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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A message to world leaders
We at Hope House applaud the amazing peacemaking efforts of the Koreans and the International Olympic Committee, as opportunities to build bridges are being enthusiastically seized. We cheer on these peace efforts and pray that the Olympics is a turning point of hope for the Korean people and, indeed, the world. We have a special […]
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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 […]
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Olympic watching guide: Troy Murphy hits the moguls Monday
The men will hit the mogul hill looking for gold starting at 8:10 a.m. Mogul skiing is judged on style and skill as well as speed. Skiers use the bumps to make sharp turns while keeping to a fall line. Watch for flips, grabs or rotations in their two jumps off the “air bumps” on the slope. […]
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Favored Russians ooze confidence, feel like ‘red machine’
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The Russians are here, and they look every bit like the gold-medal favorites everyone thinks they are. They’re stocked with NHL talent from Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk and Slava Voynov to Kontinental Hockey League star Nikita Gusev and are fresh off an 8-1 drubbing of the Korean team in exhibition […]
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Kenworthy embracing LGBT flag-bearer role in Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — At the Sochi Games, he was the medal-winning athlete who overshadowed that achievement by rescuing five stray dogs. In Pyeongchang, he’s vacuuming up attention with his “We’re here. We’re queer. Get used to it” posts and photos of him kissing skater Adam Rippon, and taking swipes at U.S. Vice President […]
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NBC’s Olympic tape delay has the internet pretty riled up
No, events at the Pyeongchang Olympics are not all televised live. And, yes, that means you sometimes will find a result before you see it on TV. Exhibit A: American Red Gerard won the United States’ first medal of the Games in the snowboard slopestyle, but NBC didn’t air it until about a half-hour later. […]
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Chris Mazdzer grabs silver, becomes first US man to win singles luge medal
DAEGWALLYEONG, South Korea — Chris Mazdzer won the silver medal in men’s luge Sunday night, becoming the first American man to win a singles medal in Olympic history. And that wasn’t the only upset at Olympic Sliding Centre. German Felix Loch, a two-time gold medalist in this event and the leader after three runs, finished […]