Sports
Olympics & Paralympics
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Curling-specific tiebreak rule helps Japan make semis
BEIJING — Japan’s women curlers finished their round-robin matches with a 5-4 record, the same as tw...
February 17, 2022
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Japan curlers lose to Switzerland but make semis
The women leading Japan’s curling team put up a solid effort against world No. 2 Switzerland, but to...
February 17, 2022
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Longtime Japan coach returns from China stint to lead Para Alpine team
Japan’s Para Alpine skiing team is looking to make its mark at the Beijing Paralympics with its form...
February 17, 2022
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Japan’s curling team keeps semifinal hopes alive
BEIJING — Japan’s women curlers pulled out a much-needed victory over the United States on Wednesday...
February 17, 2022
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Watabe medals in 3rd straight Winter Games
For the third Winter Olympics in a row, Akito Watabe has a medal to take home, but the color is diff...
February 16, 2022
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Teammates, fans stand by speed skater Nana Takagi
Teammates and fans rallied around Nana Takagi after her fall during the women’s team pursuit final o...
February 16, 2022
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Snowboarder Murase aims for gold medal in 2026
BEIJING — Snowboarder Kokomo Murase told reporters of her joy at winning the bronze medal in the wom...
February 16, 2022
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Valieva in 1st place after short program
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finished first in the women’s short program with a score of 82....
February 16, 2022
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Sakamoto finishes short program with personal best
BEIJING — Kaori Sakamoto secured 79.84 points, a personal best, in the women’s figure skating short ...
February 16, 2022
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Northernmost Hokkaido city cheers on curling Olympians
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido — Loco Solare, Japan’s national women’s curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympi...
February 16, 2022
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Japanese skier Watabe wins bronze medal in the Nordic combined large hill
Two-time silver medalist Akito Watabe won the bronze medal in the individual normal hill of Nordic c...
February 15, 2022
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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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