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2020 Tokyo Olympics
US starts Olympic preparation in Beijing without 3 players
BEIJING (AP) — Six weeks after the NHL pulled out of the Olympics and three weeks since USA Hockey finalized the roster, the full team was finally on the ice together Friday for the first time.
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Tibetans in India demonstrate against Beijing Olympics
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In Alpine skiing, bad timing for an injury means no Olympics
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Russians win in women’s hockey after quarantine at Olympics
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Going big: Olympic slopestyle course has its own Great Wall
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Speedskater Dawson stuck in US, still hopes to make Olympics
He tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago.
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Kilde fastest in 2nd downhill training session at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — On their second trip down a previously unknown Olympic hill, the world’s top skiers had to deal with strong winds.
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EXPLAINER: Biathlon combines physical demands, mental calm
One analogy often used to describe how it feels to compete in a biathlon race goes like this: “Run up 20 flights of stairs as fast as you can and then try to thread a needle.”
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Exiled artist Ai Weiwei reflects on Beijing Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — When the artist Ai Weiwei was picked to help design Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics, he hoped the Games and the venue’s distinct architecture — the instantly recognizable weave of curving steel beams — would symbolize China’s new openness.
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World leaders: Who’s coming, who isn’t to Beijing Olympics
The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony.
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For Uyghur torchbearer, China’s Olympic flame has gone dark
At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
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Olympic trials finalist is 1st Iowa women’s wrestling signee
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A junior world champion and U.S. Olympic trials finalist is the first member of the Iowa women’s wrestling program’s inaugural signing class.
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Decker hurt in defending champion US’s 5-2 win over Finland
BEIJING (AP) — Difficult as it was hearing Brianna Decker crying out in pain while laying prone on the ice, Kendall Coyne Schofield understood the U.S. women’s hockey team still had a game to finish.
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President Xi Jinping, China’s ‘chairman of everything’
The last time the Olympics came to China, Xi Jinping oversaw the whole endeavor. Now the Games are back, and he is running the entire nation.
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Team event up 1st as Olympic figure skating begins
The team competition in Olympic figure skating has been dominated over the years by the Russians, the Canadians and the Americans.
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AP Sportlight
Feb. 4
1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players wearing ice skates.
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Feb. 8
1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft.
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Putin heads to China to bolster ties amid Ukraine tensions
American and European officials may be staying away from the Beijing Winter Olympics because of human rights concerns, but Russian President Vladimir Putin will be on hand even as tensions soar over his buildup of troops along his country’s border with Ukraine.
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The Latest: Japanese snowboarder Yoshika injured in crash
Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika injured her back in a training crash and will not be able to compete in the Olympic slopestyle contest.
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Hundreds of Tibetans protest outside IOC headquarters
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetans marched Thursday outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, demanding freedom for their region as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Games.
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Strong in qualifying, Kauf gets head start at Beijing Games
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Before her qualifying round, moguls skier Jaelin Kauf put on a pair of necklaces — one silver, the other gold — custom-made by her mom.
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Olympic members unite against Infantino’s World Cup plan
FIFA’s fading plan for biennial World Cups has been labeled a threat from soccer to all other sports by the International Olympic Committee.
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IOC president Bach says Peng Shuai can move freely in China
The president of the International Olympic Committee has sought to play down concerns about the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai while also saying he planned to go ahead with their long-promised dinner during the Beijing Games.
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Riled up by torchbearer, India skips China Olympics opening
NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of the torchbearers reportedly chosen by Chinese authorities riled up New Delhi’s anger.
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Danish men and women finish ‘marathon’ to reach Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — Frans Nielsen played in almost 1,000 NHL games and knew this would be his final season playing hockey.
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Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games
BEIJING (AP) — Long before the global pandemic upended sports and the world in general, the 2022 Winter Olympics faced unsettling problems.
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Canadian downhill skiers aim for Olympic success
BEIJING (AP) — One was a figure skater. One was a hockey player. Another was — shh, don’t tell anyone!
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AP PHOTOS: Olympic venues make final prep before Games begin
BEIJING (AP) — A day before the opening ceremony, Beijing’s 12 Olympic venues were mostly in a state of calm before the storm.
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NCAA pipeline fuels Czech women’s hockey development
BEIJING (AP) — Alena Mills was 14 and dreaming of a career with the Colorado Avalanche, her favorite team.
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Russian Olympic women’s hockey team practices post-isolation
BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team held its first pre-Olympic practice Thursday after three days in isolation because of positive coronavirus tests and appears on track to play its tournament opener.
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Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership
LONDON (AP) — The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said Thursday they were in exclusive discussions about forming a partnership.
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GLIMPSES: Shortened Olympic torch relay passes by Great Wall
BEIJING (AP) — Even a shortened Olympic torch relay had time for a stop at the Great Wall of China.
Wu Jingyu, who won gold for China in taekwondo at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, carried the flame to the iconic landmark on the second day of its journey to the Beijing Games.
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Skiers finally discover unknown Beijing Olympic downhill
Then promptly missed two gates.
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Platinum Jubilee: Queen’s reign marks 70 years of change
LONDON (AP) — When 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on Feb. 6, 1952, the British Empire stretched across the world, royalty was widely revered and televisions were still a novelty item.
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Making Olympics just the start for athletes avoiding COVID
Mariah Bell had just won the U.S. figure skating championship to earn her first trip to the Olympics.
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