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Eileen Gu holds her freeski halfpipe gold medal

Gu, Sharpe, Karker presented freeski halfpipe medals

February 18, 2022 4:29 am NBC Olympics

China’s Eileen Gu is awarded the gold medal for the women’s freeski halfpipe, her third medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Canada’s Cassie Sharpe and…

Miho Takagi, Brittany Bowe accept medals for women’s 1000m

February 18, 2022 4:28 am NBC Olympics

Speed skaters Miho Takagi, Jutta Leerdam and Brittany Bowe accept their medals earned in the women’s 1000m. Takagi won her first career individual…

Switzerland gains two more medals in men’s ski cross

February 18, 2022 4:27 am NBC Olympics

Switzerland’s Ryan Regez and Alex Fiva take the podium for gold and silver, with Sergey Ridzik of ROC for…

Nordic combined team get Norway’s 14th gold of 2022 Games

February 18, 2022 4:26 am NBC Olympics

Jorgen Graabak, Jens Luraas Oftebro, Espen Bjornstad and Espen Andersen receive Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team event for Norway’s 14th gold…

ROC wins gold, silver, Japan with bronze in women’s singles

February 18, 2022 4:26 am NBC Olympics

ROC’s Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova receive gold and silver in the women’s singles medal ceremony, with Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto taking…

Wolff optimistic about F1’s steps to improve race management

February 18, 2022 4:17 am The Associated Press

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is “optimistic” that new steps put in place to improve Formula One…

Speedskating champ chooses sportsmanship over Olympic medal

February 18, 2022 3:53 am The Associated Press

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Reigning world champion Kai Verbij backed off on the final crossover straight in…

Gu’s global coming-out party ends with 3rd Olympic medal

February 18, 2022 3:46 am The Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu turned the Beijing Olympics into her own personal playground. In the city. In the…

Benjamin Alexander: How ‘absolutely fearless’ Jamaican went from being a DJ to his country’s first Olympic alpine skier

February 18, 2022 3:39 am CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN He is Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, but Benjamin Alexander was a late developer when it came to spending time on…

Knierim and Frazier pose together during their routine

Team USA’s Knierim and Frazier nail pair skating routine

February 18, 2022 3:34 am NBC Olympics

USA skating partners Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier crush their short program routine to secure a spot near to the…

Russia beats Sweden to set up final vs. Finland at Olympics

February 18, 2022 3:20 am The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arseni Gritsyuk scored the shootout winner to put the Russians into the men’s hockey final by…

Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing

February 18, 2022 3:20 am CNN Newsource

CNN By Finn McSkimming, CNN Winter sports star Gus Kenworthy has a lot to thank his mom for. Her hometown is Chelmsford, Essex in southeast England,…

Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing

February 18, 2022 3:20 am CNN Newsource

By Finn McSkimming, CNN Winter sports star Gus Kenworthy has a lot to thank his mom for. Her hometown is Chelmsford, Essex in southeast England, and…

The three medalists stand on the podium together in celebration

Krol, Dubreuil, Lorentzen take the podium for men’s 1000m

February 18, 2022 3:00 am NBC Olympics

At the close of the men’s 1000m, Thomas Krol of Netherlands, Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil, and
Norway’s Haavard Lorentzen take their places on the…

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Promises of a ‘fried-chicken pension’

February 18, 2022 2:58 am The Associated Press

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As he leaves Beijing with two Olympic medals, South Korean short-track speed skater…

Hamilton energized by time away to race for 8th F1 title

February 18, 2022 2:48 am The Associated Press

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton took nearly two months to emotionally recover from the controversial Formula One finale that cost…