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Olympics and Paralympics

Tabitha Peterson and U.S. women reach Olympic curling semis with tight win over Switzerland

Tabitha Peterson and U.S. women reach Olympic curling semis with tight win over Switzerland

The United States has earned a spot in the women’s curling semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The U.S. beat Switzerland 7-6 on Thursday in a match that went to an extra end. The Americans will face the Swiss again in Friday’s semifinals.
by The Associated Press

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Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway.
by The Associated Press

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Long-lost footage of Sven Sundgaard's dad, Kip Sundgaard, in the 1976 Winter Olympics

Long-lost footage of Sven Sundgaard's dad, Kip Sundgaard, in the 1976 Winter Olympics

50 years ago, MPR News Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard’s dad, Kip Sundgaard, was a ski jumper in the 1976 Winter Olympic. But Sven and his family had never seen Kip’s Olympic jump or him in the opening ceremonies until just recently when someone in Austria reached out with long-lost video footage.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Hughes and Tkachuk brothers make U.S. Olympic men's hockey team a family affair

Hughes and Tkachuk brothers make U.S. Olympic men's hockey team a family affair

Brothers being teammates at the Olympics is rare — and as if chasing what would be the first gold medal for the U.S. men since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 wasn't special enough for the next couple of weeks, it's a chance for those four players to do so alongside a sibling.
by The Associated Press

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One Olympic sport doesn’t allow women. These Games could determine its future

One Olympic sport doesn’t allow women. These Games could determine its future

Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.
by Rachel Treisman

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Frankel makes 21 saves, U.S. beats Sweden 5-0 to reach Olympic women’s hockey final

Frankel makes 21 saves, U.S. beats Sweden 5-0 to reach Olympic women’s hockey final

Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third shutout of the Olympic women’s hockey tournament and the favored United States advanced to the gold-medal game by defeating Sweden 5-0 at the Milan Cortina Games.
by The Associated Press

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Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to the U.S. with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP

Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to the U.S. with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP

Lindsey Vonn was preparing to fly back to her home country on Sunday after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill, the U.S. Ski Team's chief told The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as U.S. routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals

Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as U.S. routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored twice and top-seeded United States routed Olympic host Italy 6-0 in a lopsided, festive and sometimes chippy women’s hockey quarterfinal at the Milan Cortina Games.
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