Olympics & Paralympics
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Ski jumper Kobayashi earns large hill silver
BEIJING — Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi claimed the silver medal in the large hill individual event at ...
February 13, 2022
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Japan rolls past ROC in Olympic curling pool play
Japan took down the Russian Olympic Committee 10-5 in round robin play in women’s curling on Saturda...
February 13, 2022
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Smiles turned upside down as Japan KO’d
Japan, which was looking to break into the final four in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the Be...
February 13, 2022
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Japanese ski jumper Kobayashi earns silver in large hill ski jumping
Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won silver medal in the men’s large hill ski jumping at the Beij...
February 12, 2022
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Morishige skates to bronze in 500
Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal in the men’s 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter...
February 12, 2022
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Japan sets an Olympic record in the women’s speed skating team pursuit
BEIJING (AP) — Japan has set an Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the women’s speed skating tea...
February 12, 2022
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Gold medalist Hirano: ‘I gave it my all’
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Gold medal-winning snowboarder Ayumu Hirano expressed satisfaction with his per...
February 12, 2022
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Fujisawa gives Japan thrilling win over Denmark in women’s curling
BEIJING — Skip Satsuki Fujisawa’s super shot with the final stone gave Japan three points and a dram...
February 12, 2022
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Valieva’s future to be decided in closed-door boardroom, not ice rink
BEIJING (Reuters) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s Winter Olympics will be decided not on th...
February 12, 2022
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The trick that uncorked a gold-medal run for Hirano
BEIJING — For Ayumu Hirano, it wasn’t a big finish that gave him the gold medal in the men’s halfpip...
February 12, 2022
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Hirano’s long persistency paid off in gold
Whether on a skateboard or a snowboard, Ayumu Hirano was always in motion as a child, when he launch...
February 12, 2022
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Kodaira hoping to get boost from ‘apple power’ in bid to defend Olympic title
Nagano, which was hit hard by a typhoon in autumn 2019, means a lot to speed skating star Nao Kodair...
February 12, 2022
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China emphasizing high-tech capability at Games
BEIJING — China is putting a lot of effort into promoting its advanced technologies at the Beijing W...
February 12, 2022
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Ayumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold
BEIJING — Ayumu Hirano’s third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two. Two-t...
February 11, 2022
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Sena Tomita comes back from injury to win bronze in halfpipe
BEIJING — Sena Tomita shook off her fears of injury to win the bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe ...
February 11, 2022
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