Olympics
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What to watch: Tuesday's Olympic schedule
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - Tuesday, Feb. 20 What to watch: An injury sidelined Lindsey Vonn before the Sochi Olympics. Now, the 33-year-old will try to become the oldest woman in Alpine skiin...
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Shibutanis prove siblings can succeed in sometimes-steamy ice dance
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The night before they won their first Olympic medal, Alex and Maia Shibutani were frustrated. They skated what they believed to be their best sh...
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Suburban ski jumper places 20th in large hill event, accomplishing Olympic goalFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - When Kevin Bickner looks back years from now on his first experience at the Olympics, he'll always remember the overwhelming feeling of standing atop the large hill in P...
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How a skier managed to compete at Olympics despite not being very good
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - Elizabeth Swaney is not bad at skiing, not at all. But she is not very good, either, and certainly not Olympic-caliber in the halfpipe. So how, at age 33 no less, did sh...
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Kirstie Alley vs. US curling - the Olympic feud we've been waiting for
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - In on> corner, wearing a black dress: American actress Kirstie Alley! “Im not trying to be mean but. . .. . . Curling is boring,” Alley tweeted. And in the other corner...
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College players lift US men's hockey into Olympic quarterfinals
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The idea belonged to Jim Johansen, the general manager who conceived this motley U.S. men's hockey team. Most of the players would come from min...
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The Olympic rings that follow US athletes home from the games
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Snowboard cross rider Nick Baumgartner came to Pyeongchang for his third Olympic Games with two hardware-related goals in mind. First, obvious...
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Essay: Who knew Olympians were so small - and so vulnerable?
Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The first thing I noticed about ice dancer Madison Chock was that she was so much smaller in person. Most on-ice athletes are. The skates normal...
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Adam Rippon turns down NBC gig to remain an Olympian through the Games
Feb 18, 2018 12:00 am - Well, at least NBC will still be able to interview Adam Rippon, right? In a reversal of news she had broken earlier on Sunday, USA Today's Christine Brennan reported tha...
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Without NHL players, Olympic men's tournament gives a glimpse of the future
Feb 18, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The Olympic men's hockey tournament, with NHL players consigned to their teams in North America for the first time since 1994, is a competition ...