All posts tagged "Ed Odeven"
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Many Memorable Olympic Tales Are Overlooked, but Deserve Our Attention
While established powers collect most of the medals, smaller Olympic contingents and hometown heroes spanning the globe deliver compelling underdog stories.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | New Zealand’s Nico Porteous Soars and Flips to Freeski Halfpipe Gold
Porteous dethroned two-time Olympic champion David Wise on the penultimate day of the Beijing Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women’s Curling Team Edges Switzerland to Reach Gold-Medal Match for First Time
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates handled the pressure of a high-stakes match and played more consistently in a bounce-back win...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Clinches Spot in Women’s Curling Semifinals
The 2018 Olympic bronze medalist advanced to the final four on a tiebreaker after Britain, Japan and Canada finished with identical...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSpeed Skater Miho Takagi Wins Women’s 1,000-Meter Gold in Record Time
Takagi powered across the finish line in 1 minute, 13.18 seconds to help soothe the pain of Japan’s late collapse in...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Japan Women's Curling Squad's Success Story Buoyed by Coaching Continuity
"You have to play against the best teams to get better,” said Canadian mentor J.D. Lind, who has served as the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Slovakia Stuns US with Shootout Shocker in Men's Ice Hockey
Slovakia tied it late in regulation, survived a 10-minute 3-on-3 overtime, then won it in a shootout to advance to the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Akito Watabe Finishes Third in Nordic Combined Large Hill Event
Sochi gold medalist Joergen Graabak and fellow Norwegian Jens Luraas Oftebro took the lead from Watabe and held on for the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak on Ice: Nana Takagi Falls on Final Turn as Japan Settles for Silver
Japan, which won Olympic gold in the team pursuit in 2018, held the lead before Takagi slid off the track in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Men Finish Fifth in Team Ski Jumping Final
Gold medalist Austria saves its best for last in the final round, with Slovenia and Germany placing second and third, respectively.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoAmerican Erin Jackson Wins Speed Skating Gold in Women’s 500; Miho Takagi Takes Silver
Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Olympic champion, trailed by a wide margin for large stretches of her race and finished 17th.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Marco Odermatt Bags Gold in Men’s Giant Slalom
“I really risked everything in the second run because I wanted not just the medal, I wanted the gold medal,” the...
