Olympics
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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Pickering out of Olympics with injuryFeb 07, 2014 5:06 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Britain’s Craig Pickering has withdrawn from the bobsled competition at the Sochi Olympics with a back injury.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...
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Lysacek in Sochi: Speed winsFeb 07, 2014 5:00 am - SOCHI, Russia — Defending men's figure skating champion and Naperville native Evan Lysacek says speed will decide who succeeds him as Olympic gold medalist. Lysacek is ...
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Ten Blackhawks set for the OlympicsFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - Michal Handzus Slovakia Forward Age: 36 Profile: Like his Olympic teammate Marian Hossa, Handzus is a veteran of international competition. This will be his fourth Olymp...
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Illinois can cheer on some local OlympiansFeb 07, 2014 4:30 am - Minus the 10 Blackhawks players on Olympic rosters, here's a look at the other Olympians on Team USA with Illinois connections. : Aja Evans Bobsled Age: 25 The track and...