Women’s Nordic skiing
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Red, white & blueprint: US biathlon forms plan to close gap
The leader of the U.S. biathlon program sat down for a recent dinner at a bar in Park City, Utah, when he happened to glance at the television. There, on the screen, was a biathlon…
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Old foes Shevchenko, Jedrzejczyk meet for UFC flyweight belt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk were teenagers when they first fought at the muay Thai world championships in 2006. They met again in 2007 and 2008. Shevchenko won every time. A…
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IOC adds 7 medal events to 2022 Beijing Winter Games program
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Planning for its next three Olympic Games on Wednesday, the IOC added seven medal events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, published a 2020 Tokyo Olympics schedule with no agreement on…
1 year ago -
MMA star Valentina Shevchenko checks out first NASCAR race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Valentina Shevchenko would normally be glued to her television to watch UFC 224 on Saturday night, when bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was set to defend her belt against Raquel Pennington.…
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Olympic great Marit Bjoergen says she is retiring
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Marit Bjoergen, the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, says she is retiring from cross-country skiing. The 38-year-old Norwegian told public broadcaster NRK “I don’t have the motivation needed to give…
2 years ago -
Sara Takanashi claims record 54th career World Cup win
OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) — Sara Takanashi claimed her first ski jumping World Cup win of the season to finally overtake Gregor Schlierenzauer with her record 54th career win on Saturday. The four-time World Cup winner…
2 years ago -
Covering a party, not politics, in last night in Pyeongchang
NEW YORK (AP) — Highlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics: GRAND FINALE: There’s a moment in NBC’s terrific documentary about the social forces surrounding the 1968 Mexico City Olympics where the late sportscaster…
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Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Wind, snow, ice or shine, the Winter Games had its share of golden moments that will forever be etched in Olympic lore. The American men’s so-called Miracurl on Ice. Alina…
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The Latest: Bach hails Koreas cooperation at Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 10 p.m. The IOC president, Thomas Bach, says that by marching together at the Winter Games, athletes from South and North…
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Wrong turn costs cross-country skier medal at Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Austrian cross-country skier Teresa Stadlober was well on her way to a silver medal at the Pyeongchang Games. Then came a mental hiccup that cost her a spot on the…
2 years ago