NBA: Slovenia’s Dragic completes long journey to All Star Game
(Reuters) – Slovenia’s Goran Dragic competed in his first NBA All Star Game on Sunday, completing a 15-year journey in professional basketball involving thousands of games played in arenas around the world and a handful of individual awards.
Figure skating: Record-breaking Virtue, Moir dance into first place
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir made a perfect start in their bid to add another Olympic medal to the four they already possess by breaking their own ice dance short program world record to skate ahead of the fie…
Alpine skiing: Venier sets women’s downhill pace with Goggia, Vonn on her tail
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Stephanie Venier set the fastest time in second training for the women’s downhill at the Winter Olympics on Monday but race favorites Sofia Goggia and Lindsey Vonn were close behind.
Alpine skiing: Vonn to defy online ‘bullies’
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Abuse on social media would not silence Lindsey Vonn from voicing her own personal political opinions or stop her from engaging with her fans online, the American has said.
Bemused curlers ask ‘why would anyone dope in our sport?’
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler’s alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics the biggest is; why?
Russian team in shock over Games doping scandal
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Russian athletes and sports officials voiced disbelief on Monday that one of their Winter Games medalists was being investigated for suspected doping, a scandal that could imperil Russia’s efforts to regain full Olymp…
Freestyle skiing: Sharpe sets pace in halfpipe qualifying
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Cassie Sharpe laid down the two highest-scoring runs of the competition as the Canadian topped the qualifying standings for the ski halfpipe final on Monday.
Russian athlete leaves Games amid doping probe: official
GANGNEUNG/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A Russian Olympic medalist has left the Pyeongchang Winter Games on suspicion of doping, a Russian sports official said on Monday, in a case that could jeopardize the nation’s efforts to draw a line under …
Athletics: Coleman world record highlights U.S. indoor champs
(Reuters) – Christian Coleman made sure the world record was his this time.
Russian medalist leaves Games amid doping probe: official
GANGNEUNG/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A Russian Olympic medalist has left the Pyeongchang Winter Games on suspicion of doping, a Russian sports official said on Monday, in a case that could jeopardize the nation’s efforts to draw a line under …
