Sinitsina and Katsalapov take team gold after free dance
The Russian Olympic Committee’s Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov won team event gold after this free dance.
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NBC’s Tirico coming back from Beijing earlier than planned
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC prime-time Olympic host Mike Tirico will have a shorter stay in Beijing than originally planned. Tirico’s final show from Beijing will be Monday night. He will fly from China to Stamford, Connecticut, to host Wednesday’s and Thursday’s shows before heading to Los Angeles Friday to anchor Olympics and
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Team USA finishes mixed doubles curling play with loss to Great Britain
After they were eliminated from reaching the semifinals in the penultimate session of play, Team USA finished their 2022 mixed doubles curling Olympics with a loss against Great Britain.
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Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier help Canada with free dance
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier helped their country with this “Long and Winding Road” free dance in the Olympic team event.
Continue ReadingSaturday, Feb. 6: Evening snow report
No new snow at any of the resorts.
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates win team event free dance
U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates topped the reigning world champions from ROC and won the free dance portion of the team event at the Winter Olympics.
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Mixed doubles curling roundup: Defending gold medalists Canada eliminated by Italy
In the final session of mixed doubles curling round robin play, Canada took on unbeaten Italy in a must-win game to move on to the tournament semifinals.
Continue ReadingAP source: Texans in talks with Lovie Smith about top job
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced that Smith had
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Conversation on Peng Shuai
Mike Tirico is joined by NBC’s China analysts Andy Browne and Jing Tsu to discuss Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
Continue ReadingUSA Luge’s men’s program looks to the future after Beijing
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — USA Luge’s Chris Mazdzer had X-rays on his aching right foot a few days ago and the results were as expected. It’s still broken. With that, it became official. The U.S. men’s luge team was never fully healthy at any point this season. There were no
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the social media posting that sparked a storm of international concern over her well-being. L’Equipe said it spoke to the tennis player on Sunday in a Beijing hotel, in an hour-long interview
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the social media posting that sparked a storm of international concern over her well-being. L’Equipe said it spoke to the tennis player on Sunday in a Beijing hotel, in an hour-long interview
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Men’s snowboard slopestyle final preview: Gerard aims to defend title
Red Gerard won 2018 Olympic slopestyle gold at 17. Now he’s back to defend his title, and could be challenged by his own teammate Sean FitzSimons.
Continue ReadingMessier romps to 15-length win in Lewis Stakes for Baffert
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A colt named for six-time Stanley Cup winner Mark Messier scored big at Santa Anita. Messier romped to a 15-length victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes for trainer Bob Baffert. Messier ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.89 and paid $3.20 to win at 3-5 odds. Because Baffert has been
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Mikaela Shiffrin reflects on ‘heartbreaking’ crash in GS
Mikaela Shiffrin said she won’t dwell on her disappointment after crashing out of the women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Record tied in Redmond; more warm weather on the way
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! It was a record-tying day for those living in Redmond, as temperatures hit 66 degrees, which tied a record set in 1987. We will continue to see above-average temperatures throughout the week, in the upper 50s and low 60s. Partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday, before we get more sunshine
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Sweden’s Sara Hector quickest in giant slalom first run
Sweden’s Sara Hector posted a time of 57.56 in Run 1 of the women’s giant slalom competition to pace the field at the halfway point of the competition.
Continue ReadingIngram has 33 to lead Pelicans to 120-107 win over Rockets
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans used a big third quarter to take control of the game and get a 120-107 win over the Houston Rockets. It was the third consecutive victory for New
Continue ReadingEstrenos musicales: Rosalía se transforma en “Saoko”; Carlos Vives rinde tributo a Shakira en “Currambera”
Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Iniciamos el mes de febrero con estrenos musicales, entre ellos “Saoko”, el segundo sencillo del tercer álbum de Rosalía, “Motomami”. También, Carlos Vives rindió tributo a Shakira –y Barranquilla– con “Currambera”, Llane, Reik y KHEA nos regalan “Alcancía”, mientras que Manuel Turizo da a conocer “De 100 a 0”.
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Pair Mishina/Galliamov win team event free skate for ROC
Russian Olympic Committee’s Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov perform their winning free skate in the team event.
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