Olympics
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EXPLAINER: Competing for 'another' country is nothing new
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - U.S.-born athletes have taken center stage at the Winter Olympics in Beijing - for the host country, that is, generating scrutiny of nationality-switching. Eil...
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'Very triggering for me': What two top skaters from suburbs say about Russian doping case
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug t...
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A roundup of gold medals from Monday
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - A roundup of gold medals from Monday at the Beijing Games: BOBSLED WOMEN'S MONOBOB Former Canadian bobsledder Kaillie Humphries easily won the inaugural women'...
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Snowboarders say judging an issue at Olympic big air, too
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Red Gerard, the happy-go-lucky American snowboarder who famously overslept the morning he won gold in Pyeongchang, never thought he'd be the one slamming the s...
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Olympic skater's entourage could face trouble under US law
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Legal troubles for the coach and others in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's orbit could emerge in the United States even after her doping case...
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With Valieva cleared, Russian 'Quad Squad' out for sweep
Feb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press BEIJING - The biggest barrier between Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva and another Olympic gold medal is no longer a panel of judges holed up ...
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Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics
Feb 12, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can compete at the Olympics in the women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of...
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Young US hockey team beats Canada to start Olympics 2-0
Feb 12, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - It's no secret the young United States men's hockey team is fast and skilled. Turns out the kids can hit, too. Answering all the questions raised about th...
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How local Olympians faredFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Men's ski jumpingIn Friday's large hill qualifier, Casey Larson (Barrington) and Kevin Bickner (Wauconda) finished in the Top 50 and advanced to the final round. Lar...
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Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold
Feb 12, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - When the last pair crossed the line, the excruciating wait finally over, Gao Tingyu was swallowed by his teammates and coaches. Then he grabbed a Chinese flag ...