Great Britain women’s curling takes down Japan in eight ends
Great Britain jumped out to an early 6-1 lead and held on for a win over Japan in eight ends during Session 9 of women’s curling action…
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Canada sets Olympic record to win women’s team pursuit
Canada set the Olympic record in the final round of the women’s team pursuit speed skating event. The Canadians won the gold medal, besting Japan…
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Viewing Vonn helps Swiss skier Suter win Olympic downhill
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — What better way to prepare for an Olympic downhill race than by watching Lindsey Vonn. Swiss skier…
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Su Yiming of China claims big air gold with pair of 1800s
Days before his 18th birthday, China’s Su Yiming added to his snowboard slopestyle silver with a gold in big air, stomping a frontside 1800 (89.50)…
Continue Reading After medals, Humphries, Meyers Taylor back on Olympic ice
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic routine for Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor has always been the same. They…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic willing to skip French Open and Wimbledon over his vaccine stance, he tells BBC in on-camera interview
By CNN Sport Staff In an on-camera interview with the BBC, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic said he is willing to skip playing in the French Open or…
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Norway wins gold medal in men’s team pursuit, U.S. earns bronze
Norway captured the men’s team pursuit gold medal for the second straight Winter Olympics, while the U.S. earned the…
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Switzerland erases late deficit to hand U.S. its third women’s curling loss
Four points in the ninth end by Switzerland put Team USA in a hole they couldn’t climb out of in an 8-7 loss during Session 9 of round-robin…
Continue Reading Norway takes Olympic gold medal in biathlon team relay
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Clean shooting cleared the way for the Boe brothers to win another Olympic gold medal…
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Canada earns gold medal in women’s team pursuit with Olympic record
Canada won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit final after Japan’s Nana Takagi fell on the final…
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Women’s curling Session 9: Sweden adds win No. 5 with victory over Denmark
Sweden, Great Britain, and the ROC all picked up wins in the ninth session of women’s curling…
Continue Reading US faces Canada again in women’s hockey for Olympic gold
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge-matches will resume Thursday when the…
Continue Reading Last 1 in, Gremaud edges Gu for Olympic ski slopestyle gold
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Mathilde Gremaud won the ski slopestyle contest by the slimmest of margins over fan…
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Monday’s Oregon high school basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Adrian 75, Monument/Dayville 11 Bandon 54, Gold Beach 41 Camas Valley 50, Glendale 45 Chiloquin 37, Crosspoint Christian 33…
Continue Reading Eileen Gu: Navigating two cultures, judged by both of them
By JANIE HAR and SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing…
Continue Reading Winter Olympians champion climate, peace amid muted activism
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a…
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Gerard repeats 5th-place finish in Olympic snowboard big air
USA’s Red Gerard landed a back triple 1620 flat (82.50) on Run 1, under-rotated a switch back triple 1800, then dialed back with a 16 (83.25) on R3…
Continue Reading Halfpipe skier Margulies an Olympian after 7 knee surgeries
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after…
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Nick Goepper lays down unique slopestyle runs to qualify
United States skier Nick Goepper hit the rail atop the “Shred Shed” and punched his ticket to the slopestyle finals with a pair of strong qualifying…
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Ragettli, Ruud, USA’s Goepper lead ski slopestyle qualifiers
Norway’s Birk Ruud (83.96), American Nick Goepper (82.51) and Andri Ragettli of Switzerland (85.08) placed a respective second, third and first in…
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