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Skier, snowboarder complete dramatic Olympic comebacks

MILAN — An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. And then there's Chloe Kim, the American snowboarder who fell just short in her bid to become the first to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in her sport. NHL ...

Chock and Bates say their 2nd-place near-perfect skate felt like a win

MILAN — U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates didn't conceal their disappointment Thursday at the bittersweet Olympic silver medal for what Bates called their "absolute best performance," while Chock said the confusion over the result "does a disservice to our sport." During ...

France’s Julia Simon and Lou Jeanmonnot take gold and silver in Olympic biathlon

ANTERSELVA, Italy — Julia Simon became the first Frenchwoman to win an Olympic gold medal in the women's 15-kilometer individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver at the the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday. Simon missed only one target and completed the course in 41 ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Jessica Berg and Sy Thomas

Winter sports are beginning to hit the postseason as the calendar turns to February. Some local athletes are helping lead their teams to important wins and others are gearing up for league tournaments in several sports. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the ...

Favored or not, U.S. women seek to prove their potential as Olympic hockey begins

MILAN — As talented and deep as the Americans appear to be, coach John Wroblewski wasn't ready to accept his team being considered the favorite a day before the women's hockey tournament opens at the Milan Cortina Games. After initially sidestepping the question following practice on ...