olivertapia (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Perú Martín Vizcarra habló en exclusiva con Fernando del Rincón de CNN en Español sobre la que él cree que puede ser la forma de que el país supere la grave crisis política que lleva años arrastrando. “Yo creo que la salida a la crisis política que estamos
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal in Beijing, with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men’s single skating competition. Chen, who had been the favorite going into Thursday’s event at the Beijing Winter Games, pulled off his win with
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It took Duff Gibson many years to become an Olympic champion. It took him more years to explain the methodology behind that win. Gibson became Canada’s oldest individual Winter Olympics gold medalist when he captured the men’s skeleton title at the 2006 Turin Games. He has
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The women’s curling tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics started off with a close game between Denmark and China.
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An alternate called up to replace injured teammate Alex Deibold, USA’s Jake Vedder placed third in the second semifinal of men’s snowboard cross and didn’t advance to the big final; he ultimately took sixth overall.
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American Jake Vedder, who replaced an injured Alex Deibold, took second in the fourth quarterfinal of men’s snowboard cross to make the semifinals, while 40-year-old teammate Nick Baumgartner came up short in third.
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In a stacked quarterfinal heat, 2019 world champ Mick Dierdorff of the U.S. occupied the No. 2 spot for most of the race before losing his balance on a turn and crashing, taking down German Martin Noerl in the process.
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Austrian Alessandro Haemmerle beat Canada’s Eliot Grondin by the smallest of margins in the men’s snowboard cross big final to capture Olympic gold; Omar Visintin of Italy took bronze.
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Sweden overcame Latvia’s comeback bid in the men’s hockey Group C opener at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lucas Wallmark scored two goals to help Sweden go up 3-0 in a 3-2 victory.
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Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A peace agreement for eastern Ukraine has remained stalled for years. But it has come into the spotlight again amid a Russian military buildup near Ukraine that has fueled invasion fears. Top officials from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are set to meet in Berlin on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A peace agreement for eastern Ukraine has remained stalled for years. But it has come into the spotlight again amid a Russian military buildup near Ukraine that has fueled invasion fears. Top officials from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are set to meet in Berlin on Thursday
Continue ReadingBARWON HEADS, Australia (AP) — Hannah Green’s first tournament appearance since November saw her tied for the lead after one round of the Vic Open tournament at 13th Beach Golf Links. The West Australian won the Women’s PGA tournament on the LPGA tour in 2019. She shot a six-under 67 on the par-73 Creek course
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebecca Wright, Christine Brennan, Helen Regan and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a drug testing controversy at Beijing 2022, has received the support of the Kremlin back in Moscow, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm reports of a positive test among
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has made his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The future British monarch is using his meetings on Thursday to highlight his passionate work around wildlife conservation and climate change. The visit by the Duke of Cambridge of marks
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Harlan, CNN A man suspected of killing a woman and injuring two other people last week inside a church in Aurora, Colorado, was killed by police officers Wednesday night after he shot a man, carjacked two vehicles and robbed a store, authorities said. A man who police believe to be Jose De Jesus
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Austria’s Johannes Strolz won the men’s combined gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, following in his father’s footsteps.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sean Farrell had three goals and two assists to help the U.S. rout China 8-0 in the host country’s Olympic men’s hockey debut. Noah Cates, Brendan Brisson, Brian O’Neill, Ben Meyers and Matty Beniers also scored for the Americans. Boston University goaltender Drew Commesso made 29
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Bottom of the ninth? Pressure. Two free throws to win the game? Pressure. Six-foot putt to win the U.S. Open? Pressure. But there’s not pressure like that heaped on Olympic athletes, who carry the expectations of a nation and only get the chance to shrug it off every four years.
Continue Reading Bottom of the ninth? Pressure. Two free throws to win the game? Pressure. Six-foot putt to win the U.S. Open? Pressure. But there’s not pressure like that heaped on Olympic athletes, who carry the expectations of a nation and only get the chance to shrug it off every four years.
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