Gold hungry Hirscher to skip first team event
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher will almost certainly race in four events at the Pyeongchang Games in his quest for a first Olympic title but the inaugural team event will not be one of them, the Austrian said on Wednesday.
Esports get a cool reception at winter Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Esports have descended on the Olympics, bringing professional gamers to South Korea’s first winter Games, but some athletes warming up for real action on nearby slopes are not impressed.
Short track: U.S. newcomer Biney readies a killer game face
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Few people wandering around the Olympic venues have as big and infectious a smile as American Maame Biney, but her opponents on the short-track speed-skating oval should be warned: she says it masks a killer game face.
Americans aim to end cross-country drought
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – It has been over 40 years since they won a cross-country skiing medal at the Winter Olympics, but the current crop of skiers from the United States of America are sure that drought will end in Pyeongchang.
North Korean leader’s sister to visit South Korea for winter Olympics
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s 28-year-old sister will make her debut on the world stage when she visits South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said.
Figure skating: Uno ‘relaxed’ at being in Hanyu’s shadow
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Far from resenting the overwhelming fame of Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan’s Shoma Uno finds it relaxing to be attending his first Winter Games in his compatriot’s shadow.
Ice Hockey: Canada’s women are on a drive for five
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – The Canadian women’s ice hockey team head into the Winter Olympics as the underdogs to a top-ranked U.S. squad, but they know they have a mission to fulfill: a fifth straight gold medal.
Bloemen set to haunt Netherlands after Canadian resurgence
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Four years ago, a Dutch-born Ted-Jan Bloemen made a phone call that changed his destiny and gave Canadian speed skating a powerful new weapon in its arsenal.
CAS opens case for 15 Russians appealing Pyeongchang exclusion
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday it has opened another arbitration procedure for 15 athletes and coaches who have appealed against their exclusion from the Pyeongchang Games by the Internat…
Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros’ White House visit
(Reuters) – Recently retired Carlos Beltran will skip the Major League champion Houston Astros’ visit to the White House, he said on Tuesday, citing family reasons while also criticising the United States government and agencies.
