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Russia out of figure skating worlds, other events
Russia was excluded from all international ice skating events as sporting sanctions continued to mount Tuesday following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Olympic Sports
Schouten wins mass start for 3rd gold in Beijing
Irene Schouten of the Netherlands captured her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, chasing down Canada's Ivanie Blondin to win the women's mass start on Saturday. Bart Swings of Belgium captured the gold medal in the men's race.
Olympic Sports
Choi defends title in 1,500m Olympic short track
Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track speedskating race on Wednesday.
Olympic Sports
Dutch speedskater Schulting retains 1000m gold
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands has defended her title in 1,000-meter short track speedskating. Top qualifier Kristen Santos of the United States was knocked out of the final in a collision.
News
South Korea suggests bias by short-track judges
South Korea's Olympic team leader has suggested bias by judges kept the country's short-track skaters out of the men's 1,000-meter final.
Olympic Sports
Italy's Fontana claims 10th short track medal
Arianna Fontana burnished her legacy as short track's most decorated skater with her second Olympic medal in Beijing and 10th of her career.
News
China wins 1st Beijing gold in short track relay
China won its first gold medal of the Beijing Games, emerging victorious Saturday in short track speedskating's mixed team relay in the event's Olympic debut.
Olympic Sports
South Korean short track star banned 2 months
Two-time Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has been suspended for two months over her text messages that authorities say "marred the dignity of athletes," a decision that could bar her from attending the Beijing Winter Olympics.
News
Four Continents speedskating event canceled
The Four Continents short track speedskating championships in January have been canceled because of expected limited attendance due to the new COVID-19 variant omicron.
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MLB
From Olympic medalist to MLB infielder: How speedskater Eddy Alvarez made it to The Show
Six years after winning silver at the Sochi Games, the 30-year-old Miami native made his major league debut with his hometown team. 'It's OK to dream,' Alvarez says.
News
Speedskaters Kulizhnikov, Voronia set records
Russian speedskater Pavel Kulizhnikov earned gold in the 1,000 meters with a world record time of 1:05.69, while compatriot Natalia Voronina set a world record and earned gold in the 5,000 in 6:39.21.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32
ROC - 27
GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak given one-year ban for displaying letter 'Z'
Russian artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been handed a one-year ban for displaying the letter "Z" on his outfit during an event in Qatar in March, the International Gymnastics Federation said.
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Austria stuns Czech Republic, Sweden routs Britain at hockey world championship
Austria registered a major upset Tuesday at the ice hockey world championship, stunning the Czech Republic 2-1 in a penalty shootout.
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Olympic luge champion Johannes Ludwig of Germany retires
Olympic champion Johannes Ludwig had the best luge season of his life, then decided that would be the perfect way to end his career.
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard adds two World Cup Alpine ski racing events in Tahoe and Aspen
U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Tuesday that two World Cup Alpine ski events have been added in the U.S. for the upcoming season at Palisades Tahoe in California and Aspen, Colorado.
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Finland tops Team USA at ice hockey world championship as Canada wins third straight game
Team USA suffered a 4-1 loss to host Finland on Monday at the ice hockey world championship, while Winnipeg Jets star Pierre-Luc Dubois led Team Canada to its third straight victory, a 5-1 decision over Slovakia.
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Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik book Commonwealth Games berths after emerging victorious in trials
Anshu Malik (57 kg) beat formidable Sarita Mor 2-1 while Divya Kakran (68 kg) won by technical superiority against Nisha Dahiya.
