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PyeongChang-2018-Winter-Games News: Douglasville bobsledder aiming for gold in PyeongChang, 2018 Winter Games
Tuesday, August 8, marks the six-month countdown to PyeongChang, South Korea, and the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Elana Meyers Taylor is a two-time Olympic bobsledder from Douglasville, Ga., and has the 2018 gold mead in her sights.


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World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 27, 2018 A powerful North Korean general Tuesday wrapped up his visit to the South as part of an Olympics charm offensive by Pyongyang that has drawn angry protests calling for his arrest.


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France Télévisions gains exclusive free-to-air Olympic Games rights

(Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:41:00 GMT)

... breaking agreement with the International Olympic Committee has already seen us deliver records at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Our Olympic Games partnership with France Télévisions ...

France Televisions to Sub-License Olympic Games for Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 From Discovery

(Tue, 23 Apr 2019 02:52:00 GMT)

The deal started with Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and will run through to Olympic Games Paris 2024. “Discovery is all about powering people’s passions and Olympic Games are the ...

NBCU Leads New Olympic Sales Efforts For 4 Olympic-Paralympic Games

(Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:47:00 GMT)

NBCUniversal is leading a new advertising/sponsorship sales effort for Team USA for four Olympic and Paralympic games, ending with the 2028 Los ... NBCU booked over $900 million in advertising time ...

2020 Olympic skateboard selection begins with June’s Dew Tour; Winter Dew Tour location still uncertain

(Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:48:00 GMT)

Norwegian snowboard star Stale Sandbech boardslides a rail during the 2018 Dew Tour snowboard slopestyle ... will serve as qualifying events for the sport’s Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The ...

Plan to ensure safety at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games venues issued in Zhangjiakou

(Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:27:00 GMT)

The measures "propose a supervision of the whole process of the construction of the Winter Olympic venues and supporting ... including the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, the Gold Coast 2018 ...

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Likely No. 1 NHL pick Hughes sets U.S. record

(Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:59:15 EST)

Jack Hughes has 16 points in just five games at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship.

Skinner leaves Utah to chase 2020 Olympic spot

(Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:57:01 EST)

Utah junior MyKayla Skinner, who finished fourth at the 2016 Olympic trials and has since won NCAA championships in both the floor exercise and vault, is leaving the Utes to focus on earning a spot on Team USA for the 2020 Games.

Salukvadze qualifies for record 9th Olympics

(Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:23:56 EST)

Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze is expected to become the first woman to compete at nine Olympics after qualifying for next year's competition.

Wieber named Arkansas gymnastics coach

(Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:44:08 EST)

Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber has been named gymnastics head coach at Arkansas.

Slater, Gilmore advance at Surf League event

(Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:23:05 EST)

Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater has advanced from the round of 32 at the Bells Beach World Surf League event, and fellow American Caroline Marks and seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore are into the quarterfinals.

Gymnastics club settles Nassar suit for $2.1M

(Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:13:58 EST)

About 200 girls and young women who say they were assaulted by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar agreed to a settlement with Twistars USA Gymnastics Club and owner John Geddert.

Gymnastics trials heading to St. Louis in 2020

(Tue, 23 Apr 2019 13:04:59 EST)

The 2020 U.S. Olympic men's and women's gymnastics team trials will be June 25-28, 2020, at the Enterprise Center, home of the NHL's St. Louis Blues.

What you need to know about Lima's PanAm Games

(Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:32:04 EST)

The premier sports competition of the Americas is 100 days away. Learn more about the number of athletes participating, what it means in relation to the 2020 Olympics and which country has the most medals all-time.

They went about it differently, but Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa win Boston Marathon

(Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:56:04 EST)

Cherono of Kenya wins in one of the tightest stretch duels in the event's history as Ethiopia's Degefa surges away from the women's lead pack at the 5-mile mark.

The heel and the heal, Jordan Hasay is back

(Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:03:46 EST)

Jordan Hasay rebounded from multiple heel fractures to finish third at the Boston Marathon. She has now finished third in her three marathons.

Des Linden: 'Tougher than I realized'

(Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:32:24 EST)

Des Linden is the defending Boston Marathon winner, but she still carries a chip on her shoulder. And rightfully so.

Sisters set to run Boston Marathon 20 years after surviving 1999 Columbine shooting

(Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:31:15 EST)

Laura and Sarah Green struggled with anxiety for years after surviving the 1999 Columbine shooting. But they began to run and run and run to help alleviate the stress. On Monday, they'll run the Boston Marathon together for the first time.

Defia Rosmaniar looks to raise bar for Indonesian Taekwondo

(Mon, 8 Apr 2019 16:11:17 EST)

Defia Rosmaniar looks to build on her record-setting performance at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Breakdancing, more may be 2024 medal events

(Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:24:33 EST)

The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended adding breakdancing, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The full membership meets in June.

Floyd Landis is back in the cycling game, and this time it's on his own terms

(Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:25:39 EST)

Not so long ago, the idea of Floyd Landis owning a cycling team would have seemed impossible. But he's back and primed to enjoy every moment.

Trump backs off cutting Special Olympics funding

(Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:52:00 EST)

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has "overridden my people" on an administration request to cut $17.6 million in funding for the Special Olympics.

Newly retired snowboarder Kelly Clark is learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable

(Tue, 5 Mar 2019 14:59:41 EST)

Since her first U.S. Open in 1999, Kelly Clark became the first woman to land a 1080 in competition, qualified for five winter Olympic halfpipe team events, wrote a book and became a public speaker. What's her next act?

Ethiopian star breaks 22-year-old indoor mile WR

(Sun, 3 Mar 2019 23:26:53 EST)

Ethiopian star Yomif Kejelcha broke a 22-year-old indoor world record in the mile on Sunday, clocking 3 minutes, 47:01 seconds at an invitational meet in Boston.

Paris' 2nd win in 2 days gives him super-G lead

(Sun, 3 Mar 2019 07:04:55 EST)

Dominik Paris won a men's World Cup super-G on Sunday for his second victory of the weekend, giving him the overall super-G standings lead with one race remaining.

USA dooms Argentina at buzzer on Hearn jumper

(Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:28:15 EST)

Reggie Hearn hit a long jumper from the right corner as time expired, and the United States defeated Argentina 84-83 on Monday night in the final qualifying game before this summer's FIBA World Cup for both teams.

Breakdancing proposed for 2024 Olympics

(Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:53:19 EST)

Breakdancing is close to becoming an Olympic sport after the organizers of the Paris Games proposed its inclusion in 2024.

Shiffrin wins city event, clinches WCup slalom title

(Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:39:53 EST)

Mikaela Shiffrin wrapped up the season-long slalom World Cup title Tuesday, three days after winning her record fourth straight world title in the discipline. And she matched yet another record in the process.

South Africa calls on world to fight for Semenya

(Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:35:45 EST)

The South African government has called on the world to fight what it calls a "gross violation of human rights law" against the country's female Olympic champion Caster Semenya.

'A lot of athletes feel trapped': Jamie Anderson and other snow athletes denounce FIS president

(Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:24:30 EST)

After FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper denied climate change and praised dictatorships, American snowboard and ski athletes are calling for his resignation.

Former WADA official Rob Koehler to head Global Athlete group

(Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:20:54 EST)

Former World Anti-Doping Agency deputy director general Rob Koehler was named as head of a new organization called Global Athlete, which plans to mobilize athletes worldwide to lobby for change.

Vonn wins medal in final race of skiing career

(Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:28:49 EST)

Lindsey Vonn won the bronze medal in the world championship downhill, the final race of her skiing career.

It's not how many times Lindsey Vonn fell, it's how many times she got back up

(Tue, 5 Feb 2019 12:09:43 EST)

Lindsey Vonn's body told her it was time to retire, somewhere after greatness and just short of the record 85 World Cup wins.

'Nothing about it is easy': Skater's suicide leaves more questions than answers

(Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:25:18 EST)

A day after John Coughlin was suspended amid alleged sexual assault claims, the U.S.-champion figure skater died by suicide. His memory and questions left after his death were the elephants in the rink at the U.S. nationals in Detroit.

USFSA urges completion of Coughlin abuse probe

(Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:25:44 EST)

U.S. Figure Skating president Anne Cammett said the accusations of abuse against John Coughlin, who died by suicide last week, need to be "thoroughly reviewed," saying, "If it just ends, there's not closure."

Can figure skating's first LGBTQ team change ice dance's reliance on romance?

(Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:45:00 EST)

Karina Manta and Joe Johnson arrive at the 2019 figure skating nationals proud to be the first LGBTQ ice dance team. But will their openness impact their scores?