Winter Olympics briefing: the tooth fairy brings gold as USA end 46-year wait

Jack Hughes lost his front teeth in men’s ice hockey final against Canada before scoring overtime winner If the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was a love letter to Italian heritage, the final day was a thunderous operatic finale, a crescendo of clashing sticks, soaring amplitude and the bittersweet tears of legends taking their final bows. As the sun dipped behind the peaks of the Dolomites for the last time this fortnight, the Olympic flame did not just flicker out – it was ...

By Yara El-Shaboury