Olympics & Paralympics
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Yuzuru Hanyu fails to land quad axel
BEIJING (AP) — Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu fell on his attempt to become the first figure sk...
February 10, 2022
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Report: Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication
BEIJING (AP) — Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before ...
February 10, 2022
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Hiranos, Tomitas give Japan 7 snowboarders in halfpipe finals
Two-time Olympic silver medalist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano had the best score in the men’s halfpipe q...
February 9, 2022
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Beautiful landings helped Kagiyama reach new personal best
BEIJING — Yuma Kagiyama was all smiles after finishing second in the short program of men’s figure s...
February 9, 2022
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Hanyu undaunted despite short program setback
BEIJING — It was a near-perfect performance from Yuzuru Hanyu, but a divot in the ice doomed his fir...
February 9, 2022
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Takanashi apologizes for disqualification, fans send messages of support
BEIJING — Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi, whose disqualification in the first round of the mixed...
February 9, 2022
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Japan edges Czechs in shootout to top Group B in women’s ice hockey
BEIJING — The goalkeeper quickly looked back and made a dive for the puck. But it had already come t...
February 9, 2022
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Two-time champ Hanyu in 8th after short program
BEIJING — Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu’s quest for gold at three consecutive Olympics suffered a huge ...
February 8, 2022
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Japan finishes 4th in mixed team ski jumping
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The Japanese quartet of Sara Takanashi, Yukiya Sato, Yuki Ito and Ryoyu Kobayas...
February 8, 2022
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Germany’s Althaus says FIS ‘destroyed women’s ski jumping’ after disqualification chaos
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) — The International Ski Federation (FIS) has come under fire after a sl...
February 8, 2022
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Takagi gets silver in women’s 1,500 speed skating
BEIJING — Miho Takagi took the silver medal in the women’s 1,500-meter speed skating event in 1 minu...
February 8, 2022
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Hanyu idolized in China
BEIJING — Figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu hit the ice for the first time at the Beijing Winter Olym...
February 8, 2022
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Slovenia wins Olympic debut of ski jumping mixed team event
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal on Monday...
February 8, 2022
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‘Prince’ Hanyu’s prep for ‘4A’ overshadows Russians’ gold medal
BEIJING (Reuters) — The Russians may have won figure skating’s first gold medal at the Beijing Games...
February 7, 2022
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Takagi wins silver
BEIJING — Speed skater Miho Takagi won a silver medal in the women’s 1,500-meter event at the Beijin...
February 7, 2022
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