Tag: Winter Olympic games
Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche at 40
PARIS — Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder from France, has died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. She was 40.
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Field hockey coach quits after reports of team dysfunction
PERTH, Australia — The head coach of the Australian women’s field hockey team has quit just four months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics after...
EXPLAINER: What drives possible boycott of Beijing Olympics
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
<p>GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
Coach, former Olympian Zimmerman suspended by SafeSport
Figure skating coach John Zimmerman has been suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for a coverup of an alleged sexual abuse incident involving...
Coach, former Olympian Zimmerman suspended by SafeSport
<p>Figure skating coach John Zimmerman has been suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for a coverup of an alleged sexual abuse incident involving...
Cortina craves bobsled revival with 2026 Olympics
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos.
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Cortina craves bobsled revival with 2026 Olympics
<p>CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos.</p>
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Lake Placid raising cash for Olympic hockey monument
<p>LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It’s been 41 years since the U.S. Olympic hockey team left a lasting impression at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter...