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USA’s Anderson defends Olympic gold in slopestyle final

Jamie Anderson defended her title in Olympic women’s slopestyle snowboarding on Monday, surviving blustery and treacherous conditions at Phoenix Snow Park to give the United States its second gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.

Gerard gets USA’s first gold with win in slopestyle snowboarding

Red Gerard and his brothers built their own snowboarding features park in the backyard of their Colorado home as kids, one that provided them a gateway into a sport that is an equal mix of technical precision and daring creativity.

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Las Vegas could host events if Reno lands Winter Olympics

All eyes are on Pyeongchang, South Korea, where some of the world’s best athletes will compete through Feb. 25 in the Winter Olympics. But someday, could the world be watching the Olympics in Nevada?

 
Pageantry, politics mark beginning of Winter Olympics

In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened.

45 Russian athletes lose appeal to compete in Pyeongchang Olympics

Sports’ highest court rejected appeals by all 45 Russian athletes plus two coaches who were banned from the Pyeongchang Olympics over doping concerns in a decision announced Friday less than nine hours before the opening ceremony.

Africa could host Olympics in near future

Other than Antarctica, only one continent on the planet has never hosted an Olympic Games: Africa. Finally, though, that could be about to change.

 
Reno resident Tim Jitloff to ski in second Winter Olympics

Tim Jitloff will compete in the giant slalom in South Korea in his second Winter Olympics. The opening ceremonies are Friday. He finished 15th in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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