Canadian confidence rising after setting downhill pace
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Manny Osborne-Paradis posted the fastest time during the first downhill training of the Olympics on Thursday and delivered a boost of confidence to a Canadian team seeking to rejoin the upper echelons of Alpine skii…
Figure skating: Twice the ice is nice for team event skaters
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Figure skating remains one of the main attractions at any Winter Olympics with its gravity-defying leaps providing plenty of drama, yet action on the rink kicks off on Friday with its newest and least-known event – th…
Figure skating: Aboriginal Windsor breaks ice in Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A wrong turn on a drive through western Sydney led a nine-year-old Harley Windsor to an ice rink and over a decade later, the figure skater will become Australia’s first indigenous Winter Olympian at the Pyeongchang…
Snowboarding: James takes aim at White’s perfect score
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Australian snowboarder Scott James believes he may have been “shafted” by recent judging and questioned whether American rival Shaun White had deserved a perfect score at a recent competition.
Olympics: Fire breaks out near Media Village
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Emergency services scrambled on Thursday to deal with a fire which broke out near the Winter Olympics Media Village.
Anime, technology on offer as Japan promote 2020 Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Traditional paper cranes and some of the latest technology are on offer as Japan seeks to promote itself as the host of the next Olympic Games in 2020, with organizers hoping to inherit the enthusiasm and fervor of Py…
Snowboard: You ain’t seen nothing yet says American White
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – American Shaun White may have delivered a perfect halfpipe performance to qualify for the Pyeongchang Olympics but the two-time Olympic gold medalist said on Thursday the best was yet to come.
Osborne-Paradis fastest in ‘easy’ first downhill training
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada’s Manuel Osborne-Paradis laid down the fastest time on Thursday in the first training for the men’s downhill at the Winter Olympics on a slope described by leading contenders as “easy” but with little margin …
James sinks buzzer-beater to lift Cavs over Timberwolves
(Reuters) – LeBron James resurrected Cleveland’s stagnant season, for one night at least, when he hit a game-winning buzzer-beater to lift the Cavaliers to a 140-138 overtime home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Morrison seeks stroke of fortune after injury nightmare
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Horrific injuries forced Denny Morrison to completely overhaul his technique ahead of the Winter Olympics, but the veteran speed skater is hoping that despite all the changes, the outcome will be similar to what he ex…
