Sports
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Shaun White is hated by the snowboarding community — and it’s an elite-athlete phenomenon shared by Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, and Michael Jordan
Quinn Rooney/Getty Images The US snowboarder Shaun White won the half-pipe competition at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday to secure his third...
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Floyd Mayweather’s uncle reveals the tactics he’d use in UFC — and it means abandoning his trademark move
Floyd Mayweather defeated UFC fighter Conor McGregor in his last appearance in a boxing ring. Getty Images If Floyd Mayweather is to...
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The 229 women in North Korea’s ‘Army of Beauties’ at the Winter Olympics are hand picked, unpaid, and guarded 24/7
The cheerleaders must be taller than 5’3. Carl Court / Getty Images • The North Korean cheerleaders at the Winter Olympics have...
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An Olympic ski champion crashed into a camera operator and wiped out a course marshall in a dramatic slalom
Getty Images An Olympic gold medalist from the 2014 games suffered a nasty crash on the Gariwangsan mountain on Tuesday. Austrian skiier...
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Why curlers sweep the ice
Becca Hamilton of the United States delivers a stone against Olympic Athletes from Russia in the Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session...
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South Korea set aside $2.6 million to pay North Korea’s Olympics bill
Tae Ok Ryom and Ju Sik Kim of North Korea wave after their routine during the Pair Skating Short Program on day...
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Video shows how bad the conditions were on the Winter Olympics slalom course after the event was postponed a second time due to weather
Melissa Block/Twitter The women’s slalom was postponed to Friday because of conditions in Pyeongchang. It’s the second time in these Olympics that...
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Shaun White fell to his knees and started crying after winning gold at the Winter Olympics
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Shaun White won his third Olympic gold medal on Tuesday after a near-perfect final run in the men’s halfpipe...
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Chloe Kim’s snowboarding career launched at 6 years old when her dad signed her up for a team because it was cheaper than lessons
Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Chloe Kim has been dominating the snowboarding world for years. Kim began snowboarding at four years old, and joined her...
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Figure skating’s culture encourages skaters to eat poorly to keep off weight, and it remains a big problem
Matthew Stockman/Getty Poor diets and eating disorders have afflicted figure skating over the years. Many skaters feel pressure from coaches, judges, and...