Tag: Winter Olympic games
Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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‘Can’t miss him more:’ Shiffrin reflects on her late father
Mikaela Shiffrin’s tentative plans on Father’s Day: Dinner with family. Perhaps a board game or a movie. Definitely some Jimmy Buffet or Paul Simon...
Britain upgraded to World Cup bobsled gold from 2017 race
The British bobsled team said Thursday it has won a World Cup gold medal for the first time, a result that became official nearly...
Eddy Alvarez tries to add baseball medal to speedskating
Eddy Alvarez can display his medal, along with his mettle.
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Ex-Olympic skater charged with defrauding virus relief fund
NEW YORK — A former Olympic figure skater has been arrested on charges that he ripped off a program to help struggling small businesses...
Tory party wants Canada PM to push China Olympic relocation
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s official opposition party wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a...
Olympic history in cartoons details how games defies threats
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — As public opinion in Japan turns against the pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics, a book published Thursday by a long-time IOC insider details...
4 candidates Friday in rare election to lead world ski body
GENEVA — An open presidential election with several strong, first-time candidates is unusual for an international sports body.
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Lowe to host NBC’s Olympics daytime coverage from Tokyo
NEW YORK — Rebecca Lowe will be the daytime host for NBC's coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.
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3-time U.S. Olympic hockey medalist Kacey Bellamy retires
Kacey Bellamey, a three-time Olympian who helped the United States end a 20-year gold medal drought at the 2018 Winter Games, announced her retirement...
