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Dutch skater Irene Schouten receives gold in women’s 3000m

February 6, 2022 5:48 am NBC Olympics

Women’s 3000m speed skating comes to a close, with Irene Schouten of the Netherlands claiming gold, Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida winning silver,…

Anthony wins gold, Kauf takes silver in women’s moguls

February 6, 2022 5:44 am NBC Olympics

Jakara Anthony wins Australia’s first gold medal at the Winter Olympics since 2010. American Jaelin Kauf and the ROC’s Anastasiia Smirnova take…

Smooth run on bumpy course nets Anthony Olympic moguls title

February 6, 2022 5:42 am The Associated Press

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Jakara Anthony of Australia made it look almost easy as she breezed through the bumps as…

Sadowski-Synnott, Marino, Coady awarded slopestyle medals

February 6, 2022 5:40 am NBC Olympics

New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins the women’s snowboard slopestyle event with a score of 92.88. Julia Marino and Tess Coady are awarded silver…

Walter Wallberg receives gold in men’s moguls medal ceremony

February 6, 2022 5:33 am NBC Olympics

To close the men’s moguls event in freestyle skiing, Sweden’s Walter Wallberg brings home gold with Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury and Japan’s Horishima…

Norway gets biathlon mixed relay gold, Eckhoff’s 6th medal

February 6, 2022 5:26 am NBC Olympics

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, Tarjei Boe and Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway receive gold medals for the biathlon mixed relay, giving Tiril…

How to watch: First individual short track medals on the line

February 6, 2022 5:19 am NBC Olympics

Kristen Santos is among four Americans who will compete for short track medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics on…

China gets 1st gold of 2022 Games in short track mixed relay

February 6, 2022 5:17 am NBC Olympics

Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Zhang Yuting of China won a dramatic and contentious short track mixed team relay, receiving the first…

China beats Japan in first shootout of 2022 Winter Games

February 6, 2022 5:14 am NBC Olympics

China and Japan went down to the wire, but it was China who walked away with a win after beating Japan in the first shootout of the 2022 Winter…

US-born figure skater Zhu Yi under attack after fall on Olympic debut for China

February 6, 2022 5:10 am CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Making her Olympic debut for Team China, California-born figure skater Zhu Yi was eager to prove herself to the Chinese public.…

U.S. blows out Switzerland 8-0 to earn back-to-back shutouts

February 6, 2022 5:10 am NBC Olympics

Follow all the action live from the U.S. women’s hockey team’s tilt against…

Shiffrin-Vlhova, Chen-Hanyu among marquee Olympic matchups

February 6, 2022 5:05 am The Associated Press

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Rivalries have a way of spicing up the Winter Olympics. The U.S.-Canada matchup in women’s…

Turkish ski jumper İpcioğlu mum on Uyghur statement

February 6, 2022 4:59 am The Associated Press

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Turkish ski jumper Fatih Arda İpcioğlu has declined to say if the crescent and star on his blue skis the day before the…

Ryoyu Kobayashi wins normal hill competition at Olympics

February 6, 2022 4:56 am The Associated Press

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won the Olympic ski jumping gold medal on the normal hill.…

Cross country skiing medal ceremony

February 6, 2022 4:17 am NBC Olympics

Therese Johaug of Norway wins gold in the women’s cross country skiing 15km event. Natalia Nepryaeva of the Russian Olympic Commitee and…

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: Top 15 athletes to watch

February 6, 2022 3:56 am CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is the second Games to take place during the coronavirus pandemic, after Tokyo 2020 last…

Nils van der Poel edges Patrick Roest for 5000m gold medal

February 6, 2022 3:54 am NBC Olympics

Sweden’s Nils van der Poel bested Dutch skater Patrick Roest’s Olympic record in the men’s 5000m speed skating Winter Olympic final. Van der Poel…

Eric Staal at warm-up before the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Out-of-work Eric Staal relishing new job as Canada captain

February 6, 2022 3:48 am NBC Olympics

Eric Staal is relishing the opportunity to captain Canada’s men’s hockey team at the 2022 Winter…

Sadowski Synnott is 1st Kiwi Winter Olympics gold medalist

February 6, 2022 3:42 am The Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The land of the long white cloud has its first Winter Olympics gold medal. Zoi Sadowski Synnott of…

The tragedy of Marc-Vivien Foé, soccer’s forgotten hero

February 6, 2022 3:25 am The Associated Press

By ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The late Cameroon and Manchester City soccer star Marc-Vivien Foé had a dream to…