Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl celebrated winning back-to-back gold medals by stripping off at the finish line. The 40-year-old immediately removed four layers of clothing after claiming

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun-splashed Olympic victory they simply knew was coming. Then, they all looked down and checked their programs.

The giant snowboard slalom is a similar event to what skiiers compete in, racing down a hill, side to side, passing through various gates. Karl won in the end by 0.19 seconds over Korea's Kim Sangkyum. And that earned the watching audience quite the celebration.

Benjamin Karl secures gold and grabs headlines with his celebrations at the Winter Olympics.

Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl raced to a second straight gold medal in the men's parallel giant slalom on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Games, capping his glittering career on the slopes at his fifth Olympics.

Ester Ledecka's quest to become the first snowboarder to win gold medals at three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday.She lost her quarterfinal race in the sport's parallel giant slalom by 0.

Norway’s Sander Eitrem took home gold in the men’s 5,000-meter speedskating competition, setting an Olympic record at 6:03.95. Czechia won gold in women’s parallel giant slalom, while Austria took gold in the men’s event.