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Sweden hangs on for men’s curling win over Norway

February 13, 2022 3:51 am NBC Olympics

Sweden scored the game-winning points in the 10th end for a victory over Norway in Session 7 of men’s curling play at the 2022 Winter…

Skiers struggle as real snow falls on Winter Olympics

February 13, 2022 3:03 am The Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Olympics finally look like the Winter Olympics. Real snow fell in Beijing for the first…

Norway’s Roeiseland wins third Olympic gold in 10km pursuit

February 13, 2022 3:00 am NBC Olympics

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway adds another medal to her collection when she places first in the women’s 10km…

Curling stones in front of the Olympic rings

A look at the women’s curling standings at the 2022 Winter Olympics

February 13, 2022 2:39 am NBC Olympics

Switzerland is alone at the top as we take a look at the women’s curling standings at the 2022 Winter…

BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics

February 13, 2022 2:36 am The Associated Press

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.” Others warn:…

Juraj Slafkovsky in action during the men's preliminary round group C match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between Slovakia and Latvia.

Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky, 17, is taking the Olympics by storm

February 13, 2022 2:26 am NBC Olympics

Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky, the youngest player competing in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament, has been turning heads since the start of the…

Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits

February 13, 2022 2:24 am The Associated Press

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The alternate on a curling team doesn’t usually have many responsibilities. But when the U.S.…

Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests

February 13, 2022 2:20 am The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a…

EXPLAINER: ‘Grip,’ ‘chatter,’ other Olympic ski racing lingo

February 13, 2022 2:03 am The Associated Press

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are…

Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit races

February 13, 2022 2:02 am The Associated Press

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…

Best of Day 9: Three U.S. pairs qualify for free dance final

February 13, 2022 2:01 am NBC Olympics

Relive the best moments of Day 9, where U.S. figure skating pairs Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue, Madison Chock/Evan Bates and Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc…

ROC beats 14 other teams for gold in men’s 4x10km relay

February 13, 2022 2:00 am NBC Olympics

Neither the weather nor the 14 other teams could stop ROC from claiming gold in men’s 4x10km…

China gets extra ends women’s curling win over South Korea

February 13, 2022 1:55 am NBC Olympics

China picked up its second win of the 2022 Games with an extra ends win over South Korea Sunday in women’s curling…

Shiffrin & Kilde, ski racing’s power couple, help each other

February 13, 2022 1:54 am The Associated Press

By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — American ski racing standout Mikaela Shiffrin and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt…

After two losses, U.S. women’s curling hopes for bounce back … and ice cream

February 13, 2022 1:53 am NBC Olympics

After falling to 3-2 in round-robin play, the U.S. women’s curling team not only wants to pile more wins on to hopefully move on to the medal rounds,…