The qualification round of the women’s aerials proved to be challenging. Skiers were going for difficult jumps which caused some the top com…
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Germany repeats as luge relay champions, Team USA finishes 4th
Gold: Natalie Geisenberger, Johannes Ludwig, and Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt (Germany)Silver: Alex Gough, Sam Edney, and Tristan Walker and…
Day 6: The Shib sibs, pairs, and a crash course in sliding sports
On the latest episode of The Podium, Scott Hamilton examines the complicated relationships in figure skating and ice dancing pairs, specific…
North Carolina native Randi Griffin makes history for Team Korea
History was made Wednesday morning when Randi Griffin scored the first ever goal for the unified Korea women’s ice hockey team in a game aga…
Ski jumper Simon Ammann’s cyclical experience with Olympic gold
There’s been an ebb and flow to Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann’s career over the past six Olympic Games. Like the sport of ski jumping itself…
Ted-Jan Bloemen wins 10,000m gold
Ted-Jan Bloemen (CAN) broke Jorrit Bergsma’s (NED) recently set Olympic record by more than two seconds to win the 10,000m Olympic gold meda…
Johannes Thingnes Boe captures first Olympic gold in men’s individual
Martin Fourcade was patient, confident and steady and it looked just a little too easy. Then came the fourth and final shooting bout. Two mi…
More than a lion helmet: The Olympic journey of Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong
There’s a lion on his helmet, its mouth is open wide. A rabbit is escaping from the mouth. So, too, is Akwasi Frimpong, whose face is nearly…
What you missed in PyeongChang last night: Mikaela Shiffrin shines
Primetime spotlight Mikaela Shiffrin was finally able to ski after days of delays. The 22-year-old’s highly anticipated debut in the giant s…
Zaccardi: USA women’s cross-country ready to rise from rock bottom
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Kikkan Randall remembers rock bottom. It came in the 4x5km relay at the 2005 World Nordic Ski Championships in Ob…

