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Scotty James boxing gloves

Why Scotty James wears boxing gloves while snowboarding

Australian snowboarder Scotty James has an extremely interesting part of his outfit that many will notice throughout the Olympics. When James grabs his board in PyeongChang, he will do so with red gloves that resemble boxing gloves. The boxing gloves …

Mirai Nagasu

New York Times writer deletes controversial Mirai Nagasu tweet after backlash

New York Times writer Bari Weiss is backtracking after stirring up a firestorm with an ill-advised tweet about American figure skater Mirai Nagasu. Nagasu stole the show at the PyeongChang Games by pulling off an ultra-rare triple axel in the women’s …

Chloe Kim dad sign

Fans love Chloe Kim’s dad’s homemade sign at the Olympics

The sign used by Chloe Kim’s father to cheer on his daughter at the Olympics endeared him to fans. Kim’s dad, Jong Jin, was seen holding up a sign that said “Go Chloe!” on it while he was watching the 17-year-old compete in …

Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim hilariously tweets she is ‘hangry’ during gold medal run

Chloe Kim absolutely owned the women’s halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Tuesday, and she still found the time to be hilarious on Twitter. The 17-year-old snowboarder tweeted mid-competition to say she was getting …

Mirai Nagasu

Mirai Nagasu used to be a Colorado Avalance ice girl

Mirai Nagasu became a household name in the U.S. when she made history as the first American woman to nail a triple axel during competition at the Olympics. What’s crazy is that only a few short years ago, Nagasu was working as an ice girl for …

Shani Davis

Shani Davis says he is ‘over’ Opening Ceremony controversy

Speedskater Shani Davis says he is “over” the controversy surrounding the Opening Ceremony. Davis, who is in his fifth Olympics, was one of the finalists to serve as America’s flag bearer during the Opening Ceremony. He and luger …

Swiss bobsled

Swiss freeski team does great ‘Cool Runnings’ impression

The Swiss freeski team used some downtime at the Olympics to have a little fun and do their best “Cool Runnings” impression. Over the weekend, two members of the Swiss freeski team pretended to use a pallet jack as a bobsled in a comical …

Mirai Nagasu

Mirai Nagasu’s parents missed her performance due to work

U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics, but her parents weren’t able to watch it live. Kiyoto and Ikuko Nagasu run Kiyosuzu, a Japanese restaurant in Arcadia, Calif. Both were too …

Chris Mazdzer girlfriend

Chris Mazdzer’s girlfriend, sisters went shirtless to support him

Chris Mazdzer’s girlfriend and sisters went all out in supporting him at the Olympics. Mazdzer’s family made the trip to South Korea to watch him compete in the luge, where he won silver in the men’s singles, becoming the first …

NBC Olympics

Man caught trying to sneak into Olympic Village with fake ID

Security at the Olympic Village in PyeongChang was fortunately on its toes on Monday, as a man reportedly tried to sneak into the compound with expired credentials from the last Olympic Games. According to Park Si-soo of the Korea Times, a …

South Korean figure skater embraces the memes, celebrates his viral success

A South Korean figure skater is bringing the memes to the PyeongChang Olympics, and he’s thrilled to be getting recognition for it. It started when Alex Kang-chan Kam went viral on Monday for this epic sunglasses video. This South Korean …

Dutch speed skater denies giving middle finger after winning silver medal

Dutch speed skater Sjinkie Knegt took home the silver medal in the men’s 1,500-meter race on Saturday, and his hand ended up in a troubling position while he was standing on the podium. Was it merely a mistake or a pattern of behavior? Photos …

Women’s snowboarders furious about having to compete in dangerous winds

Numerous events have already been postponed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games due to extreme wind conditions, but the women’s slopestyle went on as scheduled on Monday despite conditions many felt were dangerous. American Jamie Anderson won her …

Snowboarder Mark McMorris sends perfect tweet about bronze medal

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris underwent quite the journey over the last eleven months, and now he can finally take some time to reflect on just how far he has come. McMorris, who had a near-death incident in March 2017 when he crashed into a …

Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim’s secret to combat nerves? Churros

Chloe Kim has an awesome cure for nerves at the Olympics. The American snowboarder said on Twitter Sunday that she was pretty nervous. I'm so nervous!!!!!!! — Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 11, 2018 So how did she fix it? She ate two …

Olympics PyeongChang

Snowboarders complain about unsafe ‘s—show’ conditions

Weather conditions in the opening days of competition at the PyeongChang Games are quickly becoming a point of contention for many snowboarders. Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan revealed Sunday that many female snowboarders are “livid” …

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