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The Olympic skier who went viral for riding an escalator handrail has been hit by the contagious norovirus which causes vomiting and diarrhoea — but he could still compete
Fabian Boesch (pictured) and a Swiss team mate have come down with norovirus. Getty Images The contagious norovirus bug that has hit...
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Fans threw hundreds of Pooh Bear dolls onto the ice after Yuzuru Hanyu’s monster performance in men’s figure skating
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Yuzuru Hanyu may have already sealed a gold medal in the men’s single skate with the second-highest score ever....
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Skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin misses medal in her best event in stunning finish
Tom Pennington/Getty Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t medal in the slalom, her best event, at the Winter Olympics. Shiffrin entered the Olympics with the...
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NBC showed one of the world’s best figure skaters as he prepared for his routine, and nobody knew what he was doing
NBC Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu was shown warming up before the men’s individual short program. Hanyu was shown sitting on what...
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Adam Rippon gave an honest quote about not being the best figure skater — and then briefly moved into first place in his event
Ronald Martinez/Getty Adam Rippon acknowledged in an interview that he’s not the best figure skater, but said he’s “the most fun.” Rippon...
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‘THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME’: An Australian Olympics commentator’s poor word choice about the Chinese ski team raises eyebrows
Screenshot/Twitter An Australian Olympic commentator is attracting criticism for saying Chinese aerial skiiers “all look the same, they’re very hard to tell...
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695The 34 best photos of the Winter Olympics so far
Al Bello/Getty The reasons the Olympics enthrall viewers — the atmosphere, the joy of winning, the agony of defeat, the spectacle of...
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11 American teenagers set to dominate the Winter Olympics and beyond
Lee Jin-man/AP Every four years the Winter Olympics brings together the best athletes from all over the world to slide, skate, and...
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The world’s best speed skater stunned the Olympics with a sluggish performance in the one event that has eluded him
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Sven Kramer finished sixth in the 10,000 km speed skating final, a shocking result. Kramer is considered the best speed...
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Austrian Markus Schairer breaks neck during snowboard cross event in horrifying crash at Winter Olympics
NBC Sports Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer was involved in a horrifying crash on Thursday while competing in the men’s snowboard cross competition....