Olympics
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Curling will be working overtime at Pyeongchang Olympics
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - The bobsledders may push harder. The speedskaters may go faster. The ski jumpers certainly will soar higher. Yet no one will work longer hours at the Pyeongchang Olympic...
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BC-OLY--Olympic-Video Coverage,ADVISORY
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - On Monday, Jan. 22, AP Sports will debut its series of video profiles called "The Olympians." Each video tells the unique story of an athlete who will be competing at th...
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South Korea coach banned for allegedly beating Olympic champ
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's skating authorities have suspended a national team coach for allegedly beating Olympic short track speedskating champion Shim Suk...
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IOC: More initiatives coming to promote Korean unity
Jan 19, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Olympics organizers on Friday welcomed an agreement between North and South Korea to unite athletes at the upcoming Winter Games in Pyeongch...
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Community raises funds to send figure skater's family to OlympicsJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Friends of Bradie Tennell, a 19-year-old Carpentersville figure skater, are raising funds to send her two brothers to watch her compete in the Olympic Games Feb. 11 in G...
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No-NHL 2018 Olympics makes for unique preparation strategies
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - When Brian Gionta last played in the Olympics in 2006, his final NHL game before the break allowed him just three days to fly to Italy and get acclimated before suiting ...
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In her Captain America suit, Vonn is finally ready to attack
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) - The Olympic downhill is little more than a month away and Lindsey Vonn is finally ready to start attacking at 100 percent again. Forget t...
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Russians to get 'neutral' gray, red uniforms for Olympics
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Olympic Athletes from Russia will be wearing gray and red in Pyeongchang. Under an International Olympic Committee ruling last month that formally bann...
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Czechs hopeful in snowboarding, biathlon at Pyeongchang
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic has announced a team of 85 athletes for the Pyeongchang Olympics next month. There are again high hopes on biathlon after Czechs won thr...
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Veterans Nagy, Surovy to lead Slovakia at Olympics
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Veteran forwards Ladislav Nagy and Tomas Surovy are the most experienced players on the Slovakia team for next month's Olympics in South Kore...