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What's it like to be Olympic alternate? Ask Gurnee skater Danny O'Shea

By Eileen O. Daday
Feb 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...
'America's sweetheart' Adam Rippon a gold-medal talker

Chelsea Janes The Washington Post
Feb 13, 2018 12:00 am - DAEGWALLYEONG, South Korea - U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon has spent much of his first week or so at these Olympics sharing his opinions, and inspiring them in others. ...
Knierims ready to jump right into pairs competition

By Christopher Kwiecinski Special to the Daily Herald
Feb 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...
NBC dumps analyst after comment about Japan angered Koreans

By Cindy Boren The Washington Post
Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - An apology was not enough for NBC, which fired one of its Olympic analysts after his comments about Japan angered Koreans. Joshua Cooper Ramo, who is co-CEO of former Se...
No, Mirai Nagasu does not have a giant 'USA' tattoo on her inner thigh

By Des Bieler The Washington Post
Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Mirai Nagasu's performance Monday during the Olympics had many viewers exclaiming,"Wow, I can't believe she hit a triple axel!" The American figure skater also had some ...
Tuesday's Olympic schedule

The Washington Post WP Bloomberg
Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Tuesday, Feb. 13 What to watch: The U.S. women's hockey team competes for an elusive gold medal with a match against Olympic Athletes from Russia. Mikaela Shiffrin ...
How to watch freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Tik Root The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is freestyle skiing? A: Freestyle skiing is a catchall category of sorts for the non-Alpine, non-Nordic skiing events. Each discipline has a different histo...
Oak Park's Lehman struggles to repeat speedskating success

By Anna Kook Special to the Daily Herald
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - After finishing 16th at Sochi four years ago, Oak Park native Emery Lehman's 21st place finish in men's 5000 meter speedskating at the Winter ...
How to watch luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Tik Root The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is luge? A: Luge is one of three sliding sports at the games (bobsled and skeleton are the others). It's similar to skeleton but feet first and on your back...
How to watch biathlon at the 2018 Olympics

Tracee Hamilton The Washington Post
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is biathlon? A: Simply put, biathlon combines cross-country skiing and shooting. Athletes, with rifles slung on their backs, ski a set course, which raises ...

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