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Canada’s Cynthia Appiah crashes two-woman bobsled

February 19, 2022 7:23 am NBC Olympics

In the two-woman bobsled race, Canada’s Cynthia Appiah and brakewoman Dawn Richardson Wilson crashed hard during their third heat. The Canadians…

Swedish women's curlers sweep in front of curling stone

Sweden fends off Switzerland for women’s curling bronze

February 19, 2022 7:16 am NBC Olympics

Sweden took an early lead and stayed in front of Switzerland despite a three-point ninth end from the Swiss to win Olympic bronze in women’s…

Team effort helps Sweden win women’s curling bronze medal

February 19, 2022 7:14 am NBC Olympics

Sweden’s team effort lead to a win over Switzerland in the bronze medal game of the women’s curling tournament at the 2022 Winter…

Matt Hamilton of Team USA looks on against Team Switzerland during the men’s curling round robin at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

In The Village: Matt Hamilton(‘s hair) joins the podcast

February 19, 2022 7:10 am NBC Olympics

Matt Hamilton stops by In the Village to admit he’s the black sheep of his family, rave about custom sneakers, and tell us about his philanthropic…

Nolte seals two-woman bobsled gold with blazing heats

February 19, 2022 7:09 am NBC Olympics

Germany’s pilot Laura Nolte and pusher Deborah Levi maintained their midpoint lead and won two-woman bobsled gold at the 2022 Winter…

Frazier, Knierim focus on Olympic skate amid ceremony appeal

February 19, 2022 7:08 am The Associated Press

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American pairs skaters Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim said they were left alone to concentrate on…

Two-woman bobsled: USA’s Humphries slips into seventh

February 19, 2022 7:04 am NBC Olympics

In the two-woman bobsled race, Team USA’s Kaillie Humphries and brakewoman Kaysha Love slipped into seventh during their final two…

Meyers Taylor attacks in two-woman Heats 3, 4 to win bronze

February 19, 2022 6:59 am NBC Olympics

In the two-woman bobsled competition, Team USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor and brakewoman Sylvia Hoffman fought their way to a historic bronze…

Sven Kramer closes book on legendary career: ‘It feels good to finish’

February 19, 2022 6:51 am NBC Olympics

Nine-time Olympic medalist Sven Kramer closes the book on his career after competing in the men’s mass start final at the 2022 Winter…

Two-woman recap: Meyers Taylor wins bronze, makes Olympic history

February 19, 2022 6:46 am NBC Olympics

Germany went one-two in two-woman bobsled, but American Elana Meyers Taylor stole the show with a historic…

Timeline of figure skating controversies from 1902 to 2022

February 19, 2022 6:42 am CNN Newsource

By Kikue Higuchi, CNN The International Skating Union (ISU) will hold a vote at its Congress in June on a proposal to raise the minimum age for…

Germany one-two, Meyers Taylor earns historic bobsled bronze

February 19, 2022 6:37 am NBC Olympics

Germany’s Laura Nolte grabbed gold and Mariama Jamanka scored silver in the two-woman bobsled race. But Team USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor made history…

Newcastle draws 1-1 at West Ham, stays unbeaten in 6 in EPL

February 19, 2022 6:36 am The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle has showed further evidence of its gradual improvement under Eddie Howe by drawing 1-1 at top four-chasing West Ham to…

Unbeatable Moments: Sliding Olympic athletes fly down course

February 19, 2022 6:34 am NBC Olympics

Luge, skeleton and bobsled athletes fearlessly have reached unthinkable speeds while competing in the 2022 Winter…

More gold for Germany, more Olympic history by Meyers Taylor

February 19, 2022 6:22 am The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka added to Germany’s record haul of Olympic medals. Elana Meyers…

Han Cong in black lifts Sui Wenjing in blue and white above his head as she holds her ankle in front of her face

Sui/Han reach storybook gold with highest pairs score ever

February 19, 2022 6:21 am NBC Olympics

Four years after missing gold by just 0.43 points, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China flipped the script with a dazzling free skate to earn the…

Sui, Han earn Olympic gold at last in pairs figure skating

February 19, 2022 6:14 am The Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong captured the Olympic gold medal that eluded them by a razor-thin margin…

Vladimir Morozov (left) and Yevgenia Tarasova (right) look at each other while skating

Tarasova/Morozov deliver in free skate for Olympic silver

February 19, 2022 6:03 am NBC Olympics

Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov executed a stunning, 155.00-point free skate to win silver at the 2022 Winter…

Aleksandr Gallyamov holds Anastasia Mishina above his head

Mishina/Galliamov honor Russian music in bronze-winning free

February 19, 2022 5:55 am NBC Olympics

ROC’s Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov scored a 154.95 with a free skate that paid homage to Russian music to capture bronze in the pairs…

Claudia Pechstein concludes eighth Olympics, will decide on future after season

February 19, 2022 5:55 am NBC Olympics

German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, who turns 50 next week, said she wanted to finish the season before deciding on her…