Moore, who grew up in Norway, has bounced around the country during the pandemic. She hopes to be in Tokyo for next summer’s Olympics, even if it’s not exactly how she’d imagined it.
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Clare Egan’s final biathlon season off to strong start
Clare Egan, of Cape Elizabeth, looks at her time after crossing the finish line during the women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Clare Egan is one of the more erudite athletes you will ever meet. The Cape Elizabeth native and U.S. Olympian speaks […]
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Local skier to hold North American premiere her film in Bethel
BETHEL — Jackie Paaso, big mountain skier and co-director and co-star of “Evolution of Dreams,” will premiere her film in North America at The Gem on Saturday, Oct. 20. Doors will open for a reception at 6 p.m. and the film will show at 7:30. “We dreamed of Olympic Gold, being the best in the world, […]
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Swimmer Ryan Lochte suspended until July 2019 for use of IV
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Lochte posted a photo for the world to see, and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency noticed. It got him suspended — again. The longtime U.S. swimming star has been banned from competition until July 2019, which means the 12-time Olympic medalist cannot compete as planned in the national championships that […]
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On skiing: Bringing back jumping
Watching the jumping during the Olympics, we saw the emphasis on the usual countries: Finland, Sweden and Norway, a few other Europeans countries and Japan. The host country was mentioned, but the U.S. was dismissed — and the results showed why. It wasn’t always this way. While the Europeans dominated, we had contenders, and in […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Got snow? Go Backwoods
The other night, Shopping Siren had an epiphany while watching the Olympic Winter Games. Snowboarding is fun. I know a lot of people feel that way. But I have always been of the opinion that strapping your feet to a board and hurling yourself down a mountain is a scary/dangerous/generally bad idea — when you […]
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Clare Egan shoots clean in Olympic biathlon
Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan turned in her best performance of the Olympic Winter Games with a perfect 10-for-10 shooting in the women’s 4-by-6-kilometer biathlon relay Thursday night at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, South Korea. Skiing the second leg, Egan kept the United States in medal contention at fourth place, only 16.8 seconds […]
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State Department says North Korea passed up meeting with Mike Pence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un’s government canceled at the last minute, the Trump administration said Tuesday. A potential meeting between Pence and the North Koreans had been the most highly […]
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Doping scandal rocks Olympic curling — yes, curling
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The news of Alexander Krushelnitsky’s banishment spread fast Sunday night, bouncing from one athlete and official to the next. It came as a shock in some corners and a sad fulfillment of expectation in others. The process of sharing updates of a failed drug test has become commonplace at the Olympics, […]
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Red, white and bruised, US struggles to win medals
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — It was, perhaps, the defining moment for the U.S. team at this Olympics. Not Shaun White blitzing the halfpipe in a final run to win gold, a win that came with some baggage by itself. Or Chloe Kim delighting fans from two countries when she won her halfpipe, either. No, […]