Olympics
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Russia kicks off Sochi Games with hope and hubrisFeb 07, 2014 7:43 am - SOCHI, Russia — A crowning achievement of Vladimir Putin’s Russia kicked off Friday with a celebration of its past greatness and hopes for future glory, most especially ...
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SOCHI SCENE: Kwan’s Sochi stumpingFeb 07, 2014 7:43 am - SOCHI, Russia — Michelle Kwan is fitting in some time for political campaigning while she covers the Sochi Games. The two-time Olympic figure skating medalist is asking ...
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Yogurt spat throws off routines of U.S. OlympiansFeb 07, 2014 6:07 am - SOCHI, Russia — U.S. Olympians will have to make do without the team’s official yogurt — depriving them of a source of protein and potentially disturbing their daily rou...
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Coach: Vetter to start Olympic opener for U.S. womenFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - SOCHI, Russia — Jesse Vetter will start in goal for the U.S. women’s hockey team when it opens the Olympics against Finland on Saturday. U.S. coach Katey Stone made the ...
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Stoch leads elite jumpers at normal hill trainingFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Already dominant in World Cup ski jumping this season, Kamil Stoch showed Friday why he’s a strong gold medal favorite at the Sochi Olympics. ...
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Britain’s Pickering out of Olympics with injuryFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Britain’s Craig Pickering has withdrawn from the bobsled competition at the Sochi Olympics with a back injury. Pickering, who also on Britain’...
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American freestyler out with broken legFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — American Heidi Kloser had to pull out of the Olympics after injuring her right leg during a training run before moguls qualifying. Kloser tore...
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Wagner, Marlie to skate US team short programsFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - SOCHI, Russia — Hoping to climb out of a huge hole, the United States has turned to its world champions in the team competition at the Sochi Olympics. Meryl Davis and C...
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Swiss skier Suter leads women’s downhill trainingFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Fabienne Suter of Switzerland led the second women’s downhill training session Friday at the Olympics, which went off without problem after a ...
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Injured Austrian pulls out of slopestyleFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Austrian snowboarder Adrian Krainer withdrew from the Olympics after suffering an inch-long cut on his chin and hurting his heels during train...