Articles filed under Washington Post
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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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Aly Raisman responds to 'devastating' accusations of hypocrisy for SI swimsuit issueFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - To Aly Raisman, her withering words to Larry Nassar at his sentencing hearing for sexual abuse last month were of a piece with her decision to pose for this month's Spor...
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Threats, hoaxes, anxiety and arrests: An uneasiness in schools after Florida shootingFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - The day after a gunman fatally shot 17 people at a South Florida high school, many of America's teenagers went to school, as always, returning to routines that usually f...
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2 women said they were racially profiled at an Applebee's. It closed days later.Feb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A Missouri Applebee's franchise that was criticized last week after two black women said they were racially profiled while dining there is now permanently closed. Why th...
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The insanity of ski jumping: Where on earth did this sport come from?Feb 16, 2018 12:00 am - Kevin Bickner, an Olympian from Wauconda, pointed to his brain and stated the obvious. "You have to have something loose up here," he told Minnesota's Star Tribune the o...
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Everything you need to know about the men's figure skating short programFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - In figure skating circles, they are known as the Big Six. That term, popularized by skating guru Jackie Wong, refers to the men - two Japanese, one Spanish, one Chinese,...
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For U.S. and Canada women's hockey, even meaningless games mean everythingFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Goaltender Genevieve Lacasse was not visible amid the mess of American and Canadians around her, wrestling first for the puck, which the America...
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'He died a hero': Assistant football coach among 17 dead in Florida school shootingFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Aaron Fei>, an assistant football coach and security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was among the 17 people shot and killed by an e...
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'I'm not really shocked': Florida high school prepared for the worst. Then it happened.Feb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Again? Jim Gard wondered as the fire alarm blared through the classrooms and hallways of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It was around 2:20 p.m., the school day cr...
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At these Olympics, 'sorry' seems to be the most common wordFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Pyeongchang, South Korea - They're sorry at these Olympics. They're all very sorry. Shaun White is sorry for trivializing his sexual harassment lawsuit and dubbing it "g...