Pyeongchang among coldest cities to host Winter Olympics: study
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Winter Olympics is likely to be the coldest since Norway hosted the 1994 Games, with Pyeongchang’s daily mean low temperature for February the same as Lillehammer’s at minus 11 degrees Celsius (12 Fahrenheit), according to an …
Russia says coach mistreated by Canadian, fears Games prejudice
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A team of neutral athletes from Russia has complained of “negative treatment” at the Pyeongchang Olympics by a Canadian team member, eliciting a puzzled Canadian apology on Wednesday and underlining tensions surroun…
U.S. skaters bury ghost of skin suits past
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – If the U.S. speed skating team draw a blank in South Korea like they did in Sochi four years ago, the one thing they will not be able to blame is their skin suits.
CAS decision on Russian appeal on Friday
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A decision on an appeal by Russian athletes to compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics will be issued on Friday at 1100 local time (0200 GMT), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday.
Shiffrin fitness will set her apart, says Miller
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Mikaela Shiffrin’s results may have dipped slightly since he recently described her as the “best ski racer I’ve ever seen”, but former Olympic champion Bode Miller believes the American will be back to her best when…
Snowboarding: Unlucky Jacobellis says medals don’t define her
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Lindsey Jacobellis, once dubbed the unluckiest Olympian, was quick to dismiss any idea that an Olympic gold – the one major accolade the American does not possess – would define her career.
Men’s downhill under threat from high winds
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Race officials are considering alternative plans in case forecast high winds force the postponement of Sunday’s men’s downhill but the option of moving the race forward by a day has already been rebuffed by Olympic …
Olympic spirit dying, athletes looking to IOC: Uhlaender
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – The Olympic spirit is in danger of being snuffed out by a doping scandal that saw the IOC ban dozens of Russian athletes for life only for sport’s highest tribunal to nullify the sanctions, U.S. skeleton slider Katie Uhlaender s…
Whistleblowers should not go public, says WADA
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Whistleblowers in sport should not go public with their information because they would be compromising their potential protection, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday.
Figure skating: Gay skater Rippon open to meeting Pence – after Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Gay U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon said on Thursday he is willing to meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who has expressed staunchly anti-gay rights views, for an “open conversation” – but only after the Olympics.
