Sochi Olympics roundup: Kings and Ducks power Canada over Austria

SOCHI, Russia — Based on Jeff Carter’s hat trick and Drew Doughty’s game-opening goal in Canada’s 6-0 Olympic victory over Austria on Friday, you’d never know the Kings are one of the NHL’s lowest-scoring teams.

Carter, who began Friday’s game as Canada’s 13th forward, and standout defenseman Doughty have managed to leave the Kings’ offensive struggles behind in North America. Carter’s hat trick was a natural one — three straight goals — and Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf increased the Southern California hockey presence by scoring a short-handed goal to help Canada improve to 2-0 in pool play.

“It’s not very often I like to watch them going in the net from him,” Getzlaf said of Carter, evoking the Ducks-Kings rivalry. “It’s great to see Carts get around the net the way he does, and obviously he did a great job banging them in tonight.”

Curling

The U.S. women’s curling team was mathematically eliminated from medal contention when it lost, 9-2, to a previously winless Denmark. The U.S. has won only once in six games.

In another women’s game, Britain set an Olympic record with five steals in a 12-3 win over Japan. A steal is when a team scores when it is not throwing the last rock.

On the men’s side, U.S. lost to Russia, 7-6, when the Russians stole a point in the end. The men are 1-5.

Biathlon

Darya Domracheva of Belarus won her second gold medal of the Games and third lifetime when she won the women’s 15 kilometer in biathlon. She won the 12.5-kilometer pursuit Tuesday. Domracheva won a bronze in the 15km in Vancouver.

Selina Gasparin of Switzerland took the silver and Nadezhda Skardino of Belarus won the bronze.

Cross-country

Dario Cologna of Switzerland picked up his second medal of the Games when he easily won the 15-kilometer classical-style race. He also won the 30-kilometer skiathlon Sunday.

Johan Olsson of Sweden won the silver and the bronze was taken by Daniel Richardsson, also of Sweden.

The highest finishing U.S. skier was Noah Hoffman (34th) followed by Erik Bjornsen (38th), Brian Gregg (47th) and Kris Freeman (52nd).