Olympics
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Lipnitskaia at home: 'She's a girl with character'Feb 14, 2014 12:01 am - MOSCOW - She got the gold. Then she went straight home - to practice some more. A day after snagging a gold medal for the Russian figure skating team at the Sochi Winte...
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Viletta stuns favorites to win super-combined; Miller finishes fourthFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - For Sandro Viletta, it was a stunning Olympic gold. For Ivica Kostelic, it was the same old Olympic silver. Viletta took advantage of a bliste...
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Cologna wins 15K classical race for 2nd Sochi goldFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Dario Cologna of Switzerland won his second gold at the Sochi Olympics on Friday with a dominant performance in the men's 15-kilometer classic...
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Domracheva wins 2nd biathlon gold at Sochi GamesFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Darya Domracheva of Belarus earned her second gold medal of the Sochi Olympics on Friday by winning the women's 15-kilometer individual race. ...
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Wins for Sweden, Canada in men's Olympic curlingFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Sweden ended China's unbeaten run in men's Olympic curling with a tense 6-5 victory in overtime, and Canada produced its best performance of the tourname...
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Fans at Highland Park arena proud of Jason BrownFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Hundreds of fans from across the suburbs flocked to the Centennial Ice Arena in Highland Park to watch hometown favorite Jason Brown compete in Olympic figure skating Fr...
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Putin visits US, Canada houses at Winter GamesFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin is making the rounds of national houses in Sochi, and from the pictures posted by athletes to Twitter, the visits are so...
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Crowd cheers Indiana skier for Olympic medal winFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. - Hundreds of people gathered in the southeastern Indiana hometown of Olympic slopestyle skier Nick Goepper to watch him win the bronze medal. The cro...
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Short-handed Sweden beats Switzerland 1-0 in men's hockeyFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Daniel Alfredsson scored off a rebound with 7:21 left and Henrik Lundqvist had a 26-save shutout Friday, lifting short-handed Sweden to a 1-0 win over Sw...
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US struggling at oval, focus on high-tech suitsFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - They were touted as the fastest speedskating suits in the world. Looks like they might be slowing the Americans down. The new high-tech skinsuits, develo...