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    Norway's gold medalist Marit Bjoergen jumps for joy on the medal podium with Finland's silver medalist Krista Parmakoski (left) and Sweden's bronze medalist Stina Nilsson during the medal ceremony for the cross-country women's 30-kilometer mass start cla
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    PHOTOS: Memorable Moments From The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games

    Feb 26, 2018
    Norway is taking home the most Winter Olympic medals, 39 total — 14 of them gold. The U.S. came in fourth in the medal count, winning 23 — its lowest number since 1998, when it won 13.
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    Performers deliver a South Korean flag. Organizers had promised that the Olympic Stadium would be "filled with the roar of compliments and the applause of friendship."
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    Highlights Of The Pyeongchang Olympics Closing Ceremony, In Photos

    Feb 25, 2018
    The flame is extinguished and the torch is passed to Beijing, host of the next Winter Games.
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    The 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
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    Pyeongchang Olympics: Closing Ceremony Ends Biggest Winter Games Ever

    Feb 25, 2018
    The 2,920 athletes who participated set a new record; so did the number of nations — 92 – they represented in South Korea.
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    Gold medalist figure skater Alina Zagitova, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, heard the Olympics' anthem as she stood on the podium for her medal ceremony.
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    A Russian Fan's Perspective On A Most Unusual Gold Medal Ceremony In Pyeongchang

    Feb 25, 2018
    "I was proud greatly. It was from one side, tears of pride and happiness. From another side, I regretted greatly we can't see our flag," said Natalia Kim, who lives in South Korea.
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    David Wolf #89 of Germany attempts a shot against Vasili Koshechkin #83 of Olympic Athlete from Russia in the first period during the Men's Gold Medal Game.
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    After Going Shot For Shot, Olympic Athletes From Russia Win Men's Hockey Gold

    Feb 24, 2018
    The Olympic Athletes from Russia won 4-3 against Germany in a game where neither team had much to lose.
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    Olympics' Board Does Not Lift Suspension Of Russian Olympic Committee

    Feb 24, 2018
    Calling two doping cases "hugely disappointing," the IOC's executive board said that factors had "prevented the IOC from even considering lifting the suspension for the closing ceremony."
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    Yeong Mi Kim of South Korea delivers a stone during the women's gold medal match between Sweden and Korea. Her beloved team won silver.
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    South Korea's 'Garlic Girls' Win Silver Medal In Curling, Sweden Wins Gold

    Feb 24, 2018
    With their performance, the much-loved Garlic Girls medalled in a sport that's still unfamiliar to most South Koreans. The nation's first Olympic women's curling team debuted just four years ago.
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    Magdalena Neuner of Germany enjoys a glass of Erdinger nonalcoholic beer after a medal ceremony at the biathlon world championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, in 2012. Today's Olympians have been swept up in a new trend largely emerging from Bavaria: nonalc
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    Olympians Are Using Nonalcoholic Beer As Recovery Drinks. Here's The Science

    Feb 24, 2018
    Today's Olympians have been swept up in a new trend largely emerging from Bavaria: nonalcoholic athletic recovery beers. Do they really work? We look at the evidence.
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    A curling official checks the distance between stones during the gold medal between the United States and Sweden at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
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    U.S. Men's Curling Team Wins Gold, Beating Sweden 10-7 At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

    Feb 23, 2018
    "It's just fantastic," U.S. skipper John Shuster said after winning the gold. The Americans had come back from the verge of elimination to win it all in South Korea.
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    South Korean skip Eun Jung Kim (right) hugs a national coach after the team won the match that put them through to the final on Friday.
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    South Korean Women Win Thriller In Curling, Putting 'Garlic' Gold In Reach

    Feb 23, 2018
    Their historic run on the Olympic sheet has captured the hearts of their host country. Now, after a clutch semifinal win Friday, the so-called "Garlic Girls" have a shot to capture gold, too.
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    Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva, right, is the second Russian athlete to fail a doping test at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. She's seen here with her teammate, Anastasia Kocherzhova.
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    2nd Russian Olympian Fails A Doping Test At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

    Feb 23, 2018
    Nadezhda Sergeeva, a bobsled athlete, failed a drug test for a banned heart drug, the Russian Bobsled Federation announced on Friday.
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    Fans of Russia cheer at the opening of the Sports House on Feb. 9.
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    What It's Like to Visit Russia's 'Sports House' At The Pyeongchang Olympics

    Feb 23, 2018
    In the shadow of a doping scandal, Russian athletes, friends and fans are gathering at a hospitality venue during the Winter Games. "No alcohol," a man at the door warns visitors.
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    Alina Zagitova won the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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    Zagitova Edges Medvedeva To Win Figure Skating Gold At Pyeongchang Olympics

    Feb 22, 2018
    It's the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team. The three Americans in the field — Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, and Bradie Tennell — fell short of the podium.
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    Two South Korean speed skaters face public outrage for unsportsmanlike behavior during a race. Now fans want them banned from the national team.
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    South Korean Speedskaters Left A Teammate Behind, Now Fans Want Them Off The Team

    Feb 22, 2018
    The speedskaters face public outrage for their unsportsmanlike behavior in a race, that left one member sobbing on the sidelines. A petition demands that they be expelled.
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    U.S. curlers Matt Hamilton, Tyler George and John Landsteiner compete in the semifinal against Canada Thursday.
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    U.S. Men Win A Shocker On The Sheet, Will Play For Gold In Olympics Curling Final

    Feb 22, 2018
    It wasn't exactly supposed to happen this way. But the U.S. men's curling team surged late against traditional powerhouse Canada, and brought home a historic victory. Sweden awaits in the final.
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    Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, seen during the bronze medal game against Norway last week. The Olympian from Russia won that mixed doubles bronze — but had the medal stripped Thursday for testing positive for a banned substance.
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    Russian Curler Stripped Of Olympic Bronze After He's Found Guilty Of Doping

    Feb 22, 2018
    Aleksandr Krushelnitckii and his wife have given up their mixed doubles medal after he tested positive for a banned drug. It's unwelcome news for a Russian delegation already embroiled in scandal.
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    John-Henry Krueger of the United States (left), Yira Seo of Korea, Charles Hamelin of Canada and Samuel Girard of Canada compete in the short track 1,000-meter semifinals on Feb. 17. Krueger won silver.
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    After Long Drought, Has U.S. Olympic Long Track Speedskating Turned A Corner?

    Feb 21, 2018
    On Wednesday, U.S. long track skaters won bronze in the women's team pursuit event — the first Olympic medal since 2010. Here's a look at what it's like for U.S. athletes to compete in this sport.
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    A cross-country skier passes Olympic rings on Feb. 16.
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    More Ways Than Ever To Watch The Olympics, And Fewer Are Watching In Prime Time

    Feb 21, 2018
    Prime-time viewership is lower than it was for the Sochi Winter Games, though NBC is still drawing more viewers in prime time than its competitors.
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    Jessica Diggins (left) and Kikkan Randall celebrate winning their gold medal in the women's cross-country team sprint free final at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Randall, 35, is retiring from Olympic sports after the games.
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    Kikkan Randall Wins Her 1st Medal In Cross-Country — A Gold — After 18 Tries

    Feb 21, 2018
    Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins are the first American women ever to win a medal in cross-country — and they made it gold.
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    Chris Bourque of the United States misses a shot on Czech goalie Pavel Francouz in a penalty shootout that ended their quarterfinals match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The Czech Republic won, 3-2.
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    U.S. Men's Hockey Team Is Bounced From Olympic Tournament After Losing Shootout

    Feb 20, 2018
    American Jim Slater scored an equalizing shorthanded goal 30 minutes into the match. That helped bring on overtime — and a fateful penalty shootout.
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    Lindsey Vonn won a bronze medal in the women's downhill at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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    Lindsey Vonn Wins Bronze Medal In Downhill At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

    Feb 20, 2018
    In the downhill at what's believed to be her final Olympics, Lindsey Vonn hit speeds of nearly 70 mph as she scorched down the mountain. "I gave it all today, skied a great race," she said.
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    A woman and child pose for a photo before a robot prior to watching Switzerland and South Korea play ice hockey at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 17.
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    At The Winter Olympics, Robots Are Here To Help. But Don't Assume They Work All Hours

    Feb 20, 2018
    Directions, weather reports and water bottles are a few things robots are delivering at the Olympics. They're also helping South Korea present itself as a tech-savvy nation with an eye on the future.
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    Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, seen here competing with his teammate and wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, has tested positive for a banned substance, the Olympic Athletes from Russia says. The pair won a bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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    Russian Curler's 'B' Sample Confirms Doping Result; Bronze Medal In Jeopardy

    Feb 20, 2018
    "We express our sincere regret over the fact of this incident," the Olympic Athletes from Russia team says. The team says it will investigate, to see how a banned drug came to be in his system.
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    "It feels like gold. It's unbelievable," Alex Shibutani said, after he and his sister Maia won bronze in the ice dance free dance at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena.
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    Canadians Burn Up The Ice, Shib Sibs Win Bronze In 'Incredible' Ice Dance Final

    Feb 19, 2018
    "This was an incredible ice-dance event," Maia Shibutani said, of a competition marked by high scores and high drama — and an electric program by Canadian legends Tess Virtue and Scott Moir.
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    The Gangneung Oval, the venue for speedskating, is prepared before competition begins.
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    The Experts Known As 'Ice Meisters' Create Perfect Olympic Skating Surfaces

    Feb 19, 2018
    They're not the Zamboni drivers. These skilled technicians know how to make ice for figure skating, speedskating, hockey and curling — each requiring different temperatures, textures and hardness.
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