Olympics & Paralympics
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Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Games End After 10 Days of Competition; Japan Finishes Without Gold Medal For 1st Time Since 2002
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Milano Cortina Paralympics ended Sunday, holding its closing cerem...
March 16, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Daichi Oguri Wins Silver in Para Snowboard Banked Slalom
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Daichi Oguri won silver in the men’s snowboard banked slalom LL1 categ...
March 14, 2026
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WADA to Weigh Barring Trump, US Officials from LA Olympics and Possibly World Cup over Unpaid Dues
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald T...
March 14, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Oguri Wins Para Snowboard Silver at Milan-Cortina
MILAN (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Daichi Oguri won the silver medal in the men’s snowboard banked slal...
March 14, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Momoka Muraoka Takes Silver in Women’s Giant Slalom Sitting at Paralympics, Becomes Most Decorated Japanese Winter Para Athlete
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka, 29, took silver in the women’s giant slal...
March 13, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Alpine Skier Muraoka Extends Paralympic Medal Haul to 11, Has Most among Japanese Para Athlete for Winter Games
Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka, 29, took silver in women’s para alpine giant slalom sitting at the M...
March 12, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Muraoka Takes Silver in Women’s Para Alpine Super-G Sitting After Recovering From Multiple Injuries
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka, 29, took silver in women’s para alpine sk...
March 10, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Muraoka Wins Silver in Women’s Alpine Skiing Super-G Sitting Event
APMomoka Muraoka, of Japan, competes in the alpine skiing women’s super-G sitting final at the...
March 9, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan Para Alpine Skier Suzuki Finishes 6th in Men’s Downhill Sitting at Milano Cortina Paralympics; Father Vows to Do His Best for Firstborn
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Alpine skier Takeshi Suzuki placed sixth in the men’s downhill sitting...
March 8, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Milano-Cortina Paralympics Begin; Japan Sends Record Delegation of 44 Athletes Covering All 6 Sports
VERONA, Italy — The Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics kicked off Friday, marking the second time ...
March 7, 2026
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Russian Flag Returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics Open amid Iran War and Boycott
VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics opened Friday amid the tensions of inte...
March 7, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: China Beats Japan for Upset Victory in Wheelchair Curling Mixed Doubles Opener at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Japan lost to China 3-10 in the first match of the wheelchair curling ...
March 5, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Ceremony for Winter Paralympic Torch Relay Takes Place ahead of Games Opening
Torchbearers bring together Paralympic flames from five Italian cities including Milan and Turin ...
March 4, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japanese Figure Skater Miura Returns to Hometown in Hyogo Prefecture with Gold Medal
Riku Miura, who won Japan’s first-ever gold medal in pairs figure skating at the Milano Cortina O...
March 3, 2026
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Japan’s Miura, Kihara Announce Withdrawal from Figure Skating World Championships; Future Plans to Be Announced After Season Ends
The world championships will be held in Prague from March 24-29. As last year’s winners, Miura an...
February 27, 2026
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