the finish line. (NBC Olympics) Speed skating, men's 5000 m: In his quest to emulate Eric Heiden and win five golds at the Winter Olympics, the American and former inline skater Chad Hedrick begins well by winning the opening distance of 5000 metres. His race time of 6:14.68 is 0.02 seconds behind the four-year-old Olympic record of Jochem Uytdehaage. Dutchman Sven Kramer wins silver, 1.72 seconds adrift, while home skater Enrico Fabris takes Italy's first medal with a bronze (NBC Olympics) Freestyle skiing, women's moguls: Qualifying winner and two-time World Cup winner Jennifer Heil of Canada wins the first gold medal for the Canucks in 2006, finishing with a total of 26.50, nearly one point ahead of Norway's defending Olympic champion Kari Traa, who takes Norway's fourth medal of the Games. France's Sandra Laoura wins bronze with 25.37 points. (NBC Olympics) Ice hockey, women's group stage: Group A: Sweden 3–1 RussiaCanada 16–0 Italy: The sixteen goals is an all-time record for women's hockey. Group B: Finland 3–0 GermanyUnited States 6–0 Switzerland (NBC Olympics) Luge, men's singles: Italy's Armin Zoeggeler is well placed to take the home nation's first gold after clocking the fastest time in both of the runs in the singles event, leading with a time of 1:43.132. The event continues with two more runs tomorrow, with Russian Albert Demtschenko in second place and American Tony Benshoof in third. (NBC Olympics) Rugby Union: 2006 Six Nations Championship England 31–16 Italy England secures a hard-fought victory over Italy, who led 9–7 in the second half. France 43–31 Ireland France hold off a strong Irish comeback in the second half after leading 43–3. Rugby Union: 2006 Super 14 Season Current title holders, the Crusaders defeat southern neighbours, the Highlanders 38–15 in Christchurch. Last years runners up the Waratahs win a close match in Brisbane over the Reds. The final score was 16–12, with the Reds securing a bonus point for a loss under 7 points. The Stormers win 23–12 over the favourites for the wooden spoon, the Cats in Johannesburg The Sharks get their Super 14 campaign started with a 30–21 over the visiting New Zealand side the Chiefs in Durban. 10 February 2006 (Friday) Football: 2006 African Cup of Nations – Final Egypt 0–0 Ivory Coast (aet, 4–2 on penalties) Egypt win the penalty shoot-out 4–2, to win the African Cup of Nations for a record fifth time (after 1957,