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Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin acknowledges slalom performance was ‘big disappointment’

In what was supposed to be her best event, U.S. skiier Mikaela Shiffrin finished fourth in the women’s slalom event — a finish that she openly admitted was a huge disappointment. Shiffrin was regarded as a heavy favorite to win gold, but …

Jamaican bobsled team accepts new sled from Red Stripe

In one of the more bizarre, yet heartwarming twists of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Jamaican women’s bobsled team has a new sled courtesy of Red Stripe. If you haven’t been following the story, the coach of the team abruptly quit on the …

Chloe Kim

Companies offered Chloe Kim tons of free food after ‘hangry’ tweet

U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim won’t be wanting for food anytime soon after her hilarious tweets during the women’s halfpipe event. Kim hilariously tweeted about how “hangry” she was between runs during the event, which led to a …

Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn dedicates race to late grandfather

Lindsey Vonn is set to compete in her first Olympic race in eight years, and she will be doing so with a somewhat heavy heart. Back in November, Vonn’s grandather Don Kildow died at the age of 88. Kildow, who served in the U.S. Army during the …

Mexican skier German Madrazo overwhelmed with joy after last-place finish

German Madrazo finished dead last in the men’s 15km free cross-country skiing event on Thursday, and coming in 115th place was everything the 43-year-old Mexican could have asked for and more. After all, it was only a year ago that Madrazo …

Gus Kenworthy

Skier Gus Kenworthy jabs Mike Pence with tweet

Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy is no fan of vice president Mike Pence. In a tweet sent on Thursday, Kenworthy revealed that he broke his thumb the day before in practice but said that he was still very much planning to compete. He also joked that the …

Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin vomited right before first slalom run

Mikaela Shiffrin competed in the women’s slalom at the Winter Olympics on Friday, and she may have been fighting some nerves before her first run. NBC reported that right before Shiffrin went down for her first run, the skier vomited. Shiffrin …

Red Stripe offers help to Jamaican bobsled team after head coach departure

Red Stripe is cashing in on a prime marketing opportunity in PyeongChang. Sandra Kiriasis, a retired German bobsledder who had been serving as the head coach of Jamaica’s women’s bobsled team, abruptly announced on Wednesday that she had …

Norwegian hockey player says he is fine after taking skate to face

A major accident was just narrowly avoided during Wednesday’s Olympic hockey game between Norway and Sweden, as a player was forced to leave the ice after taking a skate to the face. With several players fighting for the puck near the boards in …

NBC Olympics

Olympic broadcaster clarifies why she said Chinese skiers ‘all look the same’

The latest controversy involving some remarks a television broadcaster made during the Olympics appears to have begun with a misunderstanding, and five-time Olympian Jacqui Cooper has tried to explain herself on social media. Cooper, an Australian TV …

Shaun White

Ten biggest controversies of the 2018 Winter Olympics

The Olympics are never without controversy, and the 2018 edition is no different. The inherent underlying politics of the international competition always lead to some interesting moments, and that’s before one even gets into the competitions …

Olympics PyeongChang

NBC analyst Bode Miller apologizes for questionable marriage comments

Bode Miller apologized Wednesday evening for comments he made while on the air earlier in the day regarding an Olympic skier. Miller and broadcast partner Dan Hicks were discussing Austria’s Anna Veith and her performances prior to and since surgery …

Korean skeleton racer has awesome Iron Man-themed helmet

Here’s at least one good reason to watch the skeleton competition at the PyeongChang Games: the helmets are pretty rad. South Korean racer Yun Sung-Bin competed in Thursday’s event wearing a helmet in the theme of popular comic book and …

Adam Rippon

Adam Rippon shows off amazing fan valentine

U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon is quite obviously a big fan of Valentine’s Day, and so are his fans. Rippon took to Instagram to share a hilarious fan valentine that he turned around and passed on the sentiments to his own followers. HAPPY V …

Canadian skater Meagan Duhamel dropped phone in toilet before her competition

Canadian figure skater Meagan Duhamel found herself in a bit of a sticky situation before her scheduled competition on Wednesday. In the hours leading up to her mixed pairs short program event, Duhamel tweeted that she dropped her phone into a toilet …

Kim Boutin push

Speedskater Kim Boutin cries during medal ceremony after getting death threats

Canadian speedskater Kim Boutin should have experienced one of the happiest moments of her life when she received an Olympic medal on Wednesday, but the moment was bittersweet for her in the wake of what unfolded the day before. Boutin crossed the …

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