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U.S. women win 1st gold in X-country skiing
The United States has won its first Olympic gold medal in women's cross-country skiing, and Norwegian skier Marit Bjoergen is now the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time by taking bronze at the Pyeongchang Games.
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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.
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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.
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Olympic medalist Randall says she has cancer
Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall announced Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Friday recap: Russian athletes dominate figure skating, U.S. flag-bearer chosen
Just days before the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics, a couple of Russian athletes stole the show in women's figure skating, while the U.S. selected the person to lead the country in the closing ceremony.
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Diggins to carry U.S. flag at closing ceremony
Jessie Diggins, who thrust herself across the finish line to give the Americans a dazzling gold medal in the cross-country team sprint, has been selected as the U.S. flagbearer for Sunday night's closing ceremony at the Pyeongchang Games.
Cross-Country
Randall and Diggins dig deep to end U.S. wait for cross-country gold
Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins ended a 42-year drought for the U.S. in cross-country skiing. Not only was Wednesday's success the nation's first medal in the discipline since 1976, it was gold.
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Bjoergen ties Olympic record with 13th medal
Marit Bjoergen helped the Norwegian women win the 4x5-kilometer cross-country relay on Saturday to take home her 13th career medal, tying her with Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen for the most Winter Games medals ever.
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'Shirtless' Tongan skier finishes 114th in XC
Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan athlete who marched "shirtless" during the opening ceremonies, finished 114th in the cross-country skiing, 33 minutes behind gold medalist Dario Cologna.
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Switzerland's 'Super Dario' gets 3rd career gold
Switzerland's Dario Cologna has become the first cross-country skier to win three Olympic gold medals in the same event by capturing the 15-kilometer freestyle on Friday.
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In pole position: Jagdish Singh's Olympic dream no longer on ice
One of only two Indians to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics, cross-country skier Jagdish Singh faced an obstacle course merely to get to Pyeongchang.
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Norway's Haga wins gold in 10km freestyle ski
Ragnhild Haga of Norway has won her first gold medal in the women's 10-kilometer freestyle at the Pyeongchang Olympics, dusting the field by more than 20 seconds.
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Listen up: Pita 'the Topless Tongan' has a serious message
Eye-catching at not one but two Olympic opening ceremonies with his shirtless flag-bearing, Tonga's Pita Taufatofua has swapped the warmth of Rio for the cold of Pyeongchang with one thing in mind: to be an inspiration to Polynesia.
Cross-Country
Favorites Klaebo, Nilsson win cross-country gold
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Stina Nilsson, who came into the Pyeongchang Olympics as the favorites in the cross-country skiing sprints, both won gold medals on Tuesday.
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ICYMI at the Winter Olympics: Gerard's gold, Tennell and USWNT debut ... and Mr. T
From teenager Red Gerard's gold to a historic night at the luge track, we recap a busy Sunday from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Norway's Krueger golden despite early crash
Simen Hegstad Krueger crashed and fell on the first lap, and even that couldn't stop him from winning Olympic gold, as he completed an amazing comeback to win the men's 30-kilometer cross-country skiathlon Sunday at the Pyeongchang Games.
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ICYMI at the Winter Olympics: Another Dutch skating sweep, Diggins makes history
Ireen Wust was part of yet another speedskating sweep by the Dutch, while American Maame Biney kept her hopes alive on the short track. We recap this, and more from Saturday at the Winter Olympics.
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39
NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 
OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4
Kalla - 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
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US Olympic Hall of Fame welcomes Smith, Carlos
When she was a kid, Nastia Liukin watched the Olympics on TV and thought how cool it might be to one day meet some of America's greatest athletes.
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Ice dance duo Chock-Bates golden in Salt Lake
American ice dancing team Madison Chock and Evan Bates claimed gold at the U.S. International Classic.
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Tanaka, Yamamoto go 1-2 at U.S. International
Japan's Keiji Tanaka and Sota Yamamoto finished 1-2 in the men's final at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, while American Vincent Zhou won the bronze.
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Report: Olympic Russian doping data was altered
New information indicates that data from the Russian anti-doping agency had been manipulated before being delivered to the World Anti-Doping agency earlier this year.
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Silva fails doping test after winning judo gold
Rafaela Silva, who won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 as well as the Pan American Games in August, has tested positive for fenoterol, a drug used to treat asthma.
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The Big Short - 'Small' Amit Panghal rules a big world
Amit Panghal didn't win gold, but in becoming the first Indian male to win silver at the Worlds, he demonstrated how he has turned a height disadvantage into an advantage.
