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For Some, Competing At The Olympics Runs In The Family

6:26pm February 15, 2018

by Melissa Block

For many parents at the Olympics, watching their children compete is nerve-wracking. Beth Heiden Reid has a special perspective: she won a bronze medal in speedskating at the 1980 Games, and was in Korea to watch her daughter Joanne compete in biathlon.

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Mikaela Shiffrin, Of The U.S., Wins Gold In Women's Giant Slalom

10:04am February 15, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Mikaela Shiffrin won an Olympic gold medal in the giant slalom on Thursday. It's her second career Olympic title. At the 2014 Sochi Games, Shiffrin won the slalom — a title she will defend Friday.

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U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her second career gold medal and her first of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the women's giant slalom at the Yongpyong Alpine Center in South Korea.

'You Don't Hold Back': Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold At 2018 Winter Olympics

7:44am February 15, 2018

by Bill Chappell

It was a hard-won medal, on a day where 20 racers crashed out of the course as they tried to carve out time and move up the leaderboard.

Cultural Gaffes At The Olympics — A List You Don't Want To Make

11:13pm February 14, 2018

by Elise Hu

A series of culturally insensitive remarks and gestures made during the Winter games have been met with anger, protest and, in one case, some amusement.

Iceland's Winter Olympics delegation has never produced a medal. The 2018 edition of the squad is seen here with their national flag at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.

Iceland Has Never Won A Winter Olympics Medal. It's Not Alone

11:00pm February 14, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Only 36 countries have ever won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. For decades, dozens of other countries have seen their athletes return home empty-handed.

A man impersonating Kim Jong Un throws out a thumbs up in front of the North Korean cheerleaders attending an Olympic women's ice hockey game Wednesday.

This Fake Kim Jong Un Got An Icy Reception From North Korean Cheerleaders

8:31pm February 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Cheerleaders, meet Dear Leader ... kind of. A guy named Howard, who keeps dressing up like the dictator, tried to introduce himself to the country's Olympic cheering section. They weren't having it.

While Celebrating His Olympic Gold, Shaun White Faces Sexual Misconduct Questions

7:23pm February 14, 2018

Snowboarder Shaun White took home Olympic gold on Tuesday, but the celebratory mood took a turn when White was asked about sexual misconduct allegations during a press conference. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tara Sullivan of the Boston Globe and Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union Tribune, both who are in South Korea, about that juxtaposition.

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What's Missing From Hockey In The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

5:10pm February 14, 2018

by Tom Goldman

For the first time since 1994, no current NHL players will play in the Olympic hockey tournament. These means many of the best players won't be in Pyeongchang, but will this make the games less exciting?

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Former Wake Forest Golfer Bill Haas Survives Crash That Killed Driver

3:03pm February 14, 2018

by Associated Press

Professional golfer Bill Haas, who once played for Wake Forest University, was hospitalized but escaped serious injuries following a rollover crash in Los Angeles that killed the driver of the

North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok (left) and Kim Ju Sik compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.

North Korean Figure Skaters Make Olympic Debut, To Cheers

1:08pm February 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik were the only athletes from the isolated autocratic nation who formally qualified for the Olympics. On Wednesday, they finished among the top 12 pairs in the short program.