Olympics
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U.S. expat Wild wins men's parallel giant slalomFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - The husband and wife team of Vic Wild and Alena Zavarzina are both heading home with Olympic medals. Wild rolled to victory in men's snowboard...
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SOCHI SCENE: White peaksFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Some days during the Winter Olympics, snow has been relatively sparse on the mountains above Sochi. Not Wednesday. AP photographer Andy Wong ...
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Russian security forces attack Pussy Riot membersFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press SOCHI, Russia - Cossack militia attacked Russia's Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the artists - who have feuded with Vladimir Puti...
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Bjoerndalen sets record with Norway's relay winFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - In a fitting way to mark becoming the most decorated Winter Olympian ever, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen ensured his record 13th medal was gold Wednes...
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SOCHI SCENE: Many crashes in men's giant slalomFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - With 109 listed starters in men's giant slalom, there are bound to be lots of crashes. The slow-mo replay folks are having a field day. Only 79 competito...
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Sweden tops Slovenia 5-0, advances to hockey semifinalsFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves for his second shutout of the Sochi Games and Carl Hagelin scored twice, helping Sweden rout upstart Slovenia 5-0 Wednesda...
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Bode Miller out of slalom after tweaking left kneeFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Bode Miller's Sochi Olympics are over, one race earlier than he had hoped. Given that he'll be 40 by the time the 2018 Games roll around, the ...
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Kummer wins gold in women's parallel giant slalomFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Patrizia Kummer of Switzerland has won gold in women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom. Kummer cruised to victory when Tomoka Takeuchi of J...
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Canada holds off Latvia 2-1 in Olympic thrillerFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Shea Weber scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 6:54 to play, and Canada survived an enormous scare from Latvia to advance to the Olympic men's hock...
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Unrest 'worried' 1st Venezuelan Olympic skierFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - As he prepared to become Venezuela's first Alpine skier at an Olympics, Antonio Jose Pardo Andretta had plenty on his mind about the unrest ba...