PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Tucker West was absolutely flying. He was leading the Olympics, at least through the midway point of the opening run. He set a start record. He looked very much like a medal contender. And then came Curve 9. In an instant, West’s medal hopes in the men’s luge competition were […]
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Olympic watching guide: Clare Egan competes in biathlon Saturday
Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan will compete in her first event Saturday morning as a member of the U.S. biathlon team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Egan, 30, will take part in the 7.5-kilometer sprint – which involves five prone shots and five standing, with each missed target requiring a penalty loop – at 6:15 […]
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Americans to watch at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games
These American Olympians are expected to bring home gold. Gus Kenworthy Freestyle skiing: Kenworthy was a silver medalist in slopestyle four years ago in Russia, but he made as many headlines for adopting some of Sochi’s stray dogs. And though he worried that it would hurt his sponsorships, he came out, and that boosted his […]
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Winter Olympics updates: South Korean figure skating gold medalist Yuna Kim lights Olympic torch
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): Updated 10:15 p.m.: South Korean figure skating gold medalist Yuna Kim has ignited the Olympic cauldron for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in a chilly opening ceremony that highlighted Korean unity. A North Korean and South Korean from the countries’ joint hockey team […]
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Olympic watching guide: See the Opening Ceremonies on Friday night
It’s an easy choice when deciding what to watch Friday night. The quandary comes in choosing how to watch the Opening Ceremonies: via live streaming at 6 a.m. or as a prepackaged, prime-time event. Either way, expect cold performers, cold athletes and cold spectators;North and South Korea marching in together under the Unification Flag; and […]
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Bethel’s Troy Murphy qualifies for Olympics moguls final
Troy Murphy of Bethel picked a pretty good time to have his best moguls run of the season. Murphy scored an 80.95 to finish fourth in the qualifying round of the men’s moguls competition at the PyeongChang Olympics. That means Murphy, who entered ranked 12th in the world, will go into Monday’s finals, which will […]
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Meet the winter Olympians with Maine ties
These athletes with Maine ties will compete in the Winter Olympics. Troy Murphy Hometown: Bethel Event: Moguls skiing Age: 25 Personal: 2014 FIS Rookie of the Year; 2015 national champ; 2017, ranked sixth in the world after six Top 10 finishes; attended Gould Academy (2010); lives in Park City, Utah. Outlook: Murphy entered the season as the top-ranked U.S. moguls […]
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Olympic watching guide: Who is competing Thursday
NBC paid nearly $1 billion for broadcast rights, and events will be shown on the parent network as well as NBC Sports Network, CNBC, USA and the Olympic Channel. Live-streaming of all events is available at NBCOlympics.com or via the NBC app. There is a 14-hour time difference. Events listed here are those shown on […]
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Olympic officials try to contain norovirus outbreak
The Olympic organizing committee says another 42 cases of norovirus have been reported at the Olympics, bringing the total to 128 in the past week. Most of the cases, 97 in all, are people staying at a youth center in Pyeongchang that housed security personnel for the games. About 1,200 people there were sequestered, forcing […]
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Olympics: Erin Hamlin to carry U.S. flag; speedskater rips selection process
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — It was a feel-good story for a few hours: Luge veteran Erin Hamlin gets the chance to enter her last Olympics carrying the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games, winning that distinction after a vote by some of her fellow athletes. And then Shani Davis tweeted. […]