Mikaela Shiffrin sat there in the snow, wondering, just like everyone else, what the heck had just happened. There weren’t any tears — not yet — because she was too stunned for that. And she sat there some more, by the mountainside, reflecting on how five seconds — just five seconds — were enough to …
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It was another record-setting day at the 2022 Winter Games on Monday. In fact, the entire weekend was epic for Team USA, as Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner earned gold for the U.S. in the Olympics’ inaugural mixed team snowboard cross event on Day 8, and American Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to …
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History was made at the 2022 Winter Games on Sunday with the arrival of a new Olympic event, and a one-of-a-kind gold medal in women’s speed skating. The U.S. has been on a roll this week with Nathan Chen’s record-breaking performance on Day 4, Lindsey Jacobellis securing the country’s first gold medal on Day 5, …
Team USA made Olympic history at the 2022 Winter Games on Saturday. After a subdued start in the Games, the U.S. picked things up this week with Nathan Chen’s world record-breaking performance on Day 4, Lindsey Jacobellis securing the country’s first gold medal on Day 5, Chloe Kim’s jaw-dropping showing on Day 6 and Shaun …
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It was an emotional day for Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday. After a quiet start in the Games, the U.S. picked things up this week with Nathan Chen’s world record-breaking performance on Day 4, Lindsey Jacobellis securing the country’s first gold medal on Day 5, and Chloe Kim’s jaw-dropping showing on …
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The 2022 Winter Olympics are starting to become fruitful for the United States. After a rough start to the Games, the U.S. finally broke through with its first gold medal on Day 5, thanks to Lindsey Jacobellis’ heroics in snowboardcross. On Day 6, the United States turned Jacobellis’ big moment into a gold medal streak …
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The 2022 Winter Olympics plowed full steam ahead on Wednesday. After slow starts on Day 0 and Day 1, the United States began to make some moves on Day 2 and Day 3 with three medals, and continued to add to the medal count on Day 4 to bring their total to five. On Day …
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The smiles and hugs were abundant on Day 11 of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. A number of Americans had a shot at taking home gold, and though none were able to attain top billing, several U.S. competitors collected their share of the hardware, while others set themselves up with substantial shots in the …
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It was a triumphant day for some United States athletes at the 2022 Winter Games on Wednesday, but not so much for the U.S. men’s hockey team. The top-seeded Americans were ousted in the quarterfinals in stunning fashion, blowing a late lead in regulation before falling to Slovakia in a shootout for a final score …
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Discus throw is a game of centimeters. So when Laulauga Tausaga launched a throw that beat her personal best by more than four meters (13 feet) at world championships on Tuesday to win the title, she stunned the crowd — and herself. “I just screamed,” Tausaga said about the throw that made her the first …
