Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women’s time trial (The Associated Press)

Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal course that left her in an exhausted heap at the finish. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands added a bronze medal to her gold from the road race. Armstrong, who turns 43 on Thursday, joined speedskater Bonnie Blair as the only American women to win three gold medals in the same event at any Olympics.