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BREAKING NEWS

Weather Authority Alert Day Issued for Friday, May 16th

WINTER OLYMPICS


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Sarrazin to undergo surgery after head injury in crash in downhill training on 2026 Olympics slope

Read full article: Sarrazin to undergo surgery after head injury in crash in downhill training on 2026 Olympics slope

French standout Cyprien Sarrazin is in intensive care with a head injury and will undergo surgery later Friday after a crash during training for a World Cup downhill race on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation

Read full article: U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation

The United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.

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Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling

Read full article: Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling

During the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports.

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Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City has been formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris.

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Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports

Read full article: Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports

Shaun White is starting a season-long halfpipe league that will offer $1.5 million in prizes in hopes of pulling together what has long been a spread-out, confusing action-sports calendar.

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As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures

Read full article: As many cities sour on hosting the Olympics, Salt Lake City's enthusiasm endures

Many other past Olympic hosts around the world have decided in recent years that bringing back the Games isn’t worth the money or hassle.

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Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics

Read full article: Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics

Two of Russia’s top swimmers who could be eligible for the next year’s Olympics have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023.

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Olympic skaters still missing medals 500 days later

Read full article: Olympic skaters still missing medals 500 days later

On display at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum are nine empty boxes that should be holding medals.

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Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine

Read full article: Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine

Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War.

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Russia's path to 2024 Olympics takes shape, Ukraine objects

Read full article: Russia's path to 2024 Olympics takes shape, Ukraine objects

Russia’s path to sending a team to the Paris Olympics next year has become clearer amid fierce objections from Ukraine.

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IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games

Read full article: IOC president Bach discusses 'challenges' for 2026 Games

Costly construction delays, a leadership vacancy linked to a volatile political climate and a lack of sponsors amid a spreading financial crisis has prompted International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to acknowledge the “challenges” facing organizers of the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

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Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica

Read full article: Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica

Some expat Jamaicans living in Canada are hoping to bring a new winter sport to their tropical homeland.

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Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time

Read full article: Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time

The International Olympic Committee is expected to make a decision next week about whether to allow women to compete in Nordic combined at the 2026 Games.

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Russians out of track worlds barring unexpected end to war

Read full article: Russians out of track worlds barring unexpected end to war

Barring an end to the war in Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be banned from next month’s track and field world championships.

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COLUMN: Will sports ever stop cozying up to strongmen?

Read full article: COLUMN: Will sports ever stop cozying up to strongmen?

Strongmen and sports are a match made in hell, but that never bothered the International Olympic Committee before.

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Students in Salem learn adaptive sports ahead of 2022 Winter Paralympics

Read full article: Students in Salem learn adaptive sports ahead of 2022 Winter Paralympics

With the Winter Olympics behind us, we’re looking ahead to the 2022 Winter Paralympics, which kick off later this week in Beijing.

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In The Village: Elana Meyers Taylor joins Elizabeth Beisel

Read full article: In The Village: Elana Meyers Taylor joins Elizabeth Beisel

Team USA bobsledder (and Closing Ceremony flag bearer) Elana Meyers Taylor takes some time out of her gold medal day to talk to In the Village.

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Top plays of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Top plays of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Alex Hall, John Shuster and Kaishu Hirano were among the stars who wowed us with their displays of athleticism and skill at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. history

Read full article: 2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. history

U.S. cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins rewrote history at the 2022 Winter Olympics going up against some of the biggest names in skiing like Jonna Sundling of Sweden and Therese Johaug of Norway. The women's 30km mass start free closed the curtain on the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Breakout stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Breakout stars of the 2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Games saw breakout stars in almost every sport, ranging from freestyle skier Eileen Gu to speed skater Nils van der Poel. Check out why these athletes earned a spot on our list of notable Olympic athletes.

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Bart Swings wins men's mass start, Belgium's first Winter Olympic gold since 1948

Read full article: Bart Swings wins men's mass start, Belgium's first Winter Olympic gold since 1948

Bart Swings of Belgium won the men's mass start final, while American Joey Mantia crossed the line fourth in a photo finish.

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LIVE UPDATES: Team USA eyes medals in ski halfpipe; More news, results from Day 15 of Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: Team USA eyes medals in ski halfpipe; More news, results from Day 15 of Winter Olympics

Results, updates, and news from Day 15 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Saturday, February 19.

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Several teams beat highest score ever recorded in stunning pairs short program

Read full article: Several teams beat highest score ever recorded in stunning pairs short program

The Olympic pairs short program, led by Sui and Han at their home Games, was one of the best the sport has seen.

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France’s Braisaz-Bouchet stuns Norwegians in 12.5km mass start

Read full article: France’s Braisaz-Bouchet stuns Norwegians in 12.5km mass start

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France won the final gold medal of the women’s 2022 Olympics biathlon program. She crossed the finish line of the 12.5km mass start at 40:18:0 after missing four targets.

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Fun and friendship fuel Norway's Olympic gold rush

Read full article: Fun and friendship fuel Norway's Olympic gold rush

Norway could set a record for the total number of gold medals won by a country at a single Winter Olympics in Beijing but for chef de mission Tore Oevreboe enjoying themselves and creating good relationships is more important than winning.

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LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from Day 14 of 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from Day 14 of 2022 Winter Olympics

Results, updates, and news from Day 14 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 18.

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Join the winter games action at Liberty University

Read full article: Join the winter games action at Liberty University

We’ve enjoyed watching events like figure skating and snowboarding from the couch for the past two weeks, but you don’t have to reach for the remote to join the fun.

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Six-time gold medalist Ireen Wuest finishes final Olympic race of illustrious career

Read full article: Six-time gold medalist Ireen Wuest finishes final Olympic race of illustrious career

Ireen Wuest, the all-time leader in speed skating medals, closed out her final Olympic Games with a sixth-place finish in the women's 1000m.

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LIVE UPDATES: U.S. battles Canada for women's hockey gold, more results from Day 13 of Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: U.S. battles Canada for women's hockey gold, more results from Day 13 of Winter Olympics

Results, updates, and news from Day 13 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 17.

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Twenty years after historic gold, Vonetta Flowers continues to inspire

Read full article: Twenty years after historic gold, Vonetta Flowers continues to inspire

Twenty years after becoming the first Black athlete to win gold at the Winter Olympics, American bobsledder Vonetta Flowers reflects on her legacy -- one that was critical in molding the United States' dominant bobsled team.

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Thinking about trying (or revisiting) a winter sport? 9 tips for new skiers

Read full article: Thinking about trying (or revisiting) a winter sport? 9 tips for new skiers

The Olympics can be so much fun to watch, whether you’re tuning in solo, with your significant other or as a whole family.

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Canada wins men's 5000m relay gold medal: 'We executed perfectly'

Read full article: Canada wins men's 5000m relay gold medal: 'We executed perfectly'

Canada won the men's 5000m relay gold medal in the final men's short track competition of the Winter Olympics.

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The queen of luge: Natalie Geisenberger

Read full article: The queen of luge: Natalie Geisenberger

While her 2022 Winter Olympics are over, Natalie Geisenberger has had an historic Games.

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LIVE UPDATES: U.S. eyes medals in freeski slopestyle, more results from Day 12 of Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: U.S. eyes medals in freeski slopestyle, more results from Day 12 of Winter Olympics

Results, updates, and news from Day 10 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, February 16.

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Beyond quad corks: After progressive Olympics, where does snowboarding go next?

Read full article: Beyond quad corks: After progressive Olympics, where does snowboarding go next?

Following Olympic history makers Su Yiming, Chris Corning and Ayumu Hirano’s groundbreaking performances, one question remains: what’s next?

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Women's curling Session 6: Switzerland stays unbeaten with defeat of Canada

Read full article: Women's curling Session 6: Switzerland stays unbeaten with defeat of Canada

Scores from around the ice during the sixth session of play in the 2022 Winter Olympics women's curling tournament.

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China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics

Read full article: China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics

Officials in Beijing issue a rare blizzard warning for the area.

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GLIMPSES: A white coating for the Winter Olympics — finally

Read full article: GLIMPSES: A white coating for the Winter Olympics — finally

The Beijing Olympics have been watched closely for snow — the artificial kind, made by machines, up in the mountains outside the city.

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'Sheer tenacity': Taiwan skier falls on slope, picks self up

Read full article: 'Sheer tenacity': Taiwan skier falls on slope, picks self up

When 19-year old Maggie Lee fell on her first run down the slope and missed one of the early gates, it looked like the abrupt end of her first Olympics.

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WHAT TO WATCH: Football, then ice dancing on big day for NBC

Read full article: WHAT TO WATCH: Football, then ice dancing on big day for NBC

Sunday is a sports bonanza for NBC, which is airing the Super Bowl in addition to the Winter Olympics.

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Nils van der Poel stepped away from speed skating, came back to break records

Read full article: Nils van der Poel stepped away from speed skating, came back to break records

World record-setting speed skater Nils van der Poel spent time in the army, skydiving and biking across Sweden in between Winter Olympics.

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Unbeatable Fedotov stars again in ROC win over Denmark

Read full article: Unbeatable Fedotov stars again in ROC win over Denmark

Ivan Fedotov continues to impress as the ROC improves to 2-0 at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Suzanne Schulting wins gold, Kristen Santos crashes in 1000m final

Read full article: Suzanne Schulting wins gold, Kristen Santos crashes in 1000m final

Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands wins the women's 1000m gold medal for the second Winter Olympics in a row.

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American Samoan Nathan Crumpton braves a different type of cold in skeleton competition

Read full article: American Samoan Nathan Crumpton braves a different type of cold in skeleton competition

Nathan Crumpton carried the tradition of braving the cold during the Opening Ceremony, now he braves the icy skeleton course.

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LIVE UPDATES: Shaun White in halfpipe, Mikaela Shiffrin in super-G on Day 7 of Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: Shaun White in halfpipe, Mikaela Shiffrin in super-G on Day 7 of Winter Olympics

Results, updates and news from Day 7 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 11.

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In The Village: Brianna Decker joins Elizabeth Beisel

Read full article: In The Village: Brianna Decker joins Elizabeth Beisel

Decker injured her ankle in the first period of her Olympic campaign. Despite that setback, she remains an asset to the team by supporting from off the ice.

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At age 11, Nathan Chen set his course for Olympic gold

Read full article: At age 11, Nathan Chen set his course for Olympic gold

Journalist Philip Hersh details the early days of Nathan Chen's relationship with coach Rafael Arutunian.

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U.S. women's curling team starts with dominant win over ROC

Read full article: U.S. women's curling team starts with dominant win over ROC

The U.S. women's curling team opened up their 2022 Winter Olympics run with a win over the ROC.

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Can Diggins hold off Norway’s Johaug in the 10km?

Read full article: Can Diggins hold off Norway’s Johaug in the 10km?

Jessie Diggins came into the women’s 10km individual competition after her historic bronze medal win that solidified the first ever women’s individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States at the Winter Olympics. The 10km competition spanned over 6 miles and tested Diggins’ ability to recover mentally and physically after her win on Tuesday.

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LIVE UPDATES: Chloe Kim, Nathan Chen win gold on Day 6 of Winter Olympics

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: Chloe Kim, Nathan Chen win gold on Day 6 of Winter Olympics

Results, updates and latest news from Day6 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 10.

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While you were sleeping, this U.S. athlete brought the world to tears with the ultimate redemption story

Read full article: While you were sleeping, this U.S. athlete brought the world to tears with the ultimate redemption story

Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States is one of the greatest snowboarders of all-time with five world championships and eight X-Games titles, but had been known more for a giant mess-up than all of her other accomplishments.

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How to watch the Alpine skiing men’s combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: How to watch the Alpine skiing men’s combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Get ready for the Alpine skiing men's combined event with broadcast and streaming info for NBC platforms.

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Mikaela Shiffrin eliminated from women's slalom after second consecutive Olympic DNF

Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin eliminated from women's slalom after second consecutive Olympic DNF

Mikaela Shiffrin did not advance past the first run of the women's slalom after skiing out for the second time at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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LIVE UPDATES: Mikaela Shiffrin sets sights on women's slalom gold

Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: Mikaela Shiffrin sets sights on women's slalom gold

Follow along with NBCOlympics.com as Mikaela Shiffrin returns to Winter Olympics action in the women's slalom.

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Nordic Combined competition starts at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Nordic Combined competition starts at the 2022 Winter Olympics

The first day of Nordic Combined competition started with the men’s individual gundersen normal hill/10km. Competitors went up against Germany’s double-threat Vinzenz Geiger, who has found success in his sport by living through his favorite saying "go hard or go home."

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3 heartwarming stories from the first weekend of the Winter Olympics

Read full article: 3 heartwarming stories from the first weekend of the Winter Olympics

Did you watch any of these inspirational stories over the weekend?

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The Podium: This small prep school is a pipeline to Winter Olympics

Read full article: The Podium: This small prep school is a pipeline to Winter Olympics

Stratton Mountain School has sent 46 alumni to the Olympics, and several are competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Learn more in this episode of The Podium.

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Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old Johan Clarey takes silver

Read full article: Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old Johan Clarey takes silver

The fastest men's downhill race in Olympic history was won by the ever-consistent Beat Feuz, while a surprise silver medalist made history.

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Team USA's medalists Kauf, Marino exhibit joy beyond words

Read full article: Team USA's medalists Kauf, Marino exhibit joy beyond words

"It's gonna sink in at some point but right now this is on a cloud, this is crazy," Julia Marino said. "The craziest feeling I've ever felt."

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In The Village: Skier Winter Vinecki joins Elizabeth Beisel

Read full article: In The Village: Skier Winter Vinecki joins Elizabeth Beisel

Freestyle aerial skier Winter Vinecki, who also happens to be a marathon runner and gymnastics fan, finds common ground with Elizabeth Beisel about turning loss into positive action.

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Shiffrin-Vlhova, Chen-Hanyu among marquee Olympic matchups

Read full article: Shiffrin-Vlhova, Chen-Hanyu among marquee Olympic matchups

Rivalries have a way of spicing up the Winter Olympics.

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How to watch Katie Uhlaender at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock

Read full article: How to watch Katie Uhlaender at the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock

Katie Uhlaender's schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics: when, where and how to watch or stream every event via NBC, Peacock, USA Network and NBCOlympics.com.

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Sofia Goggia back on skis, heading to Beijing

Read full article: Sofia Goggia back on skis, heading to Beijing

Italian downhill specialist Sofia Goggia announces that she will travel to China to compete at the Winter Olympics just two weeks after suffering a serious knee injury.

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EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city

Read full article: EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city

Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow for the skiing and snowboarding events.

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Salt Lake City could be ready for Winter Olympics as early as 2030

Read full article: Salt Lake City could be ready for Winter Olympics as early as 2030

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chair Susanne Lyons said on Friday that Salt Lake City already has venues in place from the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts

Read full article: Emboldened China opens Olympics, with lockdown and boycotts

China invited the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Olympics.

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Three U.S. women's hockey players who must step up in Brianna Decker's absence

Read full article: Three U.S. women's hockey players who must step up in Brianna Decker's absence

With Brianna Decker out for the remainder of the Olympics, the U.S. will need a few of its top players to step up and fill the void.

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'Shirtless Tongan' Pita Taufatofua won't be at 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: 'Shirtless Tongan' Pita Taufatofua won't be at 2022 Winter Olympics

Pita Taufatofua will instead focus on helping Tonga recover from a tsunami that devastated the island nation in January.

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Denmark's Malene Frandsen scores nation's first-ever goal in Olympic history

Read full article: Denmark's Malene Frandsen scores nation's first-ever goal in Olympic history

Denmark's Malene Frandsen made some Olympic history by scoring her nation's first-ever hockey goal at the Winter Olympics.

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The Latest: Dutch VJ manhandled during Olympic live shot

Read full article: The Latest: Dutch VJ manhandled during Olympic live shot

A correspondent in Beijing for Dutch national broadcaster NOS was manhandled away from his camera during a live news show shortly before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

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Past 40 but not past it, Alpine skier aims for upset

Read full article: Past 40 but not past it, Alpine skier aims for upset

French Alpine skier Johan Clarey is has never won a World Cup race in his 19 years of competing. He aims to upset the podium at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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How to try events from the Winter Olympics in Southwest Virginia

Read full article: How to try events from the Winter Olympics in Southwest Virginia

How you can bring the excitement from the Winter Olympics home and where you can try some of the events.

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11 athletes to watch as the Winter Olympics begin

Read full article: 11 athletes to watch as the Winter Olympics begin

With the NFL on a break for a week until Super Bowl festivities begin, a lot of focus now can turn to the start of the latest Winter Olympics, which open Friday in Beijing.

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Party of One: Nations with a single athlete at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Party of One: Nations with a single athlete at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Jamaica's not a one-sport Olympic nation this year, but there are a host of them including Malta's snowboarder from California.

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Japan's head speed skating coach tests positive for COVID-19

Read full article: Japan's head speed skating coach tests positive for COVID-19

Johan de Wit, Japan's speed skating head coach, tweeted that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

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How to watch Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Read full article: How to watch Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue at the 2022 Winter Olympics

United States skaters Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue are the only ice dancers to medal at each of the past three world championships.

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Curling world reacts to John Shuster being named Team USA flagbearer

Read full article: Curling world reacts to John Shuster being named Team USA flagbearer

On Wednesday morning, Team USA men's curling skip John Shuster was named the United States flagbearer at the 2022 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony. His friends and teammates took to social media to congratulate him on the honor.

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President Xi Jinping, China's 'chairman of everything'

Read full article: President Xi Jinping, China's 'chairman of everything'

The last time the Olympics came to China, Xi Jinping oversaw the whole endeavor.

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Saudi skier Fayik Abdi set to make Winter Olympics history

Read full article: Saudi skier Fayik Abdi set to make Winter Olympics history

Alpine skier Fayik Abdi hopes to spread awareness for winter sports in Saudi Arabia as he becomes the first athlete to represent the country at the Winter Olympics.

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Recent study: Climate change could affect future of Winter Olympics

Read full article: Recent study: Climate change could affect future of Winter Olympics

All 19 host cities since 1950 have warmed and the trend is likely to continue

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For Taiwan's Olympics team, everything is in a name

Read full article: For Taiwan's Olympics team, everything is in a name

For Taiwan, every appearance on the global stage is fraught with politics — and even more so when that stage is China.

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Why is Beijing hosting the Olympics for the second time in just 14 years?

Read full article: Why is Beijing hosting the Olympics for the second time in just 14 years?

Just 14 years after hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing is set to make history by becoming the first city to play host to both a Summer and Winter Olympics when it welcomes the world for the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Putin backs China over 'politicization' of Beijing Olympics

Read full article: Putin backs China over 'politicization' of Beijing Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia and China oppose “the politicization of sport and demonstrative boycotts” ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life

Read full article: Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life

Beijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in less than two weeks.

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China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an

Read full article: China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an

Chinese authorities are testing some 2 million residents of Beijing after a series of virus cases prompted concerns two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics.

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Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics

Read full article: Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics

People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents have been ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.

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Shiffrin leads US Olympic ski team nominations; Nyman out

Read full article: Shiffrin leads US Olympic ski team nominations; Nyman out

Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin leads the 17-member list for the U.S. Alpine skiing team nominated for the Beijing Winter Games.

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The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

Read full article: The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing will allow China to show the world “a fake smile,” just as it did for the 2008 Summer Games.

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German luge star Geisenberger says she's going to Olympics

Read full article: German luge star Geisenberger says she's going to Olympics

Natalie Geisenberger has made it official: She’s heading to the Beijing Games and seeking a third consecutive Olympic women’s luge gold medal.

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China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million

Read full article: China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million

A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people.

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China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found

Read full article: China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found

A major Chinese city near Beijing has placed its 14 million residents on partial lockdown after 40 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant.

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U.S. Speed Skating Trials Day 4 recap: Brittany Bowe goes 3-for-3, Joey Mantia sets record

Read full article: U.S. Speed Skating Trials Day 4 recap: Brittany Bowe goes 3-for-3, Joey Mantia sets record

Find out who secured their spot on Team USA on Day 4 of the 2022 U.S. Speed Skating Olympic Trials.

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Podcast: U.S. still shooting for its first-ever Olympic biathlon medal

Read full article: Podcast: U.S. still shooting for its first-ever Olympic biathlon medal

The Podium podcast from NBC Sports dives into the sport of biathlon and talks to Lowell Bailey and Clare Egan about the progress that the U.S. is making.

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Podcast: Looking back at 'Broomgate' and John Shuster's journey to historic curling gold

Read full article: Podcast: Looking back at 'Broomgate' and John Shuster's journey to historic curling gold

The Podium podcast from NBC Sports explores how embracing innovation paid off with a gold medal for both John Shuster and Hardline Curling

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Podcast: How can winter sports become more diverse and inclusive?

Read full article: Podcast: How can winter sports become more diverse and inclusive?

On The Podium podcast from NBC Sports, Andre Horton and Brian Rice discussed their personal experiences as Black athletes in winter sports and the push for more diversity at ski resorts,

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How to watch U.S. Ski Jumping Olympic Trials

Read full article: How to watch U.S. Ski Jumping Olympic Trials

Get set for the U.S. Ski Jumping Olympic Trials, airing live on Christmas Day.

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U.S. Short Track Trials Night 2 recap: Kristen Santos captures first Olympic spot

Read full article: U.S. Short Track Trials Night 2 recap: Kristen Santos captures first Olympic spot

Kristen Santos became the first American to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in short track at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Utah.

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Speed Skating 101: Since PyeongChang

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Learn how the top stars in speed skating have prepared for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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U.S. Short Track Olympic Trials: Preview, how to watch

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Get set for U.S. short track Olympic trials, where seven spots in the 2022 Winter Games will be on the line.

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USA's Plys, Persinger rout South Korea, earn bye to Olympic Qualification Event final

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The United States' mixed doubles curling duo of Chris Plys and Vicky Persinger is just one win away from earning a spot at the Winter Olympics.

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