Olympics
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Epic Olympic battle highlights biathlon at Beijing Games
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China - The Frenchman fared better in the first week. The Norwegian nailed it in the second. The biathlon competition at this year's Olympi...
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Lincicome: Beijing could be remembered as the Olympics of GriefFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - It is hard to take seriously any sport that has a section called "Kiss and Cry," which seems more an instruction than a description, though honest emotion can occur. So...
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How local Olympians fared: Addison pairs skater advances to finalsFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - Figure skating In the pairs short program, Addison native Alexa Knierim and partner Brandon Frazier advanced to the finals after scoring 74.23. The second of 18 pai...
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Canada beats US behind Gushue to win Olympic curling bronze
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - John Shuster began his fifth Olympics as a U.S. flag bearer, leading the defending men's curling champions and the rest of Team USA into the Beijing Games' ope...
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China's Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are in a most familiar place atop the pairs competition at the Olympics. They plan to hold onto the spot this time. Four years after a...
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Germany leads in women's Olympic bobsled, USA in 3rd
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - The Germans remain right at home on China's Olympic sliding track. Winners of gold medals in seven of the eight sliding events so far at the Beijing Games, Ger...
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Sustaining women's hockey growth still post-Olympics issue
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Speaking less than 24 hours apart over the final two days of the women's Olympic hockey tournament, the two captains' messages were emphatic, emotional and sim...
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After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach joined the global bandwagon of support for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Friday, criticizing her entourage and questio...
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Olympic ski halfpipers crank up the tunes before their runs
Feb 18, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Needing to rock his final Olympic halfpipe run just to qualify, Aaron Blunck proceeded to pump up the volume. With a song called "TOES" featuring Da...
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Chuck and Donna Burke: Speedskating royalty, right here in NorthbrookFeb 17, 2022 8:30 am - When they picked up the phone, Chuck and Donna Burke were home at Covenant Living of Northbrook, watching Olympic speedskating. Naturally. Much of their lives centered a...