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3x3 Basketball 101: Olympic history and results
Read full article: 3x3 Basketball 101: Olympic history and resultsRecapping the most essential highlights from Olympic 3x3 basketball, including a list of every medalist so far and the current records for 3x3 basketball ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.
LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from final day of competition at 2022 Winter Olympics
Read full article: LIVE UPDATES: News, results, recaps from final day of competition at 2022 Winter OlympicsResults, updates and news from Day 16 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 20.
2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. history
Read full article: 2022 Olympic cross-country skiing in review: Diggins writes U.S. historyU.S. cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins rewrote history at the 2022 Winter Olympics going up against some of the biggest names in skiing like Jonna Sundling of Sweden and Therese Johaug of Norway. The women's 30km mass start free closed the curtain on the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Sweden's Oeberg sisters shine in women’s relay to win gold
Read full article: Sweden's Oeberg sisters shine in women’s relay to win goldIt was a family affair for sisters Hanna and Elvira Oeberg in the women’s 4x6km relay. The Swedes stacked the back half of their team to ensure a commanding lead across the line and won with a final time of 1:11:03.9.
Last minute German sub Victoria Carl delivers Olympic gold in team sprint, Diggins off podium
Read full article: Last minute German sub Victoria Carl delivers Olympic gold in team sprint, Diggins off podiumIn a final that no one expected, Carl blazed down the straight and took the gold with an incredible double-polled finish. She completed the six lap race with Katharina Hennig and capped the team’s time at 22:09.85.
ROC men win first Olympic gold in 4x10km relay since 1980
Read full article: ROC men win first Olympic gold in 4x10km relay since 1980History was made on Sunday when the ROC men’s 4x10km relay team won Olympic gold with a time of 1:54:50.7. The team of Alexey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov and Sergey Ustiugov pushed the tempo to find a huge lead and kept the chase group comfortably around 50 seconds back at each exchange.
ROC puts Germany at bay to win Olympic gold in women’s 4x5km
Read full article: ROC puts Germany at bay to win Olympic gold in women’s 4x5kmROC'S Stepanova crossed the finish line the women's 4x5km relay at 53:41.0 with Germany’s Sofie Krehl following close behind. Krehl solidified silver for Germany with a time of 53:59.2 and was the German’s first cross country medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Bolshunov becomes viral sensation overnight
Read full article: Bolshunov becomes viral sensation overnightWith over 780.9 thousand views on TikTok, to the sound of the “Mario Kart loss” audio, the ROC Olympic gold medalist became an internet sensation overnight after his gold medal run in the men's 30km skiathlon.
ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov overcomes early crash to win gold in skiathlon
Read full article: ROC’s Alexander Bolshunov overcomes early crash to win gold in skiathlonIn a turbulent men’s skiathlon with challenging conditions on the course, ROC’s cross-country skiers Alexander Bolshunov and Denis Spitsoz took the top two spots of the podium. Iivo Niskanen of Finland took bronze.
Video: Nicole Hensley earns shutout for US in 5-0 win over ROC
Read full article: Video: Nicole Hensley earns shutout for US in 5-0 win over ROCGoalie Nicole Hensley and forward Hilary Knight put together strong performances for the U.S. en route to an impressive 5-0 win over the ROC to stay unbeaten at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
U.S. figure skaters' dreams become reality as they walk in Opening Ceremony
Read full article: U.S. figure skaters' dreams become reality as they walk in Opening CeremonyVeteran Jason Brown and first-timers Ashley Cain-Gribble, Jean-Luc Baker were among the Team USA skaters to share their Opening Ceremony experiences.
Tokyo Olympics volleyball in review: French men, U.S. women make history
Read full article: Tokyo Olympics volleyball in review: French men, U.S. women make historyThe 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured some fierce volleyball competition; the games ultimately concluded with France taking the men's gold, while Team USA took the women's gold.
Albert Batyrgaziev wins men's featherweight gold; USA's Duke Ragan claims silver
Read full article: Albert Batyrgaziev wins men's featherweight gold; USA's Duke Ragan claims silverDuke Ragan fell just short of snapping the U.S. gold-medal drought. Instead, it's ROC's Albert Batyrgaziev who will go home victorious.
Olympic Handball Day 12: ROC women remain on golden path; Norway also reaches semis
Read full article: Olympic Handball Day 12: ROC women remain on golden path; Norway also reaches semisThe Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday secured a quarterfinal win on a path to defend its Rio 2016 gold medal in women's handball at the Tokyo Olympics. Norway advanced as well.
U.S. crushed by ROC after losing Thompson to injury
Read full article: U.S. crushed by ROC after losing Thompson to injuryThe United States' hopes of winning a first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker Jordan Thompson to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team.
Late jumper seals men's 3x3 basketball gold for Latvia
Read full article: Late jumper seals men's 3x3 basketball gold for LatviaLatvia’s Karlis Lasmanis hit a late two-point jumper to seal a 21-18 win over the athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee and the first gold medal in men’s 3x3 basketball.