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Bolshunov wins 30K race for 3rd gold of Games
Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov sprinted to his third Olympic gold medal on Saturday in a 30-kilometer mass start cross-country ski race that was rescheduled and shortened because of strong wind and frigid temperatures.
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Olympic Sports
Ukraine skier Kaminska tests positive for doping
The International Testing Agency says cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska has tested positive for doping with a steroid and a banned stimulant.
News
Norway, Germany win gold in X-C team sprint
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a second straight cross-country sprint double Wednesday by teaming with Erik Valnes to give Norway the Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games.
Olympic Sports
Russians win gold in women's cross-country relay
The Russian team took the lead at the start of the women's four-person relay and held on at the end to win another Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing on Saturday.
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Finland's Niskanen wins gold in 15K cross country
Finland's Iivo Niskanen captured his third career Olympic gold medal Friday, winning the 15-kilometer cross country race at the Beijing Games.
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Norway's Johaug skis to second gold in 10K race
Norway's Therese Johaug won her second gold medal of the Beijing Games, taking the 10-kilometer cross-country race in 28 minutes, 6.3 seconds on Thursday.
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Norway's Klaebo retains cross country sprint gold
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo defended his Olympic sprint title at the Beijing Games on Tuesday, leading the final for the entire race. Sweden's Jonna Sundling won the women's title.
Olympic Sports
Norway's Johaug wins gold in women's skiathlon
Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of the Beijing Games in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon.
News
Norwegian X-C skier replaced due to COVID-19
The pandemic continues to impact cross-country ski teams as they head to the Beijing Olympics, with a Norwegian skier replaced and a Swedish competitor testing positive upon arrival in China.
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Virus outbreak in Norway's cross-country team
A coronavirus outbreak is spreading inside the powerful Norwegian cross-country skiing team, with double Olympic champion Simen Hegstad Kruger becoming the third skier in two days to test positive ahead of the Beijing Games.
Olympic Sports
2 Norwegian cross-country skiers have COVID
Two members of Norway's women's cross-country ski squad have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics, the team said Wednesday.
Winter Olympics
Tonga Olympian Pita Taufatofua helping homeland after volcano, tsunami
He captured the world's attention in 2016 as a bare-chested flag bearer at the Rio Olympics and is now trying to focus the world's attention on helping Tonga recover from a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Olympic Sports
Austrian skier booted from Olympics gets life ban
Former Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr, who was expelled from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for the use of EPO, has been banned for life for his alleged role in a doping network in recent years.
Olympic Sports
Olympic cross-country skier Sadie Bjornsen's 'Jumping Bean' partner workout
Sibling rivalry is real for Sadie and Erik Bjornsen. They push each other to ski better -- and train harder. They shared a killer strength workout they do together.
Olympic Sports
Kikkan Randall had barely finished celebrating Olympic gold when she found the lump
Kikkan Randall had everything -- a long-awaited Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal in Pyeongchang, a family life with her husband and toddler son. And then she had breast cancer.
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Kikkan Randall had barely finished celebrating Olympic gold when she found the lump
Kikkan Randall had everything -- a long-awaited Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal in Pyeongchang, a family life with her husband and toddler son. And then she had breast cancer.
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'A lot of athletes feel trapped': Jamie Anderson and other snow athletes denounce FIS president
After FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper denied climate change and praised dictatorships, American snowboard and ski athletes are calling for his resignation.
Olympic Sports
Olympic medalist Randall says she has cancer
Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall announced Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
Olympic Sports
Olympian Jessie Diggins on her breathtaking (literally) win
Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins breaks down that breathtaking (literally) team sprint win -- and the intense physical preparation that went into making it.
Olympic Sports
Olympic skier Bjoergen announces retirement
Marit Bjoergen, the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, says she is retiring from cross-country skiing.
Cross-Country
Klaebo, Falk win WC cross-country sprint races
Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo ended his strong sprint season in the cross-country World Cup with yet another win on Friday, while Sweden's Hanna Falk won the last women's race.
Cross-Country
Lost skier takes wrong turn, ruins medal hopes
Austrian cross-country skier Teresa Stadlober was well on her way to a silver medal at the Pyeongchang Games. Then came a mental hiccup that cost her a spot on the podium but earned her a place in Olympic history.
Olympic Sports
Bjoergen wins 15th career Winter Games medal
Norway's Marit Bjoergen has closed out a remarkable Olympic cross-country skiing career in dominant fashion, winning the gold medal in the women's 30-kilometer mass start at the Pyeongchang Games.
Curling
Friday recap: The Miracurl on Ice, history for Ledecka, Kenworthy's latest furry friend
Miracurl on Ice! The U.S. men won gold in curling, snowboarder Kyle Mack grabbed silver and Gus Kenworthy found a new best friend. Here's what you missed from Day 15 of the Pyeongchang Games.
Cross-Country
Niskanen's 50-km ski win gives Finland 1st gold
Iivo Niskanen has captured Finland's first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Games. He beat out Russian Alexander Bolshunov with a strong sprint to the finish in the 50 kilometer mass start on Saturday.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32
ROC - 27
GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Volleyball: Ahmedabad Defenders set to face world's best in FIVB Club World Championships
If Lionel Messi's Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid came to India to play each other in their prime - This is just that, in volleyball terms.
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USA Luge's Chris Mazdzer, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, retiring
Chris Mazdzer has decided to end his luge career, after four trips to the Olympics and becoming the first men's singles slider to medal there for the United States.
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Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries announces she's pregnant
Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries has announced that she is missing this season because she and her husband, former bobsledder Travis Armbruster, are expecting their first child.
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International Ice Hockey Federation to mandate neck guards
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday that it is making neck guards mandatory for all levels of competition in the tournaments it runs, including the Olympics and men's and women's world championships.
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Dearica Hamby lifts U.S. women's 3x3 team to AmeriCup gold
Tournament MVP Dearica Hamby made an off-balance, falling-down shot off a lob from Kelsey Mitchell as time expired, lifting the U.S. to a 21-20 win over Brazil in the women's gold medal game at the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup on Sunday.
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All 3 World Cup races in Colorado scratched by weather
A men's World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
