Prior to the Olympic debut of women’s hockey in Nagano, women had played in just a handful of prominent events sanctioned by the Internation…
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Bruised, not beaten, Shaun White back for another shot at gold
The picture on Shaun White’s phone is not for public consumption. His upper lip is a torn-up mash of blood and gristle and bone. He took the…
NBC’s Mike Tirico set to fill Bob Costas’ shoes in Korea
NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest change for Americans watching the Winter Olympics on television this month will likely be the first face they se…
After growing pains, Scotty James now a top threat for halfpipe gold
When men’s snowboard halfpipe kicks off at the Olympics, several titans of the sport will be locked in a battle for gold. Among them is Shau…
Meet the countries fighting for a figure skating team medal
At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, figure skating debuted a new event called the team event. The top 10 countries in the world competed each dis…
Who will compete for the U.S. in the figure skating team event?
U.S. athletes won a bronze medal in the first-ever team event at the Sochi Olympics. Despite some Olympic experience on the 2018 roster, all…
20 top moments since Olympic snowboarding’s debut 20 years ago
In February 1998, snowboarding became a part of the Winter Olympics for the first time. That inaugural year in Nagano only featured two disc…
No ta’ovala-ing way: 2016’s shirtless Tongan plans to bundle up for PyeongChang
At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Tonga’s Pita Taufatofua blew up the internet after marching in the Opening Ceremony in his traditional ta’oval…
Five fun questions to get to know Jamaican skeleton athlete Anthony Watson
After competing in three sports (basketball, soccer and track and field) at Roberts Wesleyan College, what attracted you to skeleton? I was …
Sweden’s Joel Lundqvist heads to PyeongChang without his backstopping brother
Even though the NHL is out of the picture, that doesn’t mean Sweden’s men’s hockey team is heading to the Olympics without a Lundqvist. New…

