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Nathan Chen, US lead team figure skating at Beijing Olympics

By DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports Writer
Feb 04, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that Russia's powerful stable of figure skaters, including world champions in three of the four disciplines, w...
China's pandemic Olympics begin, with lockdown and boycotts

By SARAH DiLORENZO
Feb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press BEIJING - The country where the coronavirus outbreak emerged two years ago launched a locked-down Winter Olympics on Friday, proudly projecting its migh...
'It's like freedom': Competitors, crowd of 8,000+ relish atmosphere at Norge ski jumping event

By Steve Zalusky
Jan 30, 2022 12:00 am - If your goal is to enjoy Olympic-style competition and flaunt your inner Viking, the annual Norge Winter Ski Jump Tournament in Fox River Grove is just the event for you...
'I'm honestly beyond excited': Northbrook's Compher ready to make Olympic debut in Beijing

By Dave Oberhelman
Jan 20, 2022 7:00 am - Jesse Compher plainly assesses what she brings to a hockey team. “A two-way forward who works hard and competes hard every chance I get on the ice,” she said. The Glenbr...
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press
Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron varia...
Beijing Winter Olympics will be second consecutive Games for Bickner

By Michal Dwojak Shaw Media
Dec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Wauconda native Kevin Bickner is heading back to the Winter Olympics. Bickner, 25, who grew up training with the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, secured his spot on T...
Lincicome: It's about the athletes not the politics at the Olympics

By Bernie Lincicome
Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - If I've been asked once I've been asked ... well, once, what is this Olympic boycott thing all about? Before I can answer I am also asked, "Are there mountains in Beijin...
Constable: Tournament will draw table tennis elite to Libertyville

By Burt Constable
Oct 28, 2021 5:30 am - YouTube #8220;You see a world-class player playing a kid's game with little kids,#8221; says Englebert Solis, owner of tournament sponsor Edgeball Table Tennis. #8220;It...
Track legend Joyner-Kersee teaches young athletes in Elk Grove Village

Daily Herald report
Oct 10, 2021 1:00 am - If you want to be the best, why not learn from the best. That was the idea that brought a group of young athletes to Elk Grove High School on Sunday for a track-and-fiel...
Biles tells Congress 'enough is enough' after gymnast abuse

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress on Wednesday that "enough is enough" in emotional testimony along with other young gymnast...

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