Articles filed under Washington Post
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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...
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U.S. pairs team from Addison pays tribute to Florida shooting victimsFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea - American figure skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and her husband, Chris Knierim, knew an Olympic medal was beyond their reach Thursday, when the pa...
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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 cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is cross-country skiing? A: Everyone recognizes traditional cross-country skiing when they see it. In the Olympics, the races are much faster, of course, an...
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To win Olympic gold, Shaun White had to vanquish the young stars he helped createFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - BONGPYEONG, South Korea - The greatest competition so far at these Olympics ended with the three medalists and rivals sharing a long hug. The embrace may have begun as o...
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How to watch skeleton at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is skeleton? A: Skeleton is like luge, but head first. Athletes run and jump on their sled belly down, and then speed off down the track at 80 mph or more. To re...