Olympics & Paralympics
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Down and out: Fall in final costs Japan shot at pursuit gold
Japanese speed skaters weren’t able to defend their title in the women’s team pursuit, settling for ...
February 15, 2022
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Ski jumper Kobayashi voices relief after end of his Beijing Games
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Jiji Press) — Ryoyu Kobayashi, who won gold and silver medals in the men’s ski j...
February 15, 2022
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Ski jumper Nakamura takes business-like approach
For Naoki Nakamura, soaring refers as much to profits as to how he flies through the air as a ski ju...
February 15, 2022
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Teen Murase makes Japan history with big air bronze
BEIJING — Teenager Kokomo Murase sailed and twisted into Japanese sporting history when she became t...
February 15, 2022
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Japan’s curlers humbled by nemesis South Korea
BEIJING — Hours after Japan’s women curlers recorded an emphatic win over hosts China on Monday, the...
February 15, 2022
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‘Tired’ Valieva to skate at Olympics after doping ruling
BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva says she is happy but worn out after a grueling ...
February 15, 2022
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Takagi earns surprise silver in 500 meters; Kodaira finishes 17th
BEIJING — Speed skater Miho Takagi collected her second silver medal at the Beijing Games on Sunday,...
February 14, 2022
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Russian skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure ska...
February 14, 2022
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Japan’s curling team beats China for 4th win in row
BEIJING — The women of Japan’s curling team continued their hot play on ice, overwhelming hosts Chin...
February 14, 2022
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Pursuit of basics brings Takagi 2nd silver in Beijing
Miho Takagi scooped her second silver medal of the Beijing Games in the women’s 500-meter speed skat...
February 14, 2022
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South Korean ex-rival, friend sheds tears for Kodaira
SEOUL/BEIJING — South Korea’s Lee Sang-hwa, who is a former rival and current friend of Nao Kodaira,...
February 14, 2022
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Japan ski jumper Kobayashi first took flight in family garden
Ever since he was a child, Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi has been driven by his desire to “fly...
February 14, 2022
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Takagi takes silver in women’s 500 speed skating
Miho Takagi won the silver medal in the women’s 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter Ol...
February 14, 2022
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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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