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Ex-Olympic skier Bode Miller 'beyond devastated' after death of 19-month-old daughter

By Des Bieler The Washington Post
Jun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Bode Miller said he and his wife are "beyond devastated" by the death of their 19-month-old daughter, Emeline. The toddler died in a drowning accident on Sunday. The 40-...
Olympic trio visits Norge, where ski jump dreams began

By Burt Constable
Apr 14, 2018 1:00 am - Even with his "USA" backpack, 21-year-old Wauconda native Kevin Bickner looks like just another person getting off the train Saturday in Fox River Grove and trudging his...
Local athletes help USA Sled Hockey Team earn another gold medal

By Darci Miller teamusa.org
Mar 20, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: Two hockey players with Illinois connections helped Team USA win another gold medal in Sled Hockey at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea. The...
Carpentersville Olympian Bradie Tennell the highlight of East Dundee parade

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - "I'm really happy to be home," Olympic figure skater Bradie Tennell said as she received a rousing welcome Saturday from Carpentersville firefighters and community membe...
Naperville Central alum helps coach German men's team to Olympic hockey silver

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - As Matt McIlvane waited in Seoul for a plane to take him to Frankfurt, Germany, and then to Munich, the 32-year-old Naperville Central alumnus reflected Sunday on the lo...
For 16 days, Pyeongchang Games turned all of us into one unified team

By Jerry Brewer The Washington Post
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - The coach with the hardest job at these Olympics left in tears. They were happy ones. Sarah Murray, who led the unified Korean women's hockey ...
John Shuster was leveled by the sport he loved. Then he got back up and won gold.

By Barry Svrluga The Washington Post
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - This wasn't supposed to be the scene on the third Saturday of the Olympics, when as many people have gone home as remain behind. And just becaus...
Mass-start speedskating debut yields gold for hosts, more disappointment for U.S.

By Liz Clarke The Washington Post
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - There is a classic beauty to speedskating, reflected in the grace of competitors as they glide around the oval, transferring their weight from o...
Vic Wild, born in U.S. but snowboarding for Russians, rips various Olympic entities

By Adam Kilgore The Washington Post
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - BONGPYEONG, South Korea - The competitive portion of Vic Wild's experience at the Pyeongchang Olympics lasted less than three minutes, consisting of three runs Saturday ...
America's gay Olympians hope that in 20 years 'gay Olympians' won't be a thing

By Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post
Feb 25, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Whoosh forward in the bobsled of your imagination to the 2038 Winter Olympics, and wonder: Will this scene from last Wednesday even be viable? W...

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