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Pots, mop buckets, even babies: Anything can be a curling stone if you get creative
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (640+ words) Social media has been ablaze with people deploying common household wares to mimic what the world's top curlers are doing at the Winter Olympics. "Every four years, it blows up," American curler Tara Peterson said. "Everyone's like, "We want to…...
Maren Kirkeeide of Norway takes gold in the biathlon sprint during her Olympic debut
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (578+ words) Kirkeeide cleared all 10 of her shots and crossed the finish line in 20 minutes and 40.8 seconds. Oceane Michelon of France also shot clean and came in 3.8 seconds behind. Lou Jeanmonnot missed one but held on for the bronze, 23.7 seconds back." Jeanmonnot…...
At 40 and 41, Humphries Armbruster and Meyers Taylor still are legit Olympic bobsled contenders
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (691+ words) Their legacies were secured long ago. Yet here they are, at the Milan Cortina Games " certainly capable of finding their ways to the medal stand once again. They'll be two of the three U.S. bobsledders in the women's monobob event that…...
Brazilians celebrate 'Carnival in the Italian snow' as Alpine skier wins Olympic gold
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (646+ words) It was the first-ever medal at the Winter Games for any country in South America. And not just any medal: Gold." "We're used to this feeling a lot in (soccer), sometimes in volleyball, but, you know, it's a winter sport,…...
Kevin Fiala injury is the latest at the Olympics that could also hurt an NHL team
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (872+ words) Fiala had surgery Saturday on his left leg, and he won't play again in the tournament after getting injured when he got tangled up with Tom Wilson during Switzerland's game against Canada. Given the likelihood that it's severe enough to…...
How an Olympic skating star born in Russia became a medal contender for Germany
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (649+ words) Volodin teamed up with German skater Minerva Hase in 2022, after nearly four years out of elite-level competition skating in ice shows." He'd come close to giving up on dreams of skating success before Hase's coach arranged a tryout with the…...
For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (1173+ words) Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy. They have poured their lives into the pursuit of this moment. This…...
Five things to watch at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, Feb. 15
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (251+ words) MILAN " From the Olympic debut of men's dual moguls to more men's hockey action, here are five things to look out for at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 15: Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and the rest of the Canadian…...
Modern, historic letters showcase love in dangerous times
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (666+ words) Love is in the air at Oseredok. The Ukrainian cultural and educational centre's current exhibition, Love Letters: A Timeless Experience, bears witness to the fraught and emotional journeys of past and present Ukrainian-Canadian couples through historical love letters, digital declarations…...
Canada’s Homan falls to Great Britain’s Jackson for second straight loss at Olympics
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (327+ words) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO " Canada's Rachel Homan dropped a 7-6 decision to Great Britain's Sophie Jackson in women's curling play Saturday morning at the Winter Olympics. It was the second straight loss for Homan and teammates Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes,…...