OLYMPICS

Jamaican bobsled team at 2022 Olympics: Results, schedule for Beijing Games

Jamaican bobsled team at 2022 Olympics: Results, schedule for Beijing Games

The Jamaican bobsled team is back at the Winter Olympics, 34 years after the Caribbean nation’s four-man team became an international sensation at the 1988 Calgary Games. That unlikely story spawned a Disney movie, 1993’s “Cool Runnings,” and marked the start of four consecutive Olympic appearances for the four-man team piloted by Dudley Stokes, highlighted by an impressive 14th-place finish at the 1994 Lillehammer Games.

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Where is the next Winter Olympics? Location, dates, venues for 2026 Milan Cortina Games

Where is the next Winter Olympics? Location, dates, venues for 2026 Milan Cortina Games

As the 2022 Winter Olympics wind to a close in Beijing, many athletes and fans already are looking forward to the next installment. While Beijing made history as the first city to host both the Winter and Summer Games, the 2026 Winter Olympics will also feature a return engagement of sorts.

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What is biathlon? Explaining origin, rules, history of Winter Olympic event that blends shooting, skiing

What is biathlon? Explaining origin, rules, history of Winter Olympic event that blends shooting, skiing

Perhaps no other sport at the 2022 Winter Olympics features more incongruous components than the biathlon: one part cross-country skiing, one part rifle shooting. It’s an event that marries two seemingly divergent athletic skill sets: Cross-country skiing is a grueling aerobic exercise, while shooting requires patience, timing and tremendous accuracy.

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Who is Lindsey Jacobellis? Accomplished snowboarder earns long-awaited Olympic gold

Who is Lindsey Jacobellis? Accomplished snowboarder earns long-awaited Olympic gold

Lindsey Jacobellis finally stood atop an Olympic podium. On Wednesday, Jacobellis earned the gold medal in the women’s snowboardcross, further cementing her legacy as the greatest snowboardcross athlete in history.

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Russia's Kamila Valieva becomes first woman to land quadruple jump in Olympic figure skating

Russia's Kamila Valieva becomes first woman to land quadruple jump in Olympic figure skating

Kamila Valieva made history at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Sunday night. During the final event of the team competition, the women’s free skate, the 15-year-old Russian became the first woman to land a quadruple jump in the Olympics.

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