Olympics
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Essay: The North Korean cheerleaders touched my heart on Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - As expected, I spent my Valentine's Day evening watching North Korean cheerleaders push determinedly through a song as Will Smith's visionary cl...
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Slovenia comes back to stun US 3-2 in OT in Olympic opener
Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Five practices were supposed to prepare the Americans for this, and they knew at the second intermission Slovenia was going to come out pun...
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Meet Chloe Kim: Ice cream-loving teen, dominant gold medalist
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Hansen, U.S. teammates struggle in 1,500-meter speedskatingFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Brian Hansen stood at the start line and realized he ate too much. "This is just going to sound like a big excuse but I felt like I had Thanksgi...
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Shani Davis: Brilliant career, complicated legacy
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Addison native, husband won't earn another Olympic medal, but they have already won bigFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Not a year and a half before Alexa Scimeca-Knierim slid onto the ice at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday, she was wasting away. Pound by pound, ...
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Pyeongchang: Putting the 'winter' back in the Winter Olympics
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What's it like to be Olympic alternate? Ask Gurnee skater Danny O'SheaFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - Pairs figure skating events open Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and for former U.S. pairs champions Danny O'Shea of Gurnee and Tarah Kayne of...
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'America's sweetheart' Adam Rippon a gold-medal talker
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Knierims ready to jump right into pairs competitionFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNUENG, South Korea — Alexa Scimeca Knierim was on the side of Olympic figure skating history Monday, but not before making sure it didn't have a self-inflicted blemi...