EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire…
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US minus Decker comes up short in Olympic final vs. Canada
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Losing Brianna Decker to injury in the women’s hockey tournament opener turned out to be too…
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Women’s curling Session 12: Canada out after tiebreaker; Great Britain and Japan reach semis
Despite a win in the final game of round robin play, Canada’s women’s curling team was eliminated following a tiebreak. Great Britain and Japan took…
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Canada, U.S. women’s teams receive medals at 2022 Olympics
After a hard-fought battle in the gold medal game, the U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams received their medals at the 2022 Winter…
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Women’s ski cross semi ends in wild, three-way photo finish
The second semifinal of women’s ski cross came down to a three-way photo finish between Daniela Maier (GER), Fanny Smith (SUI) and Brittany Phelan…
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Finnish skier soars out of halfpipe, levels cameraman
A camera operator got an unpleasant surprise when Finnish freeskier John Sallinen flew out of the halfpipe and barreled straight into…
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The Podium: What do doubles luge and ballroom dancing have in common?
Doubles luge and ballroom dancing may not look very similar at first glance, but as Chris Mazdzer explains on The Podium, they are alike in more ways…
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Sandra Naeslund leads start to finish, claims ski cross gold
Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund continued her dominant ski cross season by capturing Olympic gold, improving on fifth- and fourth-place finishes in 2014 and…
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Gus Kenworthy makes cut for final in Olympic halfpipe debut
Gus Kenworthy, now competing for Great Britain, put down a solid run to make the 12-rider final in men’s halfpipe. This is the first Olympics that…
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Wednesday’s Oregon prep basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Beaverton 73, Aloha 30 Brookings-Harbor 52, St. Mary’s 47 C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas 38, Livingstone 28 Cascade Christian 61,…
Continue Reading Wallace, Busch vow to turn Jordan’s 23XI Racing into champs
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace and Kurt Busch are determined to turn 23XI Racing into winners. Busch is…
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What the U.S. men’s curling team said about moving on to the Olympic semifinals
The U.S. men’s curling team advanced to the medal rounds Wednesday with a win over Denmark. Here’s what Team USA curlers Matt Hamilton, Chris Plys,…
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‘Wow that felt good’: Wise combos classic run in qualifying
Double Olympic champion David Wise upped his Run 1 fourth hit from a switch 720 Taipan grab to a switch double cork 1080 on Run 2, increasing his…
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Gisin wins women’s combined gold, Shiffrin skis out
Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin wins back-to-back gold medals in the women’s…
Continue Reading Germany’s Friedrich says Olympic bobsled track is worn out
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic bobsled champion Francesco Friedrich may skip Friday’s final day of training for this…
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Michelle Gisin goes back-to-back in women’s combined
Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin won her country’s fifth Alpine gold of the 2022 Winter Olympics by topping the women’s combined podium for the second…
Continue Reading Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer The Winter Olympics are being held in Beijing, but most of the population is shut out because of coronavirus…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions
By STEPHEN WADE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions…
Continue Reading Gisin wins back-to-back Olympic combined, Shiffrin out again
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Defending champion Michelle Gisin won her second straight Olympic gold medal in the Alpine…
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Canada gets revenge on U.S., reclaims women’s hockey gold
After losing to the United States in the title game in PyeongChang, Canada reclaimed the gold medal with a 3-2 victory over the U.S. in…
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