to even earn a medal in the event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.