Shcherbakova performed a near-flawless free skate to leap over the 15-year-old Valieva, the leader after the short program.
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Canadian women’s hockey team wins Olympic gold over longtime rival U.S.
Canada can now boast holding both the Olympic and world championship titles at the same time, for the first time since 2012.
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Olympic roundup: A short track shutout for U.S. in Beijing
The U.S. fails to win a short track medal for the first time since 1998.
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Sweden takes Olympic gold in 4-woman biathlon relay
The U.S. team, with Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan competing in her final Olympic event, finished 11th.
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U.S. men’s hockey team bounced out of Olympics
Americans lose late lead, fall to Slovakia in a shootout in quarterfinals.
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Hall leads 1-2 US finish in Olympic ski slopestyle event
Alex Hall steals the show to win the gold, while teammate Nick Goepper takes the silver.
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Olympic roundup: Mikaela Shiffrin, 18th in downhill, plans to enter six total Olympic races
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has struggled in Beijing, yet still plans to compete in a total of six events.
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Olympics: Germany sweeps two-man bobsled; Bethel’s Frank Del Duca leads U.S. team to 13th place finish
Germany becomes the first nation to sweep gold, silver and bronze in the two-man bobsled at the Olympics.
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Doping scandal could ‘leave a permanent scar’ on figure skating
Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive for a banned substance but a loophole is allowing her to compete and calls the integrity of the sport into question.
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U.S. to face Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinals
The U.S. goes into the knockout round as the only team to win all of its group games in regulation.