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Day 15 recap: U.S. skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

High winds forced the postponement of the last alpine skiing event at the Games and made for treacherous conditions on a bone-chilling penultimate day of ...

Japan’s curling success a win-win for the sport and the Hokkaido town they represent

Since the team won bronze at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018, Tokoro, with a population of 3,400, was thrown into the national spotlight as the ...

Second tumble ends defending champion Nana Takagi’s Olympics

Takagi crashed out in the semifinal of the women's mass start speedskating on Saturday, falling on the same corner where she slipped in the women's ...

Akito Watabe hopes thrilling Nordic combined finishes will help broaden sport’s appeal in Japan

"It's been an Olympics which I can confidently say we've provided the viewers with fun races. Frankly, it's something I'm really happy about," Watabe said.

Gus Kenworthy proud to be among LGBT athletes competing at Beijing Olympics

"I think for anybody that wants to come out but is struggling, I'd just encourage them to try and live their truth or speak their ...

After a disturbing night, concern rises for teenage skaters

Would raising the minimum competition age save young athletes from abuse and humiliation?

Curling drifts to the East, where rock stars are being born

In recent years, Japan, China and South Korea have embraced the sport, investing resources, creating celebrities and changing the competitive landscape.

Day 14 recap: Olympic chief Bach hits out at ‘chilling’ reaction of Valieva coach

Kamila Valieva's meltdown has focused attention on Russian athletes at the Games and the IOC's decision to allow Russians supposedly deemed free of doping to ...

Japan upsets Switzerland to reach curling final

Japan's curlers stun world champions Switzerland 8-6 and, for the first time, advance to the Olympic final.

Bots and fake accounts push China’s vision of winter Olympic wonderland

Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of sports and political harmony that has ...