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USOPC: Russian pathway possible, but sanctions must remain

The new leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has reiterated the federationโ€™s support for exploring a way for Russian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals.

Watch the latest episode of Chasing Gold: Paris 2024

Chasing Gold: Paris 2024 introduces fans to Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from around the world.

Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will โ€œdiscontinue for some timeโ€ their effort to land the 2030 Winter Games because of damage done by the Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal.

USOPC pushes category qualifiers for sport transgender issue

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider โ€œcategory qualifiersโ€ to ensure transgender athletes will have events to participate in after they reach puberty.

Claressa Shields to host Christmas giveaway in Mt. Morris Township

MORRIS TWP, MI - The most popular athlete in Flint is once again giving back. Claressa Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and undisputed womenโ€™s world middleweight champion, is hosting her second annual Christmas giveaway from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23 in Mt. Morris Township. Food, toys, and winter wear will be given away. Last year, more than $4,000 worth of toys -- including scooters, dolls, bicycles, sporting equipment, Nerf guns, train sets -- were given away to local children.

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Brittney Griner's Loved Ones Share In Relief Following Her Release

Emotions for Brittney Griner's friends, family and colleagues have been running high since the announcement of her release.

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A look at Brittney Griner's career on, off basketball court

Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russia prison in a high-level prisoner exchange.

Brittney Griner's legal team met with WNBA star at Russian penal colony: 'Doing as well as could be expected'

Brittney Griner has been transported to a Russian penal colony in Mordovia, the WNBA star's legal team confirmed Thursday. Griner met with her lawyers this week.

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Olympic gold medalist to speak at free public event hosted by Grand Valley

GRAND RAPIDS, MI โ€“ Legendary Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills is coming to Grand Rapids this week for a public talk hosted by Grand Valley State University. Mills, of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe, won Olympic gold in the 10,000 meter race during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Since his Olympic win, Mills has gone on to become a prominent role model for Native American youth. He founded a nonprofit called Running Strong for American Indian Youth, through which he has raised millions of dollars to help Native American youth. โ€œBilly Mills is a legend among Native Americans,โ€ said Levi Rickert, publisher and editor of Grand Rapids-based Native News Online, who will co-facilitate Thursdayโ€™s event.

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The Paris 2024 Olympic mascots are ... hats

Organizers call it a tip of the chapeau to the spirit of the French revolution. Critics see something different.

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Three Olympic volleyball medals stolen from L.A. area home

The U.S. women's team member who won them wasn't named but the medals - one gold, one silver and one bronze - were from the last three summer games.

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California home broken into, safe containing 3 Olympic medals taken from US womenโ€™s volleyball member

Three Olympic medals belonging to a member of the U.S. women's volleyball team were stolen from a California home last month

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Jimmy Carter announces he would not support sending and American team to Moscow Olympics

On January 20, 1980, President Jimmy Carter appeared on โ€œMeet the Pressโ€ to make a historic announcement. Moderator Bill Monroe asked Carter if he supported sending a U.S. Olympic team to the summer games in Moscow. Carter replied, โ€œNo. Neither I nor the American people would support the sending of an American team to Moscow with Soviet invasion troops in Afghanistan.โ€

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Iranian official says sport climber who competed without headscarf won't be punished

An Iranian official is claiming there will be no punishment for a sport climber who competed in South Korea this week without wearing the country's mandatory headscarf.

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Iran's Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber

The president of Iranโ€™s national Olympic committee has claimed that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nationโ€™s mandatory headscarf.

The 2024 Paralympics in Paris won't open in stadium

Paris organizers have announced their opening ceremony plans for the Paralympics.

Former Olympian debates trans politics on Dr. Phil: No training can 'outrun biology' in womenโ€™s sports

Athletes appeared as guests on Dr. Phil to warn that biological men competing as women is a threat to women's sports, because their biological advantages cannot be denied.

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Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25

A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Grinerโ€™s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

Kobe Bryant shocked the Olympic team by leveling his Lakers teammate on the first play of a game

Kobe Bryant was determined to set the tone for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics, so he blew up his Lakers teammate Pau Gasol's screen in a game against Spain.

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Boxing body won't hold new election, damaging Olympic hopes

Umar Kremlev will remain the President of the International Boxing Association after the body voted against holding a new election.

Symbolism, empty seats: soccer returns to Ukraine amid war

With two teams playing in an empty stadium hundreds of miles away from their hometowns, the Ukrainian soccer league has started its new season after a poignant ceremony paying tribute to those fighting in the war with Russia.

Skepticism and hope as USA Gymnastics enters post-Nassar era

USA Gymnastics is attempting to take a major step forward as it enters the post-Larry Nassar era.

LeBron James, Wade produce doc on 2008 Olympic 'Redeem Team'

A documentary on the 2008 U.S. menโ€™s basketball team known as the โ€œRedeem Team,โ€ with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, will premiere on Netflix this fall.

Olympic rugby champion Ellia Green comes out as trans man

The gold-medal winning athlete told The Associated Press it was the best decision of his life.

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Weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

We're Flipping Out Over Suni Lee's Incredible First Pitch Before MLB game

Olympic gymnastics champ Suni Lee flipped head-over-heels as she threw the first pitch at the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays game.

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WH 'willing to take every step' to bring Griner home

The White House says it is "willing to take every step necessary" to free American basketball star Brittney Griner from a Russian jail. Griner was convicted and sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. (Aug. 4)

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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Back In Russian Court On Cannabis Charge

The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in Russian prison.

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Surfing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Everything we know so far about surfing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Surprise winner captures menโ€™s 5K world championship; Grand Blancโ€™s Grant Fisher finishes sixth

Ingebrigtsen is the reigning Olympic champion in the menโ€™s 1,500 and finished the 5,000 on Sunday night with a time 13 minutes, 9.24 seconds. Team USAโ€™s Grant Fisher, who trains with Portlandโ€™s Bowerman Track Club, was along the leaders of the pack for most of the final lap. But just before hitting the final turn, Fisher hit the inside rail and fell back to sixth place with a time of 13:11.65. Ethiopiaโ€™s Muktar Edris, who won gold at the 2019 world championships, was 13th in 13:24.67. MOREMichigan native Grant Fisher may be the next face of American distance runningGrant Fisher almost chases down bronze in 10K run at World Athletics ChampionshipsGrant Fisher of Grand Blanc shatters American record in 10,000-meter run

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Wightman wins 1500 on night filled with surprises at worlds

British 1,500-meter champion Jake Wightman was in disbelief after he crossed the finish line.

Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics

The legendary athlete is declared the sole winner of the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm โ€” nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of amateurism rules.

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"Greatest athlete in the world" Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner of two 1912 Olympic events

The Native American Sweden's King Gustav V declared "the greatest athlete in the world" was stripped of his medals in what was dubbed the first major international sports scandal.

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Jim Thorpe reinstated as sole winner for 1912 Olympic golds

Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm.

Former Olympian Kim Glass says she suffered multiple face fractures after she was attacked in Los Angeles

Glass said a man threw a metal object at her face.

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Out walking her dogs, she found an Olympic gold medal on the ground

โ€œThis is so beautiful, is it for real?โ€ Maria Carrillo said about the Olympic gold medal she found in a discarded McDonald's bag.

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Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi on cover of NBA 2K23 WNBA edition

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have been linked for two decades.

Biden announces 17 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, including Simone Biles and John McCain

The awards will be presented Thursday, July 7.

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First photos of WNBAโ€™s Brittney Griner appearing in a Russian court

WNBA star seen in Russian court for one of the first times in four months

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Allyson Felix is providing free childcare to parents working at track and field events

Felix said she came back for her final season so she "could provide childcare at these championships" and "to remind women that they don't have to walk in anyone else's footsteps that they can do it in their own shoes."

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Tensions sparking change in US Olympic world, but how much?

Changes are coming at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, sparked by frustration with years of flat revenue and what some portray as heavy-handed management in the wake of sex-abuse scandals that upended the movement in America.

Jerami Grant To Be Traded To Portland By Detroit

A person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a first-round pick in 2025.

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Who to Watch at the 2022 U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships

To make the World Athletics Championships team, American athletes must finish in the top three at one of the most competitive meets ever held

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Be a winner and be a swimmer

Iย am so saddened to learn of another tragic drowning atย one of our beaches.

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Jepchirchir to defend NYC Marathon title, eyes course record

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir plans to defend her title at the New York City Marathon, telling The Associated Press she hopes to break the course record this November after finishing 8 seconds off the mark last year.

Taylor calls for Griner's release at Hall of Fame induction

Penny Taylor used her induction into the Womenโ€™s Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.

Allyson Felix has 'no regrets' after placing 7th in Rome

Allyson Felix has โ€œno regretsโ€ after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet.

Olympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym board

Former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert Moser is taking her advocacy for victims of sexual abuse within the sport to the front lines.

Frankenmuthโ€™s Dog Bowl, an Olympic-style festival for canines, returns

The Frankenmuth Dog Bowl, located adjacent to the River Place Shops, hosted several competitions for dogs and their owners to participate and even qualify for the DockDogs National Championship in October out west. Friends and families flooded the Dog Bowl with their manโ€™s best friend at their side as the competitions went on throughout the day. Lin Duncan poses for a portrait with her companion Sir George during from the Frankenmuth Dog Bowl in Frankenmuth on Saturday, May 27, 2022. Great Lakes Boxer Rescue was one of the vendors at the Dog Bowl. The Dog Bowl will continue to host events throughout the weekend.

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Thompson-Herah edges Richardson in the Prefontaine 100

Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Shaโ€™Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

SPOTLIGHT: Riverview Community High School junior wins three 4Frenzy awards

Favorite place in Metro Detroit: Southgate Nature Center

Bode and Morgan Miller reveal babyโ€™s name nearly 6 months after she was born

Former Olympic skier Bode Miller and his wife, former pro volleyball player Morgan Miller, have (finally) revealed the name of their youngest child.

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Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize

The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this yearโ€™s Princess of Asturias Award for sports.

โ€˜Change of sceneryโ€™: Olympian Lindsey Vonn poses in a bikini ahead of F1 race in Miami

Lindsey Vonn is enjoying some down time down south.

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Viral clip shows man apparently stopping Olympian Eileen Gu from leaving after a selfie in Beijing

A now-viral video shows a man seemingly trying to stop Olympic gold medalist skier Eileen Gu from leaving after they take a selfie together in Beijing. The 18-year-old athlete, who often jogs around the cityโ€™s streets, was accompanied by her mother riding a bicycle at the time of the incident, which occurred on Chaoyang Road. The man, who goes by Dong Bei Xing Ge on Douyin, received backlash on Chinese social media after the clip of his encounter with Gu became widely circulated online.

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Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov banned from sport for appearing at Putin rally

Rylov stood on stage with with medalists from other Olympic sports and wore a jacket with a "Z" on the chest.

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Olympic Gold medalist joins AFC Ann Arborโ€™s womenโ€™s soccer team

ANN ARBOR โ€“ AFC Ann Arborโ€™s womenโ€™s soccer team has added an Olympic Gold medalist to its roster. Canadian and University of Michigan soccer player Jayde Riviere joined AFC Ann Arborโ€™s team for the 2022 season, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Jayde Riviere helped Team Canada claim the 2020 Olympic Gold medal and helped the Wolverines in their NCAA Tournament quarterfinal and Big Ten title run last fall. The 21-year-old defender joins an Ann Arbor team that will begin play in the USL W League and will open its season May 7 against Flint City AFC. โ€œIโ€™ve heard nothing but great things from teammates and coaches regarding AFCAA,โ€ Riviere said in a release on the teamโ€™s website.

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17-year-old Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez dies while training with her twin sister

Eya Guezguez was training with her twin sister Sarra alongside their national team when their boat capsized due to strong winds.

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will test selling virtual goods in the metaverse

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to make it easier for people to spend and make money on virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds.

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Gophers' Steveson wins Hodge again as top college wrestler

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion Gable Steveson of Minnesota has been named repeat winner of the Dan Hodge Trophy as the top college wrestler. WIN magazine on Monday announced Steveson had received 49 of 59 first-place votes from a panel of retired coaches, a representative from each of the national wrestling organizations, media members, past winners and fans. Three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell was runner-up and two-time national champ Nick Lee of Penn State was third.

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Thursday Morning Forecast

Thursday Morning Forecast

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Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally

Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation. Medalists from cross-country skiing, gymnastics, figure skating and swimming gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin's speech. Olympic champion swimmer Evgeny Rylov is under investigation for attending the event, the sport's governing body told The Associated Press.

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Olympic snowboarder Nick Baumgartner discusses what it took to bring home gold

Nick Baumgartner was the oldest athlete to compete for Team USA at the Beijing Olympics, and after competing in three other Olympics, he was hoping to finally win gold.

Sebastian Coe says sports must fight to keep Russia banned

Olympic great Sebastian Coe says sports federations have set precedents by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following the invasion of Ukraine and they must remain firm to keep them in place.

Athlete-activist Tommie Smith works on graphic novel on life

Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life.

Russia facing sports isolation over invasion of Ukraine

The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the countryโ€™s invasion of Ukraine.

Nathan Chen places his gold medal around his mother's neck in their first reunion since the Olympics

Olympic figure skater Nathan Chen was surprised by his mother Hetty Wang during his appearance on Tuesdayโ€™s episode of NBC's โ€œTodayโ€ show, during which he thanked her for supporting him along his journey to becoming an Olympic champion. Wang surprised Chen by walking on set with a tray of pizza, only to have Chen place his gold medal around her neck. โ€œSheโ€™s been with me every single step of the way, and no way I would ever make it to where I am now without her support,โ€ Chen told the hosts of โ€œThe Today Show.โ€

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Newsy Tonight Talks With Apolo Ohno

Newsy sits down with retired speed skater Apolo Ohno to talk about his new book, "Hard Pivot."

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GLIMPSES: For Beijing airport workers, weariness at the end

At the Beijing Capital International Airport, the body language tells the story.

At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

Warnings to use disposable โ€œburnerโ€ phones and laptops.

How Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno learned to conquer his self-doubt

Eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno struggled after leaving speed skating. Now, he has advice for others making career pivots during the Great Resignation.

cnbc.com

Beijing's Olympics Close, Ending Safe But Odd Global Moment

Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics came to an end Sunday, sending the planet's most global sporting event off to the West for the foreseeable future.

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2022 Olympic Nordic combined in review: Wrong turn flips script for Norwayโ€™s stars

Relive a memorable edition of Nordic Combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

2022 Olympic figure skating in review: ROC dominates medals, conversation

Nathan Chen's gold returned the U.S. to the men's Olympic figure skating podium, but it was ROC that headlined the sport's conversations.

In The Village: Elana Meyers Taylor joins Elizabeth Beisel

Team USA bobsledder (and Closing Ceremony flag bearer) Elana Meyers Taylor takes some time out of her gold medal day to talk to In the Village.

Ranking the most dominant athletes at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

Ranking the most dominant athletes at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

2022 Olympic biathlon in review: Boe lives up to billing

Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics concluded with the women's mass start. Norway dominated the biathlon landscape, spearheaded by Johannes Thingnes Boe. He won the final gold medal of the men's events and brought Norway's medal tally to a record breaking 15.

Top quotations of the 2022 Winter Olympics

"Does anyone have snacks? I'm starving," Chloe Kim said -- in one of our favorite remarks of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

When is the Olympic figure skating gala and who is skating?

Watch 40 of the world's best skaters perform without the pressure.

In The Village: Matt Hamilton('s hair) joins the podcast

Matt Hamilton stops by In the Village to admit he's the black sheep of his family, rave about custom sneakers, and tell us about his philanthropic long hair.

Diggins shares her recipe for a strong race mentality in light of mass start

Jessie Diggins seeks her second individual medal in the 30km freestyle mass start and described her recipe for maintaining an upbeat demeanor while competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Skate by skate: How the dramatic pairs competition ended

A longtime rivalry between Sui/Han and Tarasova/Morozov came to a head after 0.16 points separated them in the short.

Bolshunov wins third Olympic gold in menโ€™s mass start for ninth career medal

ROC's Alexander Bolshunov won his ninth career Olympic medal, adding another layer to his legacy as the first male cross-country skier to win five Olympic medals at a single Winter Games.

The Podium: Shifting gears between sports

Three athletes who compete in multiple Olympic sports join The Podium to discuss how they manage to shift gears, and whether it's worth it.

Young U.S. team falls short of earning short track medal at 2022 Winter Olympics

Team USA did not earn a short track medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Kristen Santos came closest in multiple events, but unfortunate crashes ended her chances.

Women's curling semifinals: Great Britain, Japan advance to gold medal games with upset wins

Japan and Great Britain both had upset wins over higher seeds to win Thursday's women's curling semifinals and advance to the gold medal games.

Scandal clouded Kamila Valieva's Olympic debut. It's her coach that "disturbed" IOC president the most.

After the 15-year-old appeared to crumble under pressure in her final performance, her coach asked, "Why did you let it go?"

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Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu says her 'unfazed' grandmother still prefers her to be a doctor or lawyer

Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu is ready to impress her grandmother, who has never seen the teen compete, in the upcoming halfpipe competition. The 18-year-old describes her grandmother, who played basketball during her college years, as a โ€œfiercely confidentโ€ woman who is โ€œhappy all the time,โ€ reported Reuters. Although the young athlete has managed to pull an impressive record with her performances at the Beijing Olympics so far, Gu says that her grandmother would still prefer that she become a lawyer or doctor.

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Canada wins Olympic gold in women's hockey, toppling rival Team USA

Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 on Thursday to win its fifth gold medal in the sport. Either Canada or the U.S. has won every gold medal since women's hockey debuted at the winter Olympics in 1998.

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Skiers worried about organization of Milan-Cortina Olympics

From the cosmopolitan fashion of Milan to the Alpine chic of Cortina dโ€™Ampezzo, the next Winter Olympics are being promoted as a feast of culture, cuisine and โ€” obviously โ€” sports. After three straight Winter Games on new slopes in Sochi and in Asia, plus the 2010 edition in Vancouver, the 2026 Olympics will be back in the Alps. For the International Olympic Committee, going back to Europeโ€™s most famous mountain range โ€” where the Winter Games made their debut in 1924 at the French resort of Chamonix โ€” will mark a return to more familiar terrain after taking the Games to new audiences in Sochi, Pyeongchang and Beijing.

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China's politics - not sports - spill out during heated Olympic news conference

Each day the International Olympic Committee holds a press conference to answer a variety of press questions. Today, the spokeswoman for the Beijing Games interjected several times to defend China.

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Epic tricks lift US freestyle skiers to 1-2 Olympic finish

Hallโ€™s gold medal was the eighth for the United States in Beijing. โ€œTo take a new approach and do a trick that has almost no rotation but is still really, really hard โ€” it was really, really sweet.โ€Goepperโ€™s big trick was a new approach at a double-cork 1440. โ€œSometimes big contests are just sort of business as usual and you have to just slog together a run,โ€ Goepper said. WOMENโ€™S BIATHLON RELAYElvira Oeberg skied fast and shot clean in anchoring Sweden to Olympic gold in the four-woman biathlon. MENโ€™S AERIALSQi Guangpu of China won the gold medal in menโ€™s aerials after missing the podium in Sochi and Pyeongchang.

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In the Midst of Scandal, Three Russian Figure Skaters Hope to Elevate Their Sport

A triple jump used to be the gold standard in figure skating. Now it's the quad. For the first time at an Olympics, a woman - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva - landed a quad in competition.

npr.org

Epic Tricks Lift U.S. Freestyle Skiers To 1-2 Olympic Finish

American men have won six of nine medals since slopestyle made its Olympic debut in 2014.

newsy.com

Official Olympic coverage tells us who wins. TikTok tells us everything else.

The Winter Olympics seen through the lens of TikTok: Athletes and creators are saying what weโ€™re all thinking.

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