Olympics
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Golden Germans: Geisenberger, Loch seek another Olympic win
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - There has never been a women's luge athlete who has won more World Cup medals than Natalie Geisenberger. Same goes for world championship medals, same goes for Olympic m...
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Snow volleyball will make case for Olympics in Pyeongchang
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - A snow volleyball exhibition is planned for Pyeongchang to help the sport's international governing body make the case for it to be added to the Olympics. If successful,...
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Orser has 3 potential gold medalists for Pyeongchang Games
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - Brian Orser, figure skating coach extraordinaire, took a break from his first class: adults ranging from middle age into their 80s. "Actually, it's my favorite thing I d...
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Putin says Russia hopes to turn page on doping at Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - While branding the World Anti-Doping Agency's key witness a "nutjob," Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he hopes Russia can soon leave its years of doping scanda...
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Russian speedskater refuses IOC invitation to Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian speedskater refused her place at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Tuesday after several of her teammates weren't invited. Olga Graf, a two-time bronze...
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IOC 'concerned' that doping sample bottles can be opened
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC is "very concerned" about claims that the new sample bottles for the Pyeongchang Olympics can be opened, and one national anti-dopin...
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Bigger ice makes a big difference at the Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Size matters. Especially when it's 15 feet. If an Olympic hockey coach coming from North America tried to imitate Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers" and took a tape measure to t...
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Nigeria's first bobsled team running for pride and legacy
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Seun Adigun told herself her athletic career was done after she ran her last race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself ...
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Alpine ski techs are out of sight, and key to Olympic glory
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - A warm aroma of melting wax curled out of the room where an unsung artisan of Alpine skiing was at work. The trail led from a brightly lit bas...
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American twins will have some sisterly company at Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Just call it a sister thing. Whenever another hockey team has sisters on the rosters, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando take notice. Well, the U....