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Russian curler may lose Olympic medal after failed doping test
A Russian athlete who won a bronze medal in curling at the Winter Olympics here has failed a preliminary doping test, putting in jeopardy his medal and Russia’s efforts to move past a vast, state-backed cheating scheme that left it nominally barred from the games. Read more
Austria’s Hirscher wins giant slalom for second gold at Pyeongchang
Marcel Hirscher has turned his domination in the giant slalom into a second gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Read more
Vonn assailed on Twitter after failing to medal
The backlash started minutes after Lindsey Vonn skidded to a stop past the finish line at the Jeongseon Alpine Center on Saturday and mouthed “I tried.” Read more
Moon won’t discuss possible summit with North Korea’s Kim
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said today that he hopes his efforts to engage rival North Korea at the Olympics will also lead to better ties between the North and its other major rival, Washington, as well as help set up talks on ridding the North of its nuclear bombs. Read more
Hanyu’s path to second Olympic gold was paved with patience
Yuzuru Hanyu was on crutches with a badly injured ankle when his coach Brian Orser asked the 2014 Olympic champion what his goal was for 2018. Read more
Hanyu defends Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating
Yuzuru Hanyu was introduced as the Olympic gold medalist, skated over to the podium and jumped high onto it. With a perfect landing, naturally. Read more
Hanyu defends Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating
Move over Dick Button, make room atop men’s Olympic figure skating history for Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu. Read more
Snowboarder Ledecka wins surprise Olympic Alpine ski title
Ester Ledecka stepped out of her snowboard long enough to click into her skis and become an Olympic gold medalist. Read more
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Austrian champion has no fear of flying at Olympics
There are hundreds of athletes at the Winter Olympics who can soar and flip and twist in the air in a manner that appears to defy gravity. No one, however, can fly the way Stefan Kraft can. Read more
Lindsey Jacobellis leaves empty-handed again, but not feeling beaten
In many ways, Lindsey Jacobellis walked away from these Olympics the same as she has from all the previous ones. She is still the best-known figure in her sport. She is still without a gold medal. Read more
Stars of the Olympics are changing the sponsorship game
A gold medal used to be the golden ticket for lucrative endorsements — think Mary Lou Retton on a Wheaties box. But in the age of social media, athletes are making a name for themselves well ahead of time. Even more so than in Rio in 2016 and Sochi in 2014, Pyeongchang athletes are Olympian at building brands. Read more
Tough day for top Americans at Pyeongchang Olympics
It was a rough day in Pyeongchang for Mikaela Shiffrin and Nathan Chen. Read more
Olympics food options range from comfort to high-tech
Korean food is some of the world’s finest - savory, salty soups with fish so tender it falls off the bone; thick slabs of grilled pork and beef backed with spicy kimchi that many Korean grandmothers swear cures the common cold. But it’s very different from what many foreign Olympians are used to. Read more
Shaun White’s not the big villain at 2018 Winter Olympics
After a slow start, the media has its designated bad guy at the Winter Olympics. No sooner had Shaun White won the half-pipe than he became the snowboarding version of Harvey Weinstein. Read more
Japanese icon Hanyu dreams of winning Olympic figure skating gold again
The defending men’s figure skating champion, the 23-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu is the only genuine superstar of these Olympics. Read more
Topless Tongan set to ski but not dressed for success
Tongan cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua joked that he has two immediate goals when he competes in his first Winter Olympic event on Friday: Don’t hit a tree and finish before they turn off the lights. Read more
How Olympian Nathan Chen became an artist
There is a saying in figure skating, full of truth and untruth, that jumpers can’t be artists and artists can’t be jumpers. At 18, Nathan Chen of Salt Lake City has made himself into the lone American gold medal contender largely as a pioneering jumper, the first person to complete five jumps of four revolutions apiece — known as quads — in a single routine. But quads alone will not put him atop the medal podium. Read more
Goals on ice and politics in air as Japan beats unified Korean team
For the only team to compete here with athletes from both North and South Korea, a 4-1 loss against Japan was the most painful defeat. Read more
The haunting of Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis had not simply come up short of expectations in three previous Winter Games — she had what may still stand as the best-known Olympics blunder in history. She has been trying to overcome it since — not for herself, really, because she has moved on. What she was trying to overcome was the nagging feeling that when huge numbers of people think of Lindsey Jacobellis, they see a blooper, not a champion. Read more
Who pays when Beyoncé songs play at the Olympics?
In an earlier era, Olympic figure skaters competed to the sounds of orchestral pieces. Now, the soundtrack is Beyoncé. The transition to pop has been happening for years, but the addition of music with lyrics, a rule change by the International Skating Union meant to attract a younger audience, has led to questions from viewers about how musicians are compensated and how the skaters secure permission to use songs. Read more
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