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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Biathlon
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Laura Dahlmeier of Germany began her quest for six Olympic gold medals on Saturday when she placed first in the women’s 7.5 kilometre sprint at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Dahlmeier has won seven career gold medals at the World Biathlon Championships and now has her first career…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Freestyle Skiing
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Medals in freestyle skiing were awarded for the first time at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang on Feb. 11. For the first time ever, France has an Olympic champion in women’s moguls.  Related: Winter Olympics 2018 predictions: Freestyle Skiing  Perrine Laffont, who won the World Cup in…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Speed Skating
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At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, the Netherlands dominated speed skating. They won eight gold medals and 23 medals overall. Of the 12 Olympic events four years ago, the Netherlands swept the podium four times.  Related: Winter Olympics 2018 Predictions: Speed Skating  On Saturday, at the…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: short track speed skating
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On the first full day of competition at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Games in Pyeongchang, sports fans from the host country of South Korea had an opportunity to celebrate as Lim Hyo-jun became the first ever South Korean to win Olympic gold in South Korea. Lim won the gold medal in the men’s 1500m…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Ski Jumping
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The wind was the major story in the men’s normal hill ski jumping competition at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. The inclement weather caused significant delays during the competition, which was not completed until well after midnight in South Korea.  Related: Winter Olympics: 201…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Luge
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For the third time in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, the United States has won an Olympic silver medal in luge. Chris Mazdzer made American sports history on Feb. 11 by becoming the very first American man to win an Olympic medal in men’s singles luge.  Related: 2018 Winter Olympics…

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Snowboarding
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The United States has their first medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Redmond Gerard won the gold medal in men’s slopestyle snowboarding at the Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 10. Gerard put down an excellent third run in the first snowboarding competition of the 2018 Olympic Winter…

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Father Of Otto Warmbier Says North Korea 'Not Really' Participating In Olympics
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North Korean athletes “are not really participating in the Olympics,” said the father of American student Otto Warmbier, who died last year after his release from imprisonment in North Korea.

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Winter Olympics 2018 winners: Cross-Country Skiing
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The first Olympic medals were presented on Saturday at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in cross-country skiing for the woman’s 15 km skiatholon and history was made. By winning the silver medal, Marit Bjorgen of Norway won her 11th career medal, the most ever by a woman in the history of the Olympic…

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Gays at Winter Olympics: Gus Kenworthy kisses Adam Rippon
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It was not just one out-and-proud American who entered the newly constructed stadium, but three: freestyle skiier Gus Kenworthy, figure skater Adam Rippon and speed skater Brittany Bowe.

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