Olympics & Paralympics
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Mascot popularity boosts Olympic spirit in China
BEIJING — Although there was a lack of excitement prior to the Beijing Winter Olympics amid the coro...
February 21, 2022
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Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment
BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champio...
February 20, 2022
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Support for Japan skip Fujisawa always just a stone’s throw away
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa of the Japanese women’s curling team that earned the silver medal at the Beiji...
February 20, 2022
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Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat
BEIJING — Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it...
February 20, 2022
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Pair skaters Miura, Kihara finish Japan-best 7th
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who were eighth after the pairs short program at the Beijing Games, e...
February 20, 2022
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Japan’s Takagi falls in mass start speed skating semis, fails to defend title
Defending Olympic champion Nana Takagi tumbled out of the women’s mass start speed skating semifinal...
February 20, 2022
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Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan
BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal — the first for th...
February 20, 2022
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Britain set up gold medal clash with Japan in women’s curling event
BEIJING (Reuters) — Britain edged 2018 Olympic champions Sweden 12-11 in an extra end in a tense sho...
February 19, 2022
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Takagi emptied the tank in golden 7th race
BEIJING — After finally reaching the top of the medal podium in her seventh race of the Beijing Win...
February 18, 2022
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Japanese speed skater Takagi: Couldn’t have done it alone
“It was good that I could keep going until the end,” speed skater Miho Takagi told reporters on Fri...
February 18, 2022
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Bronze-winner Sakamoto credits hard work
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto claimed the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Olympics...
February 18, 2022
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Japan claims 1st Nordic combined team medal since 1994
As Ryota Yamamoto crossed the finish line, he thrust his arms into air before skiing into the waiti...
February 18, 2022
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on T...
February 18, 2022
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Sakamoto takes bronze medal in women’s figure skating
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto came from behind to take home the bronze medal in women’s figure skating at...
February 17, 2022
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Japan takes bronze in team Nordic combined
Japan took the bronze medal in the team Nordic combined event at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. T...
February 17, 2022
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