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Tag: 2018 olympics

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The Experts Known As ‘Ice Meisters’ Create Perfect Olympic Skating Surfaces

MELISSA BLOCK, NPR

Posted on February 19, 2018 · They're not the Zamboni drivers. These skilled technicians know how to make ice for figure skating, speedskating, hockey and curling — each requiring different temperatures, textures and hardness

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Sports Monday: NBA All-Star Game, And Spring Training Gets Underway

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 19, 2018 · We discuss the latest developments in Houston sports with Jeff Balke.

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The U.S. Has 6 Olympic Medals. Here Are The Winter Olympians To Watch Next

Courtney Norris, PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 13, 2018 · The first week of Winter Olympics is almost over. Here’s who we’re watching next, and a quick recap of recent Olympic highlights

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Aerials Skier Ashley Caldwell’s ‘Bold Move’: A Quadruple-Twisting Triple Flip

MELISSA BLOCK, NPR

Posted on February 13, 2018 · "Why are these people so crazy?" Caldwell wondered when she first watched aerials skiing at age 12. Now she's the women's world champion, spinning and somersaulting some 60 feet high in the air

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Olympic Organizers Face Blowback Over How They Handled High Winds

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on February 12, 2018 · The women's giant slalom race was postponed due to adverse weather conditions — but a women's snowboarding event moved forward, resulting in a number of crashes and falls

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Maame Biney Came To The U.S. From Ghana At 5. Now 18, She’s A Team USA Speedskater

MELISSA BLOCK, NPR

Posted on February 12, 2018 · Born in Ghana and raised in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team. Her father is her biggest fan

Tags 2018 olympics pyeongchang winter olympic games speedskating winter Olympics

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American Olympians Made History This Weekend. Here’s What To Watch Next

Courtney Norris, PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 12, 2018 · A preliminary round Tuesday features the Olympic Athletes of Russia head to head with Team USA

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Bigger Than Ever, And More Diverse: Team USA At The 2018 Winter Olympics

Bill Chappell, NPR / BRITTANY MAYES, NPR

Posted on February 9, 2018 · The U.S. squad, 242 strong, has more women than ever. It also includes 10 African-Americans, 11 Asian-Americans and the first two openly gay athletes to compete for the U.S. at a Winter Olympics

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Winter Olympics Are About To Begin. Here’s What To Watch

Courtney Norris, PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 8, 2018 · Here’s what to keep an eye on as we wait for the opening ceremony to begin

Tags 2018 olympics 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

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Court To Announce Decision On Russian Athletes Hours Before Opening Ceremonies

James Doubek, NPR

Posted on February 8, 2018 · Dozens of Russian athletes have mounted a last-ditch appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their exclusion from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

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Everyone Has Anxiety Dreams. Olympic Athletes Have Olympic-Size Ones

MELISSA BLOCK, NPR

Posted on February 7, 2018 · U.S. winter Olympians — whose sports can defy gravity and involve breakneck speeds on snow and ice — share some of their most common nightmares in a special NPR Up First podcast from Pyeongchang

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