Olympics
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Analysis: China's bubble Olympics kept reality at a distance
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - They did it - that much seems obvious. But what, exactly, was the "it" that they did? China pulled off a logistically adept Olympics with very few mechani...
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At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press BEIJING - Warnings to use disposable "burner" phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smart...
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Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against "human rights atrocities" while still i...
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US men's hockey team gets noise complaint after Olympic loss
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Members of the U.S. men's hockey team were involved in a noisy late-night party at the Olympic athletes village that prompted a conversation between the U...
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Bolshunov wins 3rd gold of Beijing Olympics in 30K race
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - The windy conditions played right into the hands - and skis - of Alexander Bolshunov. The Russian earned his third gold medal ...
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Edin skips Sweden to Olympic curling gold, Britain 2nd
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Five-time world champion. Olympic bronze medalist. Olympic silver medalist. And now, finally, Niklas Edin of Sweden has claimed the only major title missing fr...
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Sui, Han earn Olympic gold at last in pairs figure skating
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Sui Wenjing and Han Cong captured the Olympic gold medal that eluded them by a razor-thin margin four years ago, edging Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova an...
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Schouten wins 3rd gold on final day of Olympic speedskating
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Irene Schouten grew up dreaming of an Olympic gold medal. She'll head home from the Beijing Games with three of 'em. The Dutch speedskater established herself ...
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U.S. skaters file appeal to get Olympic medals
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - The U.S. figure skaters whose Olympic silver medals are being withheld have filed an appeal to have them awarded before the end of the Beijing Games...
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Epic Olympic battle highlights biathlon at Beijing Games
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China - The Frenchman fared better in the first week. The Norwegian nailed it in the second. The biathlon competition at this year's Olympi...