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Pyeongchang 2018 flame lit in birthplace of ancient Olympics

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS
Oct 24, 2017 7:00 am - ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) - The flame for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Tuesday, despite a brief cloudburst that disrup...
Former Olympic champion skier Janka injures knee in crash

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Former Olympic champion skier Carlo Janka is likely to miss the upcoming World Cup season and the Winter Olympics after severely injuring a knee in trainin...
AP Interview: Tokyo vows clean water for Olympic triathlon

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Oct 24, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A top Tokyo Olympic Games organizer pledged Tuesday to keep water clean and safe at marathon swimming and triathlon venues, where bacterial contamination wa...
WADA investigating claims of systematic doping in China

By CIARAN FAHEY
Oct 23, 2017 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking into allegations made by a German broadcaster that Chinese athletes benefited from systematic doping in the 1980s a...
Russia accuses US govt of pushing for its Olympic exclusion

The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin accused the U.S. government on Friday of pushing for Russia's exclusion from the Olympics. A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said th...
Rio Olympic head leaves prison; will face corruption charges

By STEPHEN WADE
Oct 20, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carlos Nuzman left prison on Friday after his arrest two weeks ago on eventual charges that he arranged bribes to land the Olympics he headed last ...
Jacobs grad talks about Olympic career, his love of high school

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Olympic silver medalist Evan Jager came home to a hero's welcome Friday, garnering thunderous applause from a packed auditorium at Jacobs High School. The Algonquin nati...
Rio Olympic head Nuzman formally charged with corruption

By STEPHEN WADE and MAURICIO SAVARESE
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carlos Nuzman, the head of last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been charged by Brazilian federal prosecutors with corruption, money laundering...
Swiss lawmakers agree on $1B backing for 2026 Olympic bid

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's federal government said Wednesday it is prepared to pay almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.02 billion) toward Sion hosting the 2026 Winter Oly...
Shani Davis leads US speedskating team for World Cup circuit

The Associated Press
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - KEARNS, Utah (AP) - Four-time Olympic medalist Shani Davis leads an experienced U.S. speedskating team that will compete on the World Cup circuit leading up to the 2018 ...

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