Sports
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That Sigh You Hear Is the Sound of Danger Escaping From Risky Sports
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — In the Olympic-level snowboarding and freestyle skiing world, there is an innocuous-sounding compound word that almost ...
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Short-Track Speedskating: How It Works and Who’s Worth Watching
BEIJING — The first night of short-track speedskating at the Olympics did not disappoint. The hosts China won their first…
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Weight, Well-Being and a Champion’s Absence From the Games
Not too long ago, Maren Lundby seemed a lock for a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lundby, 27,…
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Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player, meets I.O.C. leader in Beijing.
BEIJING — Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player who largely disappeared from public life after making sexual abuse accusations against…
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Vincent Zhou, American figure skater, tests positive for Covid.
Vincent Zhou, an American figure skater and two-time Olympian who was expected to compete in the men’s short competition on…
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Russia wins gold in team figure skating as Kamila Valieva hits two quad jumps.
The Russian team won the team figure skating competition behind the performance of the 15-year-old phenomenon Kamila Valieva, whose history…
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Mikaela Shiffrin faces stiff competition from rivals in women’s giant slalom.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest to set several Olympic records at the Beijing Games begins with the women’s giant slalom on Monday…
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Russia leads the U.S. going into the final day of the figure skating team event.
When the figure skating team event resumes on Monday for its third and final day, the Russian Olympic Committee should…
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Why the World’s Best Skiers Don’t Always Win at the Olympics
YANQING, China — At this point, Mikaela Shiffrin has gotten used to a certain rhythm to her life. Every four…
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Why the World’s Best Skiers Don’t Always Win at the Olympics.
YANQING, China — At this point, Mikaela Shiffrin has gotten used to a certain rhythm to her life. Every four…