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Figure Skaters Can Use Music With Lyrics For First Time In 2018 Olympics

4:18pm January 08, 2018

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympics will be the first Winter Olympics to feature figure skaters performing to music with lyrics. Maggie Hendricks of USA Today tells NPR's Kelly McEvers that figure skating organizers hope music filled with lyrics will help create a new generation of figure skating fans.

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Alabama And Georgia Will Decide Who's The College Football Champion In Atlanta

4:18pm January 08, 2018

by Ross Terrell

College football will crown its national champion Monday night. And fans of the two teams won't have too far to travel: Alabama and Georgia are playing in Atlanta where things have been a bit crazy.

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Nathan Chen, foreground, smiles after winning the men's skate event between Ross Miner, left, who finished second, Vincent Zhou, second from right, who finished third, and Adam Rippon, who finished fourth, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San J

U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Lineup Set, Here Are The Surprises

2:47pm January 08, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Fourteen skaters in individual, pairs and dance categories will travel to South Korea next month to try to bolster America's sterling reputation in one of the Olympics' most popular sports.

Adam Rippon, the first openly gay man to qualify for the U.S. Winter Olympics team, competes during the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif.

Adam Rippon Is U.S.'s First Openly Gay Man To Qualify For Winter Olympics

11:35pm January 07, 2018

by Danny Nett

The United States has never sent an openly gay male athlete to the Winter Olympics. In Pyeongchang this year, Team USA may have two.

Olympic Figure Skating Judges Make Controversial Selections

6:04pm January 07, 2018

The U.S. Olympic Skating Team was chosen this weekend, but the choice was not without controversy. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about the selection process.

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North Korea's Olympic Skaters

8:06am January 07, 2018

North Korea may send a pair of skaters to the Olympics. NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with New York Times sports reporter Jere Longman about what this means for skating and international relations.

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Figure Skaters Compete For Olympic Spots

8:21am January 06, 2018

by Tom Goldman

The best figure skaters in the United States are competing this week in California. A trip to next month's Winter Olympics is on the line.

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Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs

8:21am January 06, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about the NFL playoffs — which games to watch and which teams to watch out for.

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Browns Parade A 'Perfect Season'

8:21am January 06, 2018

by Scott Simon

Cleveland Browns fans are "celebrating" their team's winless 0-16 season today with a "Perfect Season Parade."

Baylor Athletic Director Discusses How Tax Law Affects College Sports

4:58pm January 05, 2018

A change in the new tax law eliminates the deduction for donations made to university athletic departments to acquire season tickets. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Mack Rhoades, the athletic director at Baylor University about the change.

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