Olympics
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How to watch Olympic hockey in Pyeongchang
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is hockey? A: Hockey - ice hockey, in Olympic parlance - is an Olympic staple. The sport has been played at every Winter Olympic Games, and even one Summer ...
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Shirtless Tongan sensation returns to Olympics, this time as a cross-country skierFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Remember Pita Taufatofua from the Summer Olympics in Rio? Of course you do. The shirtless Tongan athlete with the nicely oiled torso and colorful native garb crushed the...
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Tennell keeps U.S. hopes alive in Olympic team eventFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The butterflies come before she takes the ice for figure skating competitions. But the moment Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell hears the music o...
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How to watch ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is ski jumping? Ski jumping is one of the Nordic Olympic sports. Competitors slide down a ramp and launch themselves into the air, trying to maintain perfec...
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How to watch snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is snowboarding? A: Snowboarding is a relatively new sport, invented in the 1960s and '70s. The sport quickly grew and was on the program for the inaugural ...
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How to watch Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is Alpine skiing? A: Alpine skiing - also known as downhill skiing - is a race between skiers, the mountain and the clock. While the length of the course, n...
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How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is short-track speedskating? Short-track speedskating is a high-octane sport in which passing and crashing are common. It's also relatively new to the Olymp...
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NBC's Mike Tirico: Trying to be Bob Costas 'would be stupid'Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - For 11 straight Summer and Winter Games - dating back to 1992 - Bob Costas served as the familiar and reliable face of the Olympics. But Costas is sitting out the Pyeong...
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During Opening Ceremonies, Pyeongchang Organizing Committee computer servers hackedFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - As the Winter Olympics formally opened with Friday's Opening Ceremonies, the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee said its servers were being hack...
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How to watch cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is cross-country skiing? A: Everyone recognizes traditional cross-country skiing when they see it. In the Olympics, the races are much faster, of course, an...