Olympics
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The question at the Olympic Oval: Dutch domination, again?
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WOLVEGA, Netherlands (AP) - No! Absolutely no way! No one should be counting on a repeat performance. Not even the most optimistic Dutchman does. Yes, count on the Dutch...
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'SNL' comedian Leslie Jones returns to Olympics as super fan
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Super fan Leslie Jones is returning to the Olympics. The "Saturday Night Live" comedian is joining NBC's coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics as a contri...
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After wreck, Olympic champ I-Pod tweets: 'I am doing OK'
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Injured Olympic halfpipe champion Iouri Podladtchikov tweeted a picture of himself in a hospital gown along with the message "I am doing OK," after a...
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All eyes on Team Canada in figure skating at Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - The figure skating contingent from Canada, at 17 strong the largest of any nation, intends to lead its country into the Winter Olympics next week in ways both literal an...
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10 signs to protect young gymnasts from toxic coaching tactics
Jan 30, 2018 12:00 am - I've spent the past two weeks wondering whether I should pull my daughter from gymnastics. I suspect thousands of other parents feel the same way, as the army of former ...
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Veteran skater Kostner still young at heart for Olympics
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Carolina Kostner doesn't mind that figure skating tends to be a young woman's game. The Italian skater and five-time European champion will turn 31 the day...
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Russia says banned athlete accredited as Olympic coach
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian Olympic Committee says an athlete banned for doping has been accredited as a coach for the Pyeongchang Olympics. According to an ROC list of 80...
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US captain Gionta to play AHL game prior to Olympics
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Olympic men's hockey captain Brian Gionta will tune up for South Korea with his hometown Rochester Americans. The American Hockey League team...
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I-Pod injury a stark reminder of dangers of halfpipe
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - It certainly wasn't the first time Iouri Podladtchikov had elicited gasps from a halfpipe crowd. This time, though, there was nothing to celebrate. A...
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A global tale: Greubel Poser's Olympic story like none other
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Jamie Greubel Poser drives a bobsled for the United States. Her husband competes for Germany. And her sister hails from South Korea. That all in...