PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Mikaela Shiffrin makes it all looks so easy sometimes. For the world’s most dominant female ski racer, the trip from the starting gate to the medals podium is a well-trodden path. Friday morning offered a stern reminder for Shiffrin and the world just how difficult this medal pursuit could be, how […]
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Clare Egan places 62nd in Olympic biathlon
Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan finished 62nd Thursday in the women’s 15-kilometer individual race at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, South Korea. In an event postponed from Wednesday because of high winds, Egan hit all 10 of her targets from a prone position, but missed three in her first standing stage and one more […]
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Photo Gallery: Mikaela Shiffrin captures Olympic gold in women’s giant slalom
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Mikaela Shiffrin already had waited four years for this moment. A couple of more days didn’t seem to bother her one bit. After windy conditions delayed her ambitious – and perhaps historic – Olympic schedule, Shiffrin finally stepped into a pair of skis Thursday and gave the screaming crowd at Yongpyong […]
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Olympic watching guide: Clare Egan ready for another go-round in biathlon
Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan gets her second shot at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday with the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race. In her Olympic debut Saturday at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, South Korea, Egan fell in her first loop of the 7.5K sprint and hit seven of 10 targets on her way […]
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Olympic hockey: U.S. women beat Russian team; Canada is next
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson can’t remember ever scoring twice on the same shift. The three-time Olympian looking for her first gold medal is just happy to give the Americans a bit of a boost. She did it in Olympic record fashion. Lamoureux-Davidson had the fastest back-to-back goals in Olympic history, scoring 6 […]
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17-year-old Chloe Kim soars to halfpipe gold
BONGPYEONG, South Korea — The gold medal had been secured, the desire to eat a breakfast sandwich had been conveyed to the world, and the starburst had been completed. She stood at the top at Pyeongchang Halfpipe and had only one thing left to do, the thing she loved most, the most peaceful thing in […]
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Maine native Emily Sweeney says she’s OK after Olympic luge crash
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — American luger Emily Sweeney avoided serious injury in a frightening crash that knocked her out of the Pyeongchang Olympics on Tuesday during the final heat of the competition. The diagnosis was that Sweeney had only some bumps and bruises. “I’m OK,” Sweeney said. Sweeney lost control around Curve 9, the track’s most treacherous […]
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Olympic Watching Guide: Tuesday, Feb. 13
The U.S. women’s hockey team compete for an elusive gold medal with a match against Olympic Athletes from Russia. Mikaela Shiffrin takes on the slalom course, and Reston’s Maame Biney makes her Olympic debut in short-track speedskating. NBC 3-5 p.m. Men’s speedskating, 1,500-meter gold; women’s luge, singles gold; cross-country, men’s and women’s sprint gold 8-11:30 […]
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Bethel’s Troy Murphy finishes 17th in moguls; Emily Sweeney competes in women’s luge
Troy Murphy’s Olympic journey ended Monday morning in the first round of finals in the men’s moguls while Emily Sweeney’s quest continues on. Murphy, the 25-year-old from Bethel, finished 17th in the first round with a score of 72.72. The top 12 finishers advanced to the second round of finals Monday morning at the Phoenix […]
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Mirai Nagasu becomes first American woman to land triple axel in Olympics
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — It took the talent, grit and artistry of eight American figure skaters over three days of competition at the Gangneung Ice Arena to deliver the United States a bronze medal in the team event at the PyeongChang Olympics. But the most magical and pivotal contribution came from Mirai Nagasu, and it […]