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‘I Hate This Sport!': Rage, Teen Tears and Olympic Collapse From Women's Free Skate
After one of the most dramatic nights in their sport’s history, Russia’s trio of teenage figure skating stars each enter an uncertain future.
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‘Chilling': IOC President Blasts ‘Tremendous Coldness' From Valieva's Entourage
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s entourage for their “tremendous coldness” toward the 15-year-old skater after her mistake-filled free skate at the Beijing Olympics.
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WATCH: Finnish Freeskier Hits Camera Operator, Crashes on Top of Halfpipe
Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen’s first run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying wasn’t picture perfect
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How to Watch Men's and Women's Freeski Halfpipe Finals
Olympic freeskiers Eileen Gu of China and Aaron Blunck of Team USA are set to vie for gold in the halfpipe event after they placed first in the qualifying round. Three American women and four American men have made it into the finals. Brita Sigourney, Hanna Faulhaber and Carly Margulies nabbed the eight, ninth and tenth spot on Wednesday and…
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On the Slopes, a Struggle for Black Skiers' Olympic Dreams
There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban communities to winter sports, such as Alpine skiing
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How Figure Skating Is Scored and Why Russian ‘Quad Squad' Dominates
The dominance of Russian women in Olympic figure skating, regardless of how the doping case of superstar Kamila Valieva plays out, has less to do with performance-enhancing drugs and more to do with something much more simple: math. As the sport’s often-criticized judging apparatus has gone through overhauls, teardowns and total rebuilds over the years, it ultimately has produced a convoluted...
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Watch Anna Shcherbakova's 2nd Place Worthy Short Program
Russian Olympic Committee skater Anna Shcherbakova placed second in the short program event at the 2022 Winter Olympics despite not performing a triple axel like her Russian teammates. The 17-year-old, who was the world champion in 2021, opened with a double axel while skating to “Dangerous Affairs” by Inon Zur, an Israeli-American composer. Shcherbakova had one of three clean skates…
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Why Only One Woman Figure Skater Wore Pants Despite Loosening Rules
Swedish figure skater Josefin Taljegård stood out Tuesday as the only athlete in a field of 30 who wore pants
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3-Time Olympic Medalist Nick Goepper Once Held A Twitter Contest to Find a Date
Dating can be hard, even for Olympians. Even if they’ve won a medal.
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WATCH: Luke Winters Walks Away From Scary Olympic Debut Crash in Men's Slalom
It was a scary moment for Team USA’s Luke Winters on Tuesday, as he had a big crash during his first run in the men’s slalom event.
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WATCH: Alex Hall's Amazing First Run That Won Him Gold Medal in Freeski Slopestyle
The men’s freestyle skiing slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics showcased was once again dominated by Team USA, taking both gold and silver medals, led by Alex Hall
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How Will Beijing Use Their Olympic Venues After the 2022 Winter Games?
Many Olympics venues lie abandoned after the Closing Ceremonies, but Beijing has plans for its 2022 Winter Olympics sites. Here’s how they’ll use them.
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WATCH: The Worst Ski Crashes of the Beijing Olympics So Far
Makaela Shiffrin is far from alone in her battle to tame the “Ice River,” as plenty of other skiers have fallen during races and training runs, leading to multiple injuries
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Watch Chris Corning Land First-Ever Quad Cork in Olympic Snowboard History
The Beijing Olympics has already seen some fantastic snowboarding action and Chris Corning on Tuesday contributed to the conversation by making Olympic history. The American snowboarder became the only person to land a quad at the Olympics, earning a 92.00 for his backside quad cork 1800 in his first run of the men’s big air final. Corning was unable to…
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Curling Requires Yelling and Team USA's Tabitha Peterson Is Losing Her Voice
The American skip is used to losing her voice — but it’s no small problem when a big part of her job is shouting instructions to teammates at the other end of the 146-foot sheet of ice.
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Kamila Valieva's Lawyer Blames Grandfather's Medicine in Doping Scandal
Kamila Valieva’s lawyers say the Russian skater failed a doping test before the Olympics because of contamination from medication her grandfather was taking. Denis Oswald says part of the 15-year-old’s defense is “contamination which happened with a product her grandfather was taking.” The argument was made at a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing late Sunday night. The CAS...
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Country Abbreviations for Beijing Olympics — What ROC, EST, MKD and More Stand For
There are athletes representing 91 countries at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics — and being able to tell the nations apart based on their abbreviations can be tough.
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How China Carefully Curated Olympic Spectators — And the Rules They Must Follow
A spectator’s single clap echoed through the mostly empty National Aquatics Center after the British curling team knocked a Swiss stone out of position, a difficult move that usually would trigger cheers from fans. The spectator looked around at the audience of about 200, surrounded by thousands of vacant seats, and stopped clapping. Halfway through ten sets of curling, as…
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It's Too Cold Even for Some Winter Olympic Events, Forcing Rescheduling
The athletes risk frostbite on their hands, since their trigger fingers are exposed while shooting
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Trimetazidine Olympic Case Revives Memories of Grigory Rodchenkov and ROC Scandal
Trimetazidine, also known as TMZ, is a heart medication banned in international sports like the Winter Olympics for years