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Nordic World Ski Championships underway in Germany

The Nordic World Ski Championships are underway in Oberstdorf, Germany. World champions will be crowned at the end of the 12-day event featuring ski jumping, cross-country skiing and Nordic combin

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Chernobyl victim 'on cloud nine' after Paralympic gold

AnAmericanskierwhosufferedbirthdefectsduetotheChernobylnucleardisasterandspentherearlylifeinorphanagessaidWednesdayshewas"oncloudnine"afterwinningWinterParalymp

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Winter Olympics: Ledecka become first woman to win gold in two sports

EsterLedeckabecamethefirstwomantoclaimgoldmedalsintwosportsataWinterOlympicswithawininthesnowboardingparallelgiantslalom.The22-year-oldCzech,whoearnedashockvict

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Sweden wins first gold medal of PyeongChang Winter Olympics

CharlotteKallaofSwedenwonthefirstgoldmedalupforgrabsatthePyeongChangWinterOlympics,inthewomen’s7.5km+7.5kmskiathloncross-countrySaturdayafternoon.ThePyeongChang

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US to send record 242 athletes to PyeongChang Games

TheUnitedStateswillsendthelargestteamevertoattendaWinterOlympicstonextmonth’sPyeongChangGames,theUSOlympicCommitteeannouncedonFriday.AlpineskierLindseyVonn,figu

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Aussie snowboard star Bright out of winter team

TripleOlympianTorahBrightwasleftoutofAustralia'swinterteamThursday,asofficialssaidtheyhadselectedtheir"bestperformed"line-upforthePyeongchangGames.The45-strongg

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After medal first, female Indian skier aims for Olympic summit

ShehasalreadydefiedtheoddsinacountryfixatedoncricketratherthantheslopestowinIndia'sfirstinternationalskiingmedal--butAanchalThakurinsistssheisjustgettingstarted

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German mother, daughter killed in Italy avalanche

AGermanwomanandher11-year-olddaughterwerekilledinanavalanchewhileskiinginItaly'snorthernTrentino-AltoAdigeregionborderingAustria,localmediareportedWednesday.The

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China holds first disabilities winter-sports festival

​China held the first winter-sports festival for the disabled people over the weekend, with more than 300 people hitting the slopes in Yanqing near Beijing.

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Chinese winter sports industries boosted by Olympics bid

It's been a snowy winter for Chongli, a small county about 200 kilometers northwest of Beijing, and for Zhai Yujia and her colleagues, the more snow the merrier - and richer.