Articles filed under Washington Post
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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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Kirstie Alley vs. US curling - the Olympic feud we've been waiting forFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - In on> corner, wearing a black dress: American actress Kirstie Alley! “Im not trying to be mean but. . .. . . Curling is boring,” Alley tweeted. And in the other corner...
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College players lift US men's hockey into Olympic quarterfinalsFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The idea belonged to Jim Johansen, the general manager who conceived this motley U.S. men's hockey team. Most of the players would come from min...
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The Olympic rings that follow US athletes home from the gamesFeb 20, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Snowboard cross rider Nick Baumgartner came to Pyeongchang for his third Olympic Games with two hardware-related goals in mind. First, obvious...
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Essay: Who knew Olympians were so small - and so vulnerable?Feb 20, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The first thing I noticed about ice dancer Madison Chock was that she was so much smaller in person. Most on-ice athletes are. The skates normal...
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President Trump expresses support for senators' gun billFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump signaled support for one piece of gun control legislation on Monday, five days after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 people dead ...
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Adam Rippon turns down NBC gig to remain an Olympian through the GamesFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - Well, at least NBC will still be able to interview Adam Rippon, right? In a reversal of news she had broken earlier on Sunday, USA Today's Christine Brennan reported tha...
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Without NHL players, Olympic men's tournament gives a glimpse of the futureFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The Olympic men's hockey tournament, with NHL players consigned to their teams in North America for the first time since 1994, is a competition ...
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US freestyle skier Nick Goepper flies from the back of the pack to the podiumFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - BONGPYEONG, South Korea - With a dazzling final run, American skier Nick Goepper vaulted from the back of the pack to win a silver medal Sunday in the men's slopestyle e...
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'I just didn't attack the way I should have': Ligety falls short in giant slalomFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Ted Ligety was all of 21 years old when he stepped on this stage for the first time. The youngest member of the U.S. ski team at those 2006 Ol...