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Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Under snowy skies, American Blunck leads halfpipe qualifiers
By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Undeterred by snowy weather, American Aaron Blunck led the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, fo...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Shiffrin fails to finish again
YANQING, China (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin failed to finish the women's combined on Thursday, skiing out in the slalom race to leave her with no individual medal in the Beijing Olympics. The...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Chinese official makes first statement on Taiwan and Xinjiang at Games, declares “one China”
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Politics entered the Olympics on Thursday when an official for the Beijing Games spoke about Taiwan and Xinjiang, declaring there was only "one China", the firs...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada reclaim golden crown, U.S. win silver
By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) -Canada beat the United States 3-2 to win the women's ice hockey final at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, reclaiming the gold medal the Americans had taken from them...
Feb 17, 2022
Factbox-Olympics-Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skaters at the Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian sports officials have sent a 15-year-old female figure skater to each of the last three Winter Olympics. The three skaters share coach Eteri Tutberidze, known for raising a...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Fun and friendship fuel Norway’s Olympic gold rush
By Philip O'Connor and Ilze FIlks ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - 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 m...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Weather forces schedule change for women’s mass start
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Weather conditions at China's National Biathlon Centre have forced the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to reschedule the final women's race of the ...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Brazil’s Bindilatti having a blast in training ahead of his final race
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Brazilian pilot Edson Luques Bindilatti is having a great time in training ahead of what will be the last race of his 20-year Olympic career, and is preparin...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Snowbarding-Flying Finn decks camera operator in halfpipe mishap
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Finnish freestyle skier Jon Sallinen sent a camera operator flying during his first run in Thursday's halfpipe qualifying after misjudging one of his ...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Shiffrin borrows Goggia’s skis for combined downhill
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin borrowed Sofia Goggia's skis for the downhill leg of Thursday's combined competition at the Beijing Games and said she "almost start...
Feb 17, 2022
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