Raising age limit for skating would end the age of the quad
The quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal and teammate Alexandra Trusova to the silver could be a thing…
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Gu’s global coming-out party ends with 3rd Olympic medal
Eileen Gu turned the Beijing Olympics into her own personal playground. In the city. In the mountains. Spinning, flipping and flying at three…
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Krol wins 1,000, giving Dutch 3rd straight Olympic title
Thomas Krol won the 1,000 meters to give the Netherlands its third straight Olympic speedskating title in the…
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Speedskating champ chooses sportsmanship over Olympic medal
Reigning world champion Kai Verbij backed off on the final crossover straight in speedskating’s 1,000 meters, a split-second bit of sportsmanship…
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Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue
Another Olympic women’s hockey tournament is over and very little appears to have…
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled…
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Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US
Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women’s hockey world with a 3-2 win over the defending champion United…
Continue Reading Choi wins 1,500 in Olympic short track; Canada takes gold
Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track speedskating…
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Valieva listed 2 legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form she filled out before…
Continue Reading Slovakia stuns US in shootout, Americans out of Olympics
The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late…
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Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them
She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing…
Continue Reading Joey Mantia snags 1st speedskating medal in 3rd Olympics
Joey Mantia is finally taking home his first medal in his third…
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US men’s hockey team in tune on and off ice at Olympics
Members of the United States men’s hockey team are in tune on and off the ice at the Beijing…
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Shiffrin, 18th in downhill, plans to enter 6 Olympic races
Mikaela Shiffrin is still planning to enter a total of six Alpine skiing races at the Beijing…
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Riiber’s mistake helps Graabak of Norway win Nordic combined
Joergen Graabak of Norway won Olympic gold in Nordic…
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U.S. women’s hockey playing for gold
Team USA women’s hockey takes down Finland in the Olympic semifinal round by a final of…
Continue Reading Canada routs Swiss 10-3, advances to Olympic gold-medal game
Claire Thompson had a goal and two assists and Canada erupted for five first-period goals in an Olympic-record span of 3:24 en route to a 10-3 win…
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Shiffrin to race 1st Olympic downhill; no medal thoughts
Mikaela Shiffrin says she will make her Olympic downhill debut at the Beijing…
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Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a…
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American curler Matt Hamilton takes modified Nike sneakers to the ice
Matt Hamilton, American curler wore his gifted Nike SB Dunk Lows on the ice during his curling competition at the Beijing…
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