Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event
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Mikaela Shiffrin shaken after another quick exit in Olympic race
The American missed a gate early in her first run in the slalom, just two days after she was DQ’d in the giant slalom.
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Olympic luger, Maine native Emily Sweeney ponders future after Beijing games
Emily Sweeney and Summer Britcher have both had successful luge careers and now need to decide whether to commit another four years to their sport.
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Olympic roundup: Organizers say 32 athletes in isolation for COVID-19
The chairman of the expert medical panel for the Games says 50 athletes have been discharged from isolation.
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Olympic women’s hockey: Canada surges over U.S., but the top seeds expect to meet again
The latest meeting in the rivalry goes to Canada, even with the Americans holding a 53-27 edge in shots on goal, but many expect a rematch for the gold medal.
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Several factors contribute to NBC’s lower Olympic ratings
NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other
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Figure skater Nathan Chen flips, spins way to Olympic world-record score
Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics.
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle adds silver to family’s Olympic legacy
Austrian skier Matthias Mayer wins gold in super-G, while U.S. skier’s silver medal comes almost 50 years to the day after his mom, Barbara Ann Cochran, won the slalom at the 1972 Olympics.
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Canada, Russia women mask up on Olympic ice amid COVID concerns
The teams were required to wear masks because Russian COVID-19 testing results from earlier in the day were not yet available by game time.
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On Skiing: The best skiing is still ahead of us; but first, the Olympics
February and March are usually our biggest snow months, so we can look forward to plenty of good skiing for another two months, writes columnist Dave Irons as he looks forward to the Olympics and US Alpine Championships.