Olympics
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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...
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Rink royalty from Northbrook: He's a 2-time Olympian, she's a North American champFeb 17, 2022 4:30 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...
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Canada beats U.S. women 3-2 for hockey gold medalFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Canada's Captain Clutch, Marie-Philip Poulin, delivered at the Olympics again. Poulin scored twice, including her third gold-medal clinching goal, and Canada ...
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on Thursday night. It just wasn't the one anyone expected. Even the fact that ...
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Shiffrin skis out again, will leave Beijing with no individual medalsFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined on Thursday and once again was unable to finish a race at the Beijing Olympics. She will leave the 2022 Games...
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South Korea's Choi wins 1,500 in Olympic short track
Feb 16, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short-track speedskating race on Wednesday. She won in 2 minutes, 17.78...
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Skiing with soul, Hall, Goepper go 1-2 in Olympic slopestyle
Feb 16, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - The medals were great. Every bit as important to American slopestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper: They did it their way. Hall and Goepper took...