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10 signs to protect young gymnasts from toxic coaching tactics

By Nicole Paseka Grundmeier Special to The Washington Post
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 ...
Veteran skater Kostner still young at heart for Olympics

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
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...
Russia says banned athlete accredited as Olympic coach

The Associated Press
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...
US captain Gionta to play AHL game prior to Olympics

The Associated Press
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...
I-Pod injury a stark reminder of dangers of halfpipe

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM
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...
A global tale: Greubel Poser's Olympic story like none other

By TIM REYNOLDS
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...
Lindsey Vonn eyes some unfinished business at 2018 Olympics

By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - Lindsey Vonn couldn't wiggle her fingers or move her wrist. Understandably, she wanted to be reassured everything would be OK. A crash during training had left her screa...
Broken bones, torn ligaments, more: Lindsey Vonn's injuries

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - From a fractured ankle to a thumb sliced on a bottle of bubbly, from broken arm bones to torn knee ligaments, all manner of injuries has interrupted Lindsey Vonn's highl...
Olympian Adam Rippon has 'no interest' in fight with Pence

By DAVE SKRETTA
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - Figure skater Adam Rippon insists he has no interest in "picking a fight" with Vice President Mike Pence, who has been chosen by the White House to lead the U.S. delegat...
Russian team banned from Paralympics, but some will compete

The Associated Press
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - BONN, Germany (AP) - Russia was banned Monday from the upcoming Pyeongchang Paralympics because of its doping past. However, the International Paralympic Committee said ...

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