Articles filed under Skiing
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Club's Olympic pedigree attracts big crowd to Norge ski jump tourneyJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - Suburban ski jump enthusiasts and those curious about a club that produced three Olympians last year converged in Fox River Grove over the weekend for Norge Ski Club's 1...
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With snow on the ground, organizers expect a great turnout for Norge Ski Jump tournamentJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Ski jumpers from around the world, including an Olympian from last year's games, will converge in Fox River Grove this weekend to compete on the 70-meter Norge Ski Jump....
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Ex-Olympic skier Bode Miller 'beyond devastated' after death of 19-month-old daughterJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Bode Miller said he and his wife are "beyond devastated" by the death of their 19-month-old daughter, Emeline. The toddler died in a drowning accident on Sunday. The 40-...
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Olympic trio visits Norge, where ski jump dreams beganApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - Even with his "USA" backpack, 21-year-old Wauconda native Kevin Bickner looks like just another person getting off the train Saturday in Fox River Grove and trudging his...
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How a skier managed to compete at Olympics despite not being very goodFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - Elizabeth Swaney is not bad at skiing, not at all. But she is not very good, either, and certainly not Olympic-caliber in the halfpipe. So how, at age 33 no less, did sh...
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Like many great champions, Mikaela Shiffrin is compelling, and human, in defeatFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Mikaela Shiffrin, paragon of success, is a mysterious treasure, a wondrous skier who exists for us to marvel but not understand. At her best, ...
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'I hit rock bottom yesterday': Injury costs skier his Olympic dream. Again.Feb 15, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - When what happened to Tommy Biesemeyer happens to other athletes, the statements are rote, canned, forgettable. But here is who Tommy Biesemey...
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Mikaela Shiffrin snaps out of her recent slump and puts Olympics on noticeFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - By the time Mikaela Shiffrin doubled over Thursday afternoon and began to sob, we had learned all we needed to know. The final competitor in t...
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How to watch freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is freestyle skiing? A: Freestyle skiing is a catchall category of sorts for the non-Alpine, non-Nordic skiing events. Each discipline has a different histo...
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How to watch Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is Alpine skiing? A: Alpine skiing - also known as downhill skiing - is a race between skiers, the mountain and the clock. While the length of the course, n...