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2018 PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Alina Zagitova leads Evgenia Medvedeva after record-breaking short program
Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia smashed the world record to take the lead after the women's short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 12: More pots of gold
France's Martin Fourcade made history when he won his third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and South Korea added another gold to its total after the short-track 3,000-meter relay. But the real highlight of the day was gold-winning dance by Canadian pair Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir who earned...
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Who to watch for Day 13, Wednesday Feb. 21
9:30 a.m. Snowboard, men’s big air, preliminary round: Yuri Okubo and Hiroaki Kunitake take part in the new Winter Olympic event. The 17-year-old Okubo won the world junior championships last year. At a World Cup event last December, he finished a career-best second place. Kunitake, 16, won the national...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Switzerland edges Smile Japan to earn fifth-place finish
Switzerland defeated Smile Japan 1-0 in the fifth-place game at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Slovenia's Ziga Jeglic tests positive for fenoterol, suspended for rest of 2018 Winter Games
Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended for the remainder of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 20, 2018
Ten interesting notes from Pyeongchang's first 10 days
As the Pyeongchang Games moved into the second week, here are some observations on the first 10 days:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Canadians Virtue, Moir back on top after eight years
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir put on a dazzling show to win the gold medal in ice dance on Tuesday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 11: Drama on the ice
Japan is still celebrating Nao Kodaira's golden victory, not only for her athletic prowess but also her kindness. Stories are filling the web about Kodaira hugging her opponents and talking about her late friend during the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Who to watch on Tuesday, Day 12 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
9:05 a.m. Curling, men’s preliminary round: World No. 8 Japan plays top-ranked Canada and ninth-place Denmark. The men’s national team has made its first Olympic appearance in curling since the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Satoko Miyahara works out ahead of Olympic title bid
Satoko Miyahara did a run-through of her free skate to "Madame Butterfly" during a 40-minute workout at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday evening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2018
Tarnished? The Olympic brand still mints money like never before
A long-running Russian doping scandal. Corruption scams. Major cities say "no" to staging the Olympics Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Lindsey Vonn is the downhill favorite, says rival Sofia Goggia
The form book suggests there is little to choose between the world's top two women downhill skiers ahead of Wednesday's Olympic race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 19, 2018
Daichi Hara wins first medal for Japan in men's moguls
On the fourth day of the Pyeongchang Olympics, Daichi Hara took third place in the men's moguls, bringing the first medal for team Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir lead ice dance after setting world record in short dance
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have the lead in ice dance following the short dance at Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday afternoon.
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Nao Kodaira sets Olympic record en route to gold in women's 500 meters
Nao Kodaira captured the gold medal in the women's 500 meters in Olympic record time at the Gangneung Oval on Sunday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Frenchman Martin Fourcade victorious in men's 15-km mass start
Martin Fourcade became France's most successful Olympian of all time on Sunday with a brilliant display of shooting and skiing to win the men's 15-km mass start biathlon race at Alpensia Biathlon Centre for his fourth Olympic gold.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo guides Norway to coveted cross-country relay gold
Norway's 4x10-km cross-country relay team did not just have to contend with the other 13 teams in the field in Sunday's race — it also had to ski with its nation demanding an Olympic gold medal that it had not won since 2002.
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Smile Japan triumphs on Ayaka Toko's overtime goal against Sweden
Ayaka Toko's overtime goal gave Smile Japan its second straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Sunday night in a 5th-8th classification-round game.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 18, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu's second Olympic title reaffirms greatness
Yuzuru Hanyu's epic performance in the free skate at Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday was one for the ages.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
British women continue unlikely dominance
Lizzy Yarnold's second successive gold and a bronze for teammate Laura Deas underlined Britain's extraordinary dominance of Olympic women's skeleton racing on Saturday — made all the more extraordinary as the country does not boast a single track.

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