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Community raises funds to send figure skater's family to Olympics

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jan 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...
No-NHL 2018 Olympics makes for unique preparation strategies

By STEPHEN WHYNO
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 ...
In her Captain America suit, Vonn is finally ready to attack

By ANDREW DAMPF
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...
Russians to get 'neutral' gray, red uniforms for Olympics

The Associated Press
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...
Czechs hopeful in snowboarding, biathlon at Pyeongchang

The Associated Press
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...
Veterans Nagy, Surovy to lead Slovakia at Olympics

The Associated Press
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...
Freestyler Voisin returns to Olympics after breaking ankle

By EDDIE PELLS
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - Maggie Voisin was determined. She was going to walk in the opening ceremony. So, with her freshly broken ankle in a freshly fitted walking boot, she did - choking back t...
Olympic win in view from Korean unity at Pyeongchang Games

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Uniting athletes from South Korea and North Korea at the Pyeongchang Games next month offers hope of an Olympic victory for all parties. On Saturday, the I...
Canada chasing 5th straight Olympic gold under former player

By TERESA M. WALKER
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 am - Laura Schuler always wanted to coach hockey. A member of Canada's first women's national team, she just never thought she would get the chance to coach her nation's team...
Violinists and cheering squads: North Korea's Olympic lineup

By ERIC TALMADGE
Jan 17, 2018 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - North Korea won't be dominating any medal counts when the Winter Olympics come to Pyeongchang in South Korea next month. But it's hoping to grab as much of ...

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