Olympics
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Kelly Clark wins on halfpipe to seal trip to 5th Olympics
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - MAMMOTH, Calif. (AP) - Kelly Clark qualified for her fifth Olympics with a victory in the season's final halfpipe qualifier. The 34-year-old Clark, who has an Olympic go...
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Canada women shooting for 5th straight Olympic hockey gold
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - Four years is a long time to wait for a second chance. For some, the chance for golden redemption has been much longer. The United States women's hockey team has not won...
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IOC creates pool of Russians eligible for Winter Olympics
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee said Friday it has created a pool of 389 Russians who are eligible to compete under a neutral flag at ne...
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Medals unlikely as 22 North Koreans head to Winter Olympics
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The 22 North Korean athletes now invited to compete at the Winter Olympics next month are unlikely to bring home any medals across the borde...
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With Olympics coming, Shiffrin works because she worries
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - Mikaela Shiffrin often finds herself fixating on two thoughts that are completely detached from reality. "I feel every single day, first of all, like I've never won a Wo...
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Wonder Woman: Mancuso retires from skiing in superhero style
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - The Wonder Woman suit. The red cape with a big "J'' printed on it. The plastic tiara. Julia Mancuso's outlandish costume for her retireme...
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BC-OLY--2018 Pyeongchang Games Style Guide,ADVISORY
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - Editors: To help with spellings and usage in coverage of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, The Associated Press has compiled an editorial style guide of e...
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No joke: Mortensen, Terdiman aiming at a doubles luge medal
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman have heard all the jokes. They are grown men wearing matching skintight racing suits who lay flat on their ba...
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Russia's top skier needs a World Cup result before Olympics
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Russia's best Alpine skier has a big worry ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics, and it's got nothing to do with the fallout from the Sochi doping scandal. Al...
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Last surviving medalist from 1928 Olympics dies
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Carla Marangoni, the last surviving medalist from the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, has died. She was 102. As a 12-year-old, Marangoni was a member of the Italian...