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Winter Olympics 2018Indianexpress
Winter Olympics 2018: The Simpsons predicted not one but two events at PyeongChang
The Simpsons predicted two things that happened at PyeongChang 2018, first, a squirrel running onto the snowboarding slope and narrowly escaping death, and second, the US team winning gold in curling. We probably need to rewatch the show for more predictions.
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Winter Olympics stats: Norway's record haul, Germany's golden Games and more
Norway topped so many podiums they ran out of commemorative shoes, Germany enjoyed a gloriously golden fortnight, and the United States' women "saved" their country's 2018 Winter Olympics.
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New horizons beckon as curtain falls on Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
After 16 days of exhilarating sporting competition, the XXIII Olympic Winter Games reached their climax with a spectacular Closing Ceremony, as night fell on PyeongChang on 25 February 2018.
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IOC President awards the Olympic Order to PyeongChang 2018 organisers
A spectacular PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony last night brought to a conclusion 16 days of outstanding sport in fantastic venues and Games that have opened up numerous new opportunities for the Olympic Movement and the Republic of Korea. As International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said: “the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 are the Games of New Horizons”. This morning, President Bach hosted a thank-you breakfast for the Games organisers to show them the Olympic Movement’s gratitude for the quality of the Games’ organisation.
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POCOG brings Olympic Winter Games to a new level
The PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG) delivered a Games wrap-up report to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session today, underlining the successes and challenges of organising the XXIII Olympic Winter Games. IOC President Thomas Bach summed up the presentation by telling the Session that “POCOG and our Korean friends and partners have brought the Olympic Winter Games to a new level.”
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Medal number 15 for peerless Bjoergen as she storms to 30km cross-country gold
Norway’s Marit Bjoergen provided a fitting climax to the sports programme at PyeongChang 2018 as she won the 102nd and final medal event of the Games to reinforce her status as the most successful Winter Olympian of all time.
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Golden goal seals men’s ice hockey title for OAR team
Kirill Kaprizov was the hero for the Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) ice hockey team as his golden goal edged a thrilling encounter 4-3 against surprise finalists Germany at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on the final day of PyeongChang 2018.
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Today at PyeongChang 2018: Sunday 25 February
The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 come to a close today after two weeks of intense competition. At 20:00 local time the Closing Ceremony will get underway, and once the Olympic flame has been extinguished the athletes will come together in the Olympic Stadium for one last celebration. Before that, however, there is a fabulous day of events to be enjoyed, with the final of the men’s four-man bobsleigh, the women’s 30km classic mass start in the cross-country skiing, the women’s curling final and the men’s ice hockey final.
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Canadians overpower Czech Republic to claim men’s ice hockey bronze
Reigning Olympic champions Canada bounced back from their surprise 4-3 defeat in the semi-finals to Germany, with a sizzling display of attacking hockey that saw them overpower the Czech Republic 6-4 on 24 February at the Gangneung Hockey Centre
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Japan claim women’s curling bronze at PyeongChang 2018
The Japanese rink, skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa, secured a hard fought and tense 5-3 victory over Great Britain in the bronze medal match of the PyeongChang 2018 women’s curling tournament on 24 February.
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Lee Seung-hoon claims gold as men’s mass start speed skating enjoys dream debut
Home favourite and current world number one Lee Seung-hoon lived up to his billing, claiming gold as the men’s mass start took its Olympic bow on 24 February at the Gangneung Oval.
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Mixed doubles curling bronze medal re-attributed to Norwegian duo
Norway’s Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten were presented with bronze medals at the Medal Plaza on 24 February 2018, after third place in the mixed doubles curling competition at PyeongChang 2018 was officially re-attributed to the Norwegian pair.
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Takagi claims first ever Olympic women’s mass start speed skating title
Nana Takagi (JPN) claimed her second gold medal of PyeongChang 2018 as she won the inaugural Olympic women’s mass start on Saturday 24 February at the Gangneung Oval.
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USA stun Sweden to win first ever men’s curling gold
The US men’s rink claimed their first ever Olympic curling title with a 10-7 defeat of heavyweights Sweden at the Gangneung Curling Centre on 24 February.
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Niskanen shows fighting spirit to win 50km mass start
Finland's Iivo Niskanen saw off the challenge of Alexander Bolshunov (OAR) in a thrilling climax to the men’s cross-country 50km mass start on 24 February at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre.
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Flawless Galmarini clinches men’s parallel giant slalom gold
Switzerland’s Nevin Galmarini produced the perfect race to hold off a determined challenge from the Lee Sang-ho (ROK) in the big final of the men’s parallel slalom at Phoenix Snow Park on Saturday 24 February.
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Today at PyeongChang 2018: Saturday 24 February
The Alpine skiing competitions come to a close with the brand new mixed team event, while there are three snowboard golds to be won: in the men’s big air and the men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom. Also on the cards on the penultimate day of the Games are the men’s and women’s speed skating mass start events, the men’s 50km mass start classic in cross-country skiing, the men’s final and the women’s bronze medal match in curling, and the third place match in the men’s ice hockey.
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Years of preparation pay off for host nation's curlers
Among the undoubted highlights of the competitions at the Gangneung Curling Centre going into week two of PyeongChang 2018 have been the powerful performances of the Republic of Korea’s women’s rink. Having qualified for the semi-finals with two matches to spare, they ended up topping the round-robin standings with a record of eight wins and just one defeat.
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Speed skater Nuis surges to men`s 1,000M title
Reigning world champion Kjeld Nuis did just enough to take the men’s speed skating 1,000m gold medal at PyeongChang 2018, beating Norway’s Havard Lorentzen by just 0.04 of a second at the Gangneung Oval on Friday 23 February. The Republic of Korea’s Kim Tae-Yun won the bronze.
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Toutant takes gold in the men’s snowboard big air final
Sebastien Toutant (CAN) was the inaugural men’s snowboard big air gold medallist at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games after executing the perfect strategy at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on Saturday 24 February.
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Sweden coast to gold in men’s biathlon relay
Sweden held their nerve on the shooting range to complete a comfortable victory in the men’s 4x7.5km relay at PyeongChang 2018 on Friday 23 February. Posting a winning time of one hour, 15 minutes and 16.5 seconds at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, the Swedes won by 55.5 seconds from Norway, with Germany taking the bronze.
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Switzerland win gold in inaugural Alpine skiing team event
Switzerland has won the first running of the Alpine skiing team event at an Olympic Winter Games, defeating Austria 3-1 to take the gold medal at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Saturday 24 February.
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Ledecka creates history with gold in women’s parallel giant slalom
Ester Ledecka (CZE) created history by winning her second gold medal of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, taking victory in the women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom event at Phoenix Snow Park on Saturday 24 February.
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Multitalented Ledecka plots historic second gold with help of her coaches
Czech athlete Ester Ledecka will attempt to win a second medal of PyeongChang 2018 when she begins her quest in the women’s snowboard slalom after having already shocked the Alpine world by racing to victory in the women’s super-G.
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Schulting leads from the front to win women’s 1,000m title
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands claimed an unexpected short track speed skating gold in the women’s 1,000m at PyeongChang 2018, held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday 22 February. The 20-year-old led from the start to claim the Olympic title from Canada’s Kim Boutin and Arianna Fontana of Italy.
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Belarus take women’s biathlon 4x6km relay gold
Darya Domracheva skied a perfect final leg to claim the women’s biathlon 4x6km relay gold for Belarus at PyeongChang 2018 on Thursday 22 February. Their winning time at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre was one hour, 12 minutes and 3.4 seconds.
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Hungary race to gold in men’s short track 5,000m relay
Hungary kept their cool to win gold in the men’s short track speed skating 5,000m relay at PyeongChang 2018, held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday 22 February.
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Germany cruise to another Nordic combined gold
Germany made it three Nordic combined gold medals out of three at PyeongChang 2018, with the quartet of Vinzenz Geiger, Fabian Reissle, Eric Frenzel and Johannes Rydzek easing to victory in the in the men’s team large hill/4x5km event, held at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre and Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on Thursday 22 February.
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USA win shootout to claim women’s ice hockey gold
The USA held their nerve against neighbours and old rivals Canada to win a dramatic shootout 3-2 in the women’s ice hockey gold medal match at PyeongChang 2018 on Thursday 22 February. In doing so, the Americans secured their first Olympic title in the event since the inaugural competition at Nagano 1998. Played at the Gangneung Hockey Centre, the final had ended 2-2 in normal time, with overtime failing to separate two very well matched sides.
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Switzerland’s Gisin collects women’s Alpine combined gold
Michelle Gisin of Switzerland overcame a strong field at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Thursday 22 February to win the women’s Alpine skiing combined competition at PyeongChang 2018. A silver medallist in the event at the 2017 World Championships, Gisin topped the podium from the USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin, with reigning world champion Wendy Holdener, also of Switzerland, third.
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Surprise gold for Myhrer as favourites fade in men’s slalom
Andre Myhrer of Sweden collected a surprise gold at PyeongChang 2018 after pre-event favourites Marcel Hirscher (AUT) and Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) stumbled in the Alpine skiing men’s slalom competition at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Thursday 22 February.
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PyeongChang 2018 favourite Jackie on Korean voyage of discovery
The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 have proved a very welcome homecoming for Republic of Korea freestyle skier Lee Meehyun, as the 23-year-old seeks to find out more about her past.
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Wise delivers at last minute to retain Olympic ski halfpipe title
Defending Olympic men’s ski halfpipe champion David Wise (USA) showed he remains a force to be reckoned with, taking until his last run in the final to lay down a winning score of 97.20 at the Phoenix Snow Park on Thursday 22 February.
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Gasser leaves best for last to grab gold in women’s big air debut
An audacious last-jump gamble paid off as Austria’s Anna Gasser took gold in the inaugural Winter Olympic Games women’s big air competition at the Alpensia ski jumping arena on Thursday 22 February.
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Canada and USA set to resume rivalry in women’s ice hockey final
One of the greatest rivalries of the Olympic Winter Games will be renewed at PyeongChang 2018 when Canada and USA meet in the women’s ice hockey gold medal match at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday 22 February.
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Zagitova Sets New World Record for Women's Singles (Short)
Alina Zagitova set a world record in figure skating's women's singles short programme on Wednesday, breaking the previous record set barely 15 minutes earlier.
The Olympic Athlete from Russia scored 82.92 points and moved into first place ahead of compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva, who had earlier scored 81.61 points.
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